I was there last week and it was hairy. The river is really running hard and you have to fish deep while steering your boat. The main problem is having enough juice to get back up river. The river is running 6-8 mph which means you can get down stream quickly and it will take a lot more fuel to get back to your starting point. Your motor will use up to 40% more fuel running up river when it's running that strong. So I would check the TVA.com for the release schedule. Good luck...