It’s the middle of the month of July and there is still a lot of water rolling down our area streams. This can make things interesting for anglers who are fishing for salmon at several locations on the Columbia River. Current is usually something that is good for salmon fishing, but when the flows are as heavy as we’ve seen so far this season, it doesn’t help. It makes it difficult to control a boat and it tears the herring right off your hooks. The flows do seem to be moderating somewhat, and with the numbers of salmon pouring over the dams it means that things are just getting better and better for salmon anglers. I am a bit frustrated, though. Sure, I like to fish for salmon, but one of my very favorite fishing pastimes is casting flies on the small streams in our area. The Icicle River, the upper Entiat and others are great places to be wading when the temperatures are scorching in the valley. It appears I will have to wait another week or two before these small waters settle down enough to allow angling. Oh, well, I guess I’ll go salmon fishing!