Just have a couple of quick questions when fishing high water. Recently I have been anchoring up stream from my wind damns or eddies and need to know if anyone has any better suggestions when fishing a seam, or eddy, or any other situation that would put my boat in the sweet spot.
If you are going to fish a wingdam I would suggest anchoring above it but put the boat closer to shore (usally within the inside 1/3 of it). the inside 1/3 of the wingdam is were you will want to spend most of your time fishing, but dont forget about pitching the shore.
As for just a current seam, I would anchor right outside of the seam if you can get your anchor to hold. If your anchor wont hold go just inside the seam and try it there. You should have good fishing anywere inside that seam. 
I hope that is what you were looking for 
With high water and a fast flow happening on pool 8 right now, there are some sweet spots (like you mentioned) behind the wing dams. They are eddies tight to shore and a ways behind were the water leaves the scour hole and comes back up on sand. A good anchor point here is near shore just above or middle of the eddy. Cast your bait into the eddy, keeping a tight line let the jig wash out of the hole to the top of the sand/rubble with the current. The bite will come on the way up or at the top of the scour hole.
With that said….do not be surprised if someone comes drifting by and holds in the area with my….I mean there trolling motor ont he way through 
Keep in mind your scope. Amount of anchor line should be 5 to 1 ratio. at a minimum, depth from the bow or gunnal. In high fast water you might need to increase to 7-10 to 1 ratio.
example. 10ft deep up to 100ft of anchor line.
I use another anchor off the opposite end to control side drift if your swaying in the current.
Good luck
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