Thread: River walking. How?

Originally Posted by XR500

You really need to do a bunch of testing (in summer ) in a variety of swiftness and depth rivers to get a real appreciation of what works and why..

Yes agreed.
I've thought about it a lot since my provocative posts and all the gentle replies

I have to concede that in the river crossings all y'all are really talking about, fast water, potentially deep fast water, the stick up stream would be entirely correct
for the reasons described.

I guess my stubborn perplexity was/is driven by a much more genteel experience of wading for trout. I mostly crossed what deerstalkers would likely regard as quieter waters, on a down stream angle, and if using a stick, used it to probe the footing ahead of me. Fishing upstream, if in the water, the ski pole would have been more out to my left side or trailing.

I will find a fast river this summer and no doubt prove your point. If you see me floating past feel free to chuck a line lol.