lets look at theis from an opportunists perspective. the water is up, but on the drop. the water is a little colored up. this causes two things. #1 the fish are not spooked, this will cause them to be a lot less spooked or stirred up. they will be prone to lay behind rocks on the edges instead of straight up the middle. I know a lot of you probably like straight up the middle ( you loose a lot less gear, less bank maggot action), but as far a fish catchin action goes fish the edges. also the fish won't be as tight to the rocks as when clear, keep that in mind. #2 silt in the water makes for low oxygen!!! from an anglers perspective this is a good thing if it is caused by silt and not warm water (warm water makes the fish slow, not moving). silty low oxygen makes the fish breath two, three four times as much to get ample oxygen. not that i need to say it but this makes for ideal flossing so put your eggs up until the water clears and break out the 2 ouncers and the yarn flies because the released 680000 smolts in 2002 and 180000 prospective three salts in 2001