We will be fishing for brown trout and Chinook salmon in Oak Orchard Creek, which is a tributary of Lake Ontario. These fish spawn from late September to early November. You may even get lucky and catch steelhead and rainbow trout, which generally spawn later during the winter months. "The brown trout are what Oak Orchard is famous for and the area is likened to a poor man's Patagonia."
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A VALID LICENSE

TACKLE:
8 weight or higher with floating line (6 weight has caught fish; but this stresses them)
Heavy leader / tippet
Split shot weights
Hook sizes 8 - 14
Flies: wooly buggers; bead head nymphs; egg patterns; glo bugs; scrambled eggs; carpet flies
3mm - 5mm waders and a rain jacket.

LOCAL FLY SHOP:
Name: Orleans Outdoor 
Address: 1764 Oak Orchard Road - Rt 98, Albion, NY (You'll pass it on the way to the Oak) 
Phone: (585) 682-4546 
Email: info@orleansoutdoor.com 
Guide Service: Ron Bierstine, NYLOG; Full Day  1/$269; 2/$309; 3/349) 

ACCOMMODATIONS: (Make your own reservations) 
Dollinger's Motor Inn (585) 589-6308
436 West Avenue (route 31), Albion, NY 14411
$70 per night per room, which sleeps two [two double beds]

DIRECTIONS to MOTEL: (Approx. 440 miles / eight hours from Nassau) 
New York State Thruway to exit 48 - Batavia. (Or, rt 17 to rt 390 to NYS Thruway west.) 
Go north on route 98 to Albion - about 16 miles. 
"New" Dollinger's is on route 31 west of the intersection of routes 98 and 31.

DIRECTIONS TO OAK ORCHARD CREEK FISHING SITE 
Take route 98 north through Childs and Carlton Station. 
At about seven miles from Albion (rt 31 intersection), turn left onto Park Avenue - nursery on the corner. 
Proceed about 1 1/4 miles to the end and take right. Park alongside road or in field [$2 fee]. This is called Tom's Landing. The Oak will be on your left. 
Go down to the bank and proceed up-stream.

FISHING PLAN: (Early arrivers fish on your own; follow directions above to the Oak)
Plan on spending the whole day on the Oak. We will be leaving the motel promptly at 5AM [Friday and Saturday] and we will race to the site in order to secure adjoining spots so we can control a section. If a spot turns out to be prime, we'll rotate in and out to let everyone catch a "big" one. Fishing can begin at dawn - a little after 7am. Bring something to eat and drink. You may be able to obtain breakfast and lunch at the streamside fishing club [St. Mary's Archery Club], which sells food at moderate prices. 

MEETING TIMES: (Unless notified otherwise at the motel).
Thursday at 6PM: Meet in Battistelli / Foley room
Friday at 5AM - Meet outside motel for drive to the Oak. Bring food and drink for the day.
Friday and Saturday at 6:30PM: Assemble to go to dinner.
Saturday at 5AM: Meet outside motel for drive to the Oak. Bring food and drink for the day.
Sunday:- On your own.

NEAREST HOSPITAL: 
Medina Memorial Hosp. (585) 798-2000. Take rt 31 west, 10 miles from Albion.