Aug 22, 1978 The river which was high and cloudy when we arrived has been dropping each day and clearing at same time. Today it was down 2 ½ inches from yesterday. The three boys in the other boat had a fabulous morning at Shannon's. I caught one 12 lb. male at confluence of two currents in upper Flat Hole and shortly thereafter hooked another which ran with half my backing then started jumping for downstream at shore the hook. The fish I landed was 35" long, 16" girth. After lunch above the upper logging bridge (far upstream) Sterling caught a nice 14 lb. male. We see lots of spotted sandpipers and mergansers, a few dippers. Aug 23, 1978 Fished all day in the Flat Hole with only one strike, while Sterling caught 4 fish in front of me and behind me. I decided my fly wasn't sinking enough so changed lines at noon to the sinking shooting head. But nobody had much action in afternoon. Then came a dandy hail/thunder storm that pretty well put the fish down. Josh got into spawning sockeye salmon at Flat Hole. There was fresh guszy and wolf track there. Also I saw a group of crows chasing the gobhawk -- reverse signals! Daryl caught a giant chinook male about 40 lbs.