Daily fishing verdict · 2026-09-28

58°F and cloudy — oxygen sitting at 5.6 with flow falling.

Published: 2026-09-28 Written from: the dock at 1511 Oak Orchard River Rd, Waterport, NY

Flow peaked at 141 cfs yesterday afternoon and has been falling since, sitting at 123 cfs now with turbidity holding steady at 7.7 FNU. Water is at 58.6°F, right in the doorway for early kings, though dissolved oxygen at 5.6 mg/L is still a limiting factor — conditions are workable, but don't expect wide-open fishing. Smallmouth are building too, and the partly sunny afternoon ahead could help.

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