i got mine drifting a sandshrimp tail with a small corkie. ive been using pink corkies but ive seen other colors work too so i dont know if color is that important, maybe as long as its bright?? the water was high and faster than normal of course so we had to use more weight. i used a 2" slinky with bb shot and that was about right to keep it just bouncing along, although i think im gonna try a bullet sinker like you said in your other post and see how that works out. as far as the river road goes, did you stop and check anything out? from the soccer park down to 277th, you can park anywhere and walk down through the woods to the river. there are dozens of trails and access easy to find.