Our "cabin" is a nice 3 bed, 2 bath house with all the amenities.
The 1:50 coal train runs right down our driveway. Sounds like it runs between the bed room and bath in the middle of the night. They make them promise to not blow the whistle until they are past the bathroom.
The fishing here is very dependent on the water level in the river. All the trout fisheries are between lakes that are part of the SWPA (Southwestern Power Association). The amount of water being released at each dam in the system affects the fishing a great deal. Too little and there is not enough flow to fish and the fish are spooky. Too much and you can't wade or get to the fish. They put all their proposed water releases on the web and then change it at the last minute to keep it interesting.
They blow a foghorn at the dam when the flow is about to increase as there are some spots right below the dams that can get dangerous if you don't realize the water is coming up. We aren't near the dam (Bull Shoals Lake) here but we call a recorded message every once in a while to see when the water will rise.
The whole system is more complicated than us tracking tides and fish counts in Alaska. Especially when you throw in the power companies. When the lakes are below certain levels, the Core of Engineers turns the amount of release over to the power companies who release whatever they want to generate power to sell to surrounding states. So much for the projected flows.
Anyway, today the water is just right, the weather is perfect and the trout are hungry.
Lunch is over and it's time to get back to it.
