Save The Last Dance For Me.

Back home after watching my granddaughter's lacrosse team win their quarterfinal game in the state tournament. There next game is against the team that is ranked number one in the state and number three in the nation.

Out of habit I checked the water flows only to find that the usgs graph for the WB at Walton is at 4,000 cfs and still rising. The water will probably be clear but unless you have a boat don't even think about fishing the WB or BR.

Any fishing will be on the east side, (EB, UEB, BK, and Willow), check the gages before leaving home. A possibility for morning fishing is the Cornuta hatch. If you are on the river from nine until noon and they hatch, you should have some fun. The rest of the fishing will probably occur during the time when the sun is off the water in the evening.

Failed to mention that I did a fancy dance last night in the dark when I unexpectedly stepped into an eel hole, stubbed my toe on the pile of rocks downstream of the hole, did a three quarters turn in fairly heavy current without any idea how many steps were taken or if I was in time with the music, I miraculously remained upright. None of the four fishermen lined up fishing just offshore applauded the dance or held up a card with my score on it.

Look for the line of light colored rocks that have been excavated from the hole and you will be fine. In the dark it's wise to turn on your flashlight to avoid rearranging your vertebra when stepping into an eel hole unexpectedly. The holes seem to be most commonly located between the tail-out of pools and the first fifty feet of the riff.

While attempting to land fish last night in what was reasonably heavy current, I was reminded that someone asked about that several weeks ago. Will devote a page to it in the next day or so.