Wind

We did the 8.5 mile Fish Canyon run south of Dubois 6/4/2023. This is generally rated a II/III+ run at lower flows but it really veers into IV+ territory at the higher end. We hit it at 3300 on the Red Creek gauge and it was one of the most dangerous and wild stretches we have ever done. We have done a lot of Class IV runs but the sustained nature of the rapids (the nastiest bit was at least 3/4 of a mile) and the inability to self rescue due to the speed and size of the features made this something we are not willing to do again. Please do not attempt unless you are pretty confident in your technical and rescue skills (it is also impossible to scout once you are in it). There's not a lot of beta out there on this section of river and I just wanted to put a general warning out in case anyone wants to give it a go at these higher flows.