Daily fishing verdict · 2026-08-14

Sunny day ahead, 40 cfs and falling — smallmouth waiting it out.

Published: 2026-08-14 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

The 24h DO topped at just 4.4 mg/L, and with the daily max that low, fish have been under real oxygen stress around the clock — not just at dawn. Water's a steady 70.7°F and clearing at 14.6 FNU, so conditions look fishable on the surface, but the biology likely says otherwise. I'd manage expectations; there may be a brief window to scratch one, but this stretch is still grinding through a tough stretch of summer.

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