Daily fishing verdict · 2026-09-27

Rain chance arrives later — kings and smallmouth both building.

Published: 2026-09-27 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Flow peaked at 158 cfs yesterday and is falling, sitting at 142 cfs now with turbidity holding steady around 6.3 FNU — decent visibility. Water is at 56.8°F, right on the edge for early kings and a touch cool for smallmouth, so both are possible but neither is a sure thing. Dissolved oxygen is at 5.4 mg/L, which still takes some of the edge off; a 48% chance of rain showers later today could shake things up by tomorrow.

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