Back when I used to do "lot's of plunking"....late 60's and early 70's....the "then old timers" told me..."the higher the water, the closer to shore...is where you should be fishing".

I actually help net 2 steelhead for a guy when the Humptulips was running "brown with color".......both were well over 25#......before Bolt Decision.....His plunking gear wasn't more than a foot from shore.