66°F water, mostly clear — oxygen still the wildcard.

Water's sitting at 66.4°F, right in the smallmouth sweet spot, and flow has eased to 32.9 cfs with a falling trend — both encouraging. The hitch is dissolved oxygen at 5.3 mg/L, which can push bass into sluggish moods; fish may be there but not in a chasing frame of mind. Worth a few hours under mostly clear skies, just temper expectations a bit.