Floated the lower section yesterday and yes this was an obvious joke. With closures up north and weekend crowds in the hundreds this was someone's idea of adding a little humor into the equation. Take it with a grain of salt. Moral of the story is that it's probably not prudent to be chasing internet reports anyhow. Remember, these are posts/reports from
fisherman 
Not just saying this cause I'm a local but it was gin clear and really tough fishing on friday, we didn't touch a thing. We need some rain pronto.
