Daily fishing verdict · 2026-08-01

Rain tomorrow may help, but today's DO is genuinely dire.

Published: 2026-08-01 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

The 24h dissolved oxygen topped out at just 3.3 mg/L — well short of the threshold smallmouth need to feed actively — and right now we're sitting at the floor of that range at 2.2 mg/L. Water temp at 70°F is workable, flow is steady and clear, but there's no real window here worth chasing. A 73% chance of rain rolling in tonight could shake things up by tomorrow.

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