Quick report: Camped at the confluence of the E. Carson and Wolf cr (Just past the 88/89 split to Monitor pass) over the weekend for a Jeep run.
There were a bazillion people along the E. Carson from Hangmans bridge to the 88/89 split. I let my kids fish Wolf cr just above the E. Carson and there were no shortage of 10"-12" planters. My daughter caught her first fish. The further from the campground the more fish you found. I seriously doubt that many people actually hike more than a hundred yards or so above the bridge.
Both Wolf cr and the E. Carson had a glacial silt color/cloud to it with roughly 2ft of visibility. Water levels were down but it didn't seem to bother the fish.
I drove past Hangmans bridge three times in three days and only saw a couple of cars parked on the third time by. Didn't appear to be much pressure downstream from Hangmans.
Heavy thunder bumpers moved in Saturday night/Sunday morning with some downpours over Luther and up towards Blue lakes.
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