Daily fishing verdict · 2026-06-04

Smallmouth temps are right, oxygen still worries me.

Published: 2026-06-04 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Water's sitting at 65.3°F — squarely in the smallmouth sweet spot — and flow is falling with clarity holding steady at 2.5 FNU, so presentation conditions look decent. That said, dissolved oxygen is still down at 2.9 mg/L, which can push fish off and make them lethargic. Worth a shot, but temper expectations until that DO climbs.

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