Daily fishing verdict · 2026-08-07

Rain showers due tomorrow; fish it while it's clear.

Published: 2026-08-07 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Water's sitting at 74°F with clear skies and a 12 mph west wind today — decent conditions on the surface, but the dissolved oxygen tells a harder story. The 24h range only got up to 3.1 mg/L, which is genuinely stressed territory all day, not just mornings. Smallmouth are present and temps are close to ideal, but expect sluggish fish; keep expectations in check until that rain arrives and flushes things a bit.

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