Well it’s flooding again. This is the forth time since ice-out. The Rock is 2.5 ft. over flood stage. The flow is usually around 5,000 cfs. and is running just under 36,000 cfs. Lots of garbage floating down river. The Rock down here has just about been unfishable this year. It just so happens as soon as the river starts to clean up, we get another gully washer up north. This has to be the worst I’ve seen the Rock in many years. 
yeah its flooded pretty bad up here by janesville and all the way up through fort. koshkonong is about 2 feet higher than it normally is. at least its been fishable around here.just a ton of short fish 
There is a plus side to “nearly unfishable” – just think of all those unmolested growing fish coming off another successful spawning season just waiting for you once you can get out!
Hopefully, a fantastic late summer and fall bite will help make up for you guys! 
I was thinking that some of the guys would be glad to get the fish kill area restocked.
When was the last time you saw someone wade the lower Rock at Steel Dam or Milan Bridges 
Two years??
It’s been a few years since I’ve seen anyone wading at either location. It was around 6 or 7 years ago when I put up a picture of the Rock at Milan and you could walk across it without getting your feet wet. Go figure. 
As of yesterday the county of Rock Island closed the Rock to all boat traffic. The reason is a very strong current and a dangerous amount of debris. At no surprise to me. I saw a few boats out there today. Just goes to show that you don’t have to be literate to own a boat. 
here is a pick of the rock in 05 underneath the milan bridges.
i know some guys that still wade steel dam while like may-june. its about waste deep on them.
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