This is a copy paste from Penrodsguides.com

Regional River Alert:

        Please note, and distribute as best you can, that the Upper Potomac and the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania , will be unsafe for boaters and anglers for the next week or so.

The tidal Potomac will be affected, when this dirty water and debris reaches it. I am asking all of you to pass this information on to others. When in doubtstay out.

        I've sent this information to my media friends and client list (bcc), and our webmaster, Bent Nelson, will post this on our website, fish report.

Point of Rocks is the gauge I use for safety concerns below Harpers Ferry (I don't fish there when it's above 6-feet--predictions are 34 feet,)and that's a disaster)and the river level at Harrisburg , PA , is expected to be 17-feet on Monday (not so badbut I don't trust any water above 12-feet here.) The Juniata is just as dangerous)   

My concern is of the Potomac River .

        When the upper Potomac River floods, as it will, the fish swim shoreward and find sanctuary in the C&O canal (one of America 's dumbest ideas), ditches along railroad tracks--and other depressions above flood level. When the river falls, they are trapped. They die. We have preformed rescue efforts in the past, thanks mostly to the late Butch Ward, as well as Maryland BASS Federation members--and that may/will need to happen again. You would not believe how many fish die when the river falls and the fish are stranded. I photographed hundreds of dead bass in one little depression.

        A very concerned angler is gathering a rescue squad. Ben Hynes @ manager798@dcsg.com is the man to reachand he will coordinate with National Park Service, MD DNR and MD Federation Nation. He/they will need a team of workers that will net, shock, rescue fish and return them to the main stem. This is arduous work but important work.

        In the past, NPS has been our hero, offering assistance, opening gates along the C&O Canal and driving us along the river to do our job. I hope that they will participate againand I trust that they will.

        Volunteers should wear hip-boots or wadersand no one should ever take risk. Teams are best, that way you can look-out for each other.

        The rescues will not be a social event so pack a lunch and carry a cell phone. I know that when I worked on several of those rescuesI felt like a hero when I returned home.

        It's time to zip-up your man suites guys. This is not a macho-event; it must be a coordinated manpower effort. I can promise you one thingif we do not help in this projectthis flood will kill more bass than you have ever caught in your life.

        I appreciate your concern, but I hope that you may help.  This rise in river level will surely harm this year's spawnand damage to younger fish is significant.

        I owned a cabin at Lander, from 1961 until 1996. It was constructed on wood pilings, 18-feet above ground level. We were completely under water, over the roof (probably 40 feet), two times--and this one isn't much less.

        Thanks for anything that you can do to spread the danger-word.

        Respond to all if you wish, but as of now, manager798@dcsg.com is your first line to help.

I guess I don't understand how fish can get stuck in the canal. It's connected to the river in several places.  But the other potholes and such, it sounds like a good idea.  Sometimes people underestimate fish's ability to survive.  It'll be a long few weeks back to "normal" fishing here.

For the Point of Rocks area, the river peaked early Monday at 26ft, and is now down to a little over 12 feet.  While still up its several feet below flood stage now. This is according to the USGS Real-Time Water Data from the Maryland DNR website.

It's definitely coming down way faster than I thought it would, seems to be clearing more quickly as well. All this nice sunny weather should bring the temps up too.