Daily fishing verdict · 2026-08-17

Cloudy and 72°F — pressure's easing, fish may too.

Published: 2026-08-17 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Water's steady at 26.6 cfs and clear enough at 15.4 FNU, but oxygen topped out at just 5.2 mg/L overnight — barely workable for smallmouth, who'd prefer it warmer in the ideal sense but are running warm at 72.5°F. Overcast skies and a gentle NW breeze could coax some activity mid-afternoon when DO is most likely to peak. Honestly, it's a coin-flip kind of day, but worth a few hours on the water.

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