Davy,

Up here in the greater northwest when I fish a river I go guided from a boat (mostly drift boats but some guides use ridged framed rafts). I will get out and fish along a gravel bar or such but mostly from a boat. I would imagine that when the White is flowing at 26,000 cfs there isn't much fishing going on, but I have never fished the White so I don't know. With speeds of the water being up to 12 mph, that may make the river a bit unsafe, but again I have never fished your rivers down there. Sounds like good waters for chucking heavy streamers with a serious sink tip line.

Larry ---sagefisher---