After reading comments here, went to look at the Vedder and then in to Freds to hear their report. The Vedder is still high but with visibility of about 18 " in the lower river but clearer in the top section. Some new runs will have been carved out with the last high water. Talked to Peter at Freds who I know well and have worked with. He is a very knowledgeable fisherman and spends a lot of time helping new and old hands at the fishing game. They have heard of one wild fish (steelhead) a couple of weeks ago before the high water and are certainly not saying the river is full of fish. They could be there but hardly any fishermen out as the water in the last week has been out.
Freds and most shops try to give accurate reports but they are just that, "reports". They know that it doesn't do their business any good in the long run to B.S. reports because most regular fishers know generally what is happening and they get bad feedback from that. Also the staff at these shops actually spend hours on the phone repeating over and over for you, river conditions, catch reports ,, what they are taking etc. This is done quite often with 5 customers standing waiting to be served.
As most fishers know, a report that is good for the morning can be totally different from afternoon or from one day to the next. After all it is called "fishing" and that doesn't always mean "catching".
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