Remember the Gorge flood of 2011?

[Thatspec]

Guess that's what we'll be saying ten years from now. The runoff shows no signs of letting up anytime soon making downwinding a bit... strenuous (Downwind is into a 5mph current in places). It's back up almost to it's max flow as of yesterday;

http://www.fpc.org/currentdaily/flowspil.txt

That being said I've been having a blast paddling my surfski over by the White Salmon river mouth on some 20-25mph days, it's like class 3+ whitewater with big smooth waves (sometimes). I'm tempted to try my Bark Exp. just for fun but suspect I wouldn't last very long. Any one wants to give it a go I'd be game though, send me a PM. Too windy to not go kiting today though, looks like were in for a long stretch of westerlies so there should be many opportunities.

There is a current forecast graph about halfway down here;

http://www.nwkite.com/forums/t-22040.html

If this is true it may be early July before the sandbar surfaces again...