This is a classical salmon lie: deeper water cuts under the opposite bank leaving some calm water for the fisher to stand in. A few large boulders create turbulence and shelter down there. The fish will be moving right outside the seam between the fast and the slow water. We saw many fish here, but felt nothing.
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