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[Norm M]

The rain has stopped for a bit and the river is dropping. It's still about 8 times more than the normal flow but that is a huge improvement over 16 to 17 times it's normal flow. Still dirty water and still not bothering with water temps .

One tactic that has been very productive is skipping a jig/pig into rock bluffs. If a fish decides to eat it, the jig won't make it to the bottom. Sometimes it gets blasted on the surface.

Popping the jig/pig free from hangups is also a winner lately.

Magnum flukes and sluggos in the slower water are catching fish .

Buzzbaits and Chug Bugs are so so, catching a few, not real consistent .

Drifting rattlebaits with the current on the seam while reeling just enough to maintain feel has produced quite nicely. I had one fish grab the lure just as it made the turn at the downward arc, put a serious bend in the rod. I never saw it and never stopped it, the line finally broke, felt like I got ran into submerged wood. It felt like the bull dogging of a channel cat .

Singlespins have not done near as well as I thought. I played around with blade size, weight and trailers, just never found the right combination

[Norm M]

update

River is mow only flowing 10,000 cfs more than normal . Of course there is a chance of rain the rest of the week. Only critters digging more water are the skeeters. There are more skeeters out than there would be guys at a free all you can eat bacon affair . Visibilty extremely poor, still haven't bothered with temps .

Just because I felt like it, I tossed some Rapala X Rap minnows from the current seam in . I caught some fish, maybe not as many as with something else, but it scratched an itch. Made me happy, which is all that matters.

Fishing flooded water willows is an option again. For me a 9/16 oz tandem willow spinnerbait tickling the tops of the willows out produced the chatterbait. Well, at least for that trip, who knows next time.