In my experience, high water fishing just flat out sucks. I am a big trout fisherman, and I am afraid to even go take a look at the streams in north-eastern IA/WI. I have fished in those areas all my life, and when big rains like that come through it means major damage to the creeks. I know my friend and his boy have been out a couple times on the Mississippi for catfish and haven't done well at all since all the rain, but I don't know much about river fishing. As for pond fishing, after a few days the water clears and all is well.
