When we first started discussing the river of choice we had said the Sop unless there was no water in which case it would swich to either the Cow or the N.F.

Seems to me that is what should be done.

That said I would rather wait for the water as I will be spending the week following on the O.P. and what with traveling 750 miles to get there I would just as soon have optimal conditions. I.E Good water and lots of fresh fiesty finned fishey's flipflopping frivously for fishing fools.