Clear skies and 64°F water, but oxygen is the catch.

The river's sitting at a comfortable 64°F for smallmouth, and that 2.5-degree drop overnight is a good sign — but dissolved oxygen is genuinely stressed, with a 24h max of only 4.4 mg/L. That's below the threshold where fish feed well, so I'd temper expectations today. Flow is rising at 401 cfs with decent clarity, so conditions could shift; just don't be surprised if the bite is sluggish.