Daily fishing verdict · 2026-09-06

Turbidity muddying up — Labor Day looks cleaner.

Published: 2026-09-06 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Water's at 68.7°F and cooling slightly, which keeps smallmouth in decent shape on paper, but dissolved oxygen is sitting at 2.9 mg/L — that's stressfully low and will slow things down regardless of how good the temp looks. Flow is steady around 489 cfs and turbidity is muddying, so visibility is a concern; if you can wait, tomorrow's mostly sunny forecast may bring better conditions overall.

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