Daily fishing verdict · 2026-09-08

Mostly sunny today; storms likely rolling in Wednesday.

Published: 2026-09-08 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Water's at 66°F and cooling a touch, flow is steady around 541 cfs, but turbidity is muddying — something to watch. The real catch is dissolved oxygen sitting at 3.2 mg/L, which is genuinely tough on fish; smallmouth are in their temperature window, but low DO may limit how active they are. Get out today if you can — Wednesday looks like showers and thunderstorms.

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