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Type of Stream
Tailwater
Species
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout (some)
Steelhead
Coho Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Size
Small
Location
Northwesternl New York
Nearest Town
Lockport
Olcott
Season
Species Dependent
Access:
Good
Special Regulations
Yes, check for current regulations
Non-Resident License
State of New York
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The steelhead season runs from September to mid-May.
Spring:
Steelhead fishing continues from the cold winter on into the spring months until as late as the first of May.
Summer:
During the Summer, the water is too low and too warm for trout or steelhead.
Fall:
Brown trout fishing is best from early October to the end of November. Chinook and Coho Salmon run in the Fall. steelhead follow them.
Winter:
All but the very coldest days of Winter are good for steelhead.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
For Steelhead and Salmon
Fly Line:
7, 8 , 9 or 10 weight for appropriate typerod, sinking, sinking tip and floating
Leaders:
10#, 12# in 9 to 15 feet lengths
Tippets:
10# and 12#
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly 7, 8, 9 and 10 ft. single hand rods
Fly Reels:
For 7 to 10 weight lines
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
KISS Strike Indicators, Lanyards, etc.
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Eighteen Mile Creek (Lake Ontario) New York
Eighteen Mile Creek is a tributary of Lake Ontario that’s located in western New York near Olcott. It has excellent runs of salmon, steelhead and brown trout. It’s sometimes confused with the Eighteen Mile Creek on Lake Erie. It’s also known as Burt Dam Creek.
Chinook Salmon arrive from the middle to the end of September. The large King Salmon bring large crowds of anglers to the stream with them. The lake run brown trout arrive In October and November and offer fly anglers a lot of action.. The steelhead follow the salmon during the fall run and dine on the eggs of the spawning salmon.
Anglers can access Eighteen Mile Creek from a parking lot on Route 78 at Burt. A trail leads down to the water from the parking lot. In the early Fall the stream may be overrun with anglers eager to hook a large salmon but later on in the season, fly anglers become more prevalent. Fly fishing Eighteen Mile Creek can be a great experience all through the winter months on into Spring. The stream doesn’t freeze over because it’s a bottom discharge tailwater.
Anglers drift a very short section of water in Eighteen Mile Creek just below Burt Dam. There’s also the famous turbine hole and overflow pool at the dam. The stream is fishable to just downstream of the trestle bridge. Wading is usually quite easy provided you don’t step in a hole when the water is dingy or you aren’t being careful. The white water just below the dam can be dangerous and should be avoided when wading.
Anglers are often discouraged by dingy water from heavy rain and melting snow, but low visibility doesn’t necessarily mean the fishing will be bad. Steelhead and brown trout can be caught in dingy, off-colored water if the right flies are used. Extremely clear water is just as, and sometimes even more difficult to fish.
Fly fishing Eighteen Mile Creek is usually done using traditional fishing methods of swinging the fly. Nymph type fishing techniques are also used effectively. Many
anglers using strike indicators and drift egg flies.