70°F water — oxygen is the real limiter.

Water's sitting at 70.2°F and holding, flow around 326 cfs — conditions a smallmouth or early king might like if the dissolved oxygen weren't down to 2.8 mg/L. That's genuinely low, and it's the honest reason to temper expectations today. Partly sunny skies, so it's a nice day to be out; just know fishing may be tougher than it looks.