North, South and Little Sandy Creeks New York Fly Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail. We have custom Perfect Fly selections in 3 different price ranges for this stream that come with or without fly boxes that make excellent gifts. Click Here To Order or Call us at 800 594 4726 or email us at sales@perfectflystore.com.
Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Rainbow Trout
Brown trout (Lake Run)
Salmon
Steelhead
Size
Small
Location
North Central New York State on
Lake Ontario
Nearest Towns
Ellisburg
Sandy Creek
Season
Special Regulations September 1
through March 30
Access:
Fair to Good
Non-Resident License
State of New York
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
Make sure you check on the current state
regulations.
Spring:
Spring can provide some steelhead action after the spawn.
Summer:
There can be some runs of salmon during the summer and a run of brown trout.
Fall:
The first part of October through the middle of November, is the prime Steelhead season. August and September is best for the Salmon.
Winter:
Fly fishing Sandy Creek can be good
throughout the winter, provided the water levels are acceptable.
| 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 Master Series: 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 North, South and Little Sandy Creeks New York
Each of these three creeks, located near New York’s famous Salmon River, are separate tributaries of Lake Ontario. They have runs of salmon, lake brown trout and steelhead at times, depending on the time of year and water levels of the streams.
Little Sandy Creek, located north of the Salmon River, flows through the little towns of Lacona and Sandy Creek. It is the smallest of the three Sandy Creeks and is strictly dependent on rain for its water. When the water is high enough for the salmon and steelhead to enter the creek from Lake Ontario, the fishing can be great.
South Sandy Creek, located north of Little Sandy Creek near Ellisburg, is much larger, but it too, is strictly dependent on rain for its water level. If the water is high enough during the spawning runs, steelhead, salmon and brown trout enter the creek from Lake Ontario. It is considered the most productive of the three streams by most anglers.
North Sandy Creek, located north of South Sandy, can also be full of fish during the prime seasons, again, provided the water levels are high enough for the fish to enter the creek from the lake.
Although they are mostly known for their salmon and steelhead, these creeks also have a population of rainbow trout. The Lake Run brown trout fishing can also be good at times.
Don’t be fooled by the size of these little creeks. They can provide a deceptive appearance as to the size of the fish they hold at times. It doesn’t take much water to cover up a big fish. Fly fishing the Little Sandy Creeks can produce some big fish.
Sandy Creeks Fly Fishing Guide:
The water levels of these creeks must be high enough for the fish to enter, or you would be wasting time fishing either of them.
The three Sandy Creeks, Little Sandy Creek, North Sandy Creek, and South Sandy Creek, have runs of steelhead, and brown trout form Lake Ontario. As mentioned on the main page, fish enter these small streams from the lake during times of migration but only during periods of high water. High water is caused by heavy interior rainfall. Remember that high water is a huge key to fish being present in any of the Sandy Creeks. Most of these fish show up to enter the creeks from about the first of October to the end of December.
As its name implies, Little Sandy Creek is the smallest of the three streams. It probably averages only twenty feet wide in most places. As small as it is, fly fishing Little Sandy Creek is still productive at times. It usually has some decent runs of steelhead, brown trout and even a few salmon. Access to Little Sandy Creek is provided from and off routes #81, #11 and #3. Route #120 runs alongside the stream. Route #15 runs along side the streams.
North Sandy Creek is probably the least fished of the three creeks. Fly fishing North Sandy Creek at the right time can produce some nice steelhead. It can be accessed from Route #3, route #75 and #193 which crosses the stream.
South Sandy Creek is the largest and the preferred stream of the three Sandy Creek streams. It probably averages as much as 50 feet wide. It has runs of salmon and steelhead when timing of the migrations and the flows are right. South Sandy Creek can be accessed from South Landing Road near Ellisburg. Roads leading off Route #193 also provide access. South Landing Road near the lake probably has the best access. There are other access roads to South Sandy Creek.
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