Coot,

You have brought up a significant subject. For one thing, being able to communicate the dynamics of running water and structure on fish position and behavior is a complex and long subject; very difficult to put into the written word well. In my book due out next year, titled The REEL TRUTH, I will have close to what you are seeking. But in my original rough draft form my book would have been close to 400 to 500 pages long. My publisher says that most prospective buyers don't want the task of such a long study, and sales will actually be higher if you can effectively cover the subject matter with less pages to read. This has been my biggest challenge in re-writing my book. But it has also given me extra time to add results of important field testing of the latest bait cures, scents, and techs by having it come out a year or so later than planned. ... I have heard there are some very good books that cover reading water and the resulting proper techniques for it pretty well - one excellant one being Bill Herzog's "Coloring Guide to Steelhead Drift Fishing". But it's possible that limits could have been placed on some of those works. I am giving it my best shot to completely cover the nitty gritty intricacies of your subject, as well as all aspects of salmon and steelhead fishing. I plan to use pictues of river fish holding areas with overlay skematics, rather than illustrations, to help with this task. ... Excuse this sounding like a plug for my book - but it is a plug for my book. But also an attempt to answer your Q.

RT