Well, the river was coming down fast every day, to the tune of about 500 cubic feet per second every 24 hours.

Then this rain came along and stalled the plunge to normal water. It's starting to drop again, but it's too hard to tell how fast it will continue to come down. At just about 3200 cfs, only the most experienced waders should go out to the spots they know well. The novices should still stay out of the water. Unless you like figuring out for yourself what your limits are.

How do you think I did it?

If it gets back to how it was coming down before the rain, by Sunday, even novices can get out and do some exploring. Being careful is still the order of the day. By Sunday the best it could be is around 1500 cfs, which pushes surprisingly hard when you get in up to your waist. 700 to 900 is ideal, so there is still a little way to go.

The creeks that feed the Fox are in absolute perfect condition.

All other rivers around here look as good as they get and I would imagine any creeks feeding into them are perfect.

And I would be on the Apple River if time and economics allowed it.