Daily fishing verdict · 2026-08-08

Turbidity creeping up; rain chance may shake things loose.

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

Water's at 72.68°F with a slight overnight cool-down, flow holding steady at 191 cfs — not bad on paper. The real problem is oxygen: the 24h range only swung between 2.1 and 2.8 mg/L, which means there's no real afternoon window to lean on this time. Rain showers forecast at 57% could mix things up by tomorrow, but I'd honestly temper expectations today.

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