I stayed further down than that ray. I was in the rocky creek area. the water there had perfect water color IMO. but i tend to like it a little dirtier than some others. water temp at daylight was lower than what i would have guessed at 49 but warmed up nicely to 53 by the end of the day. from what i hear up the river is producing more fish than where i was. i dont know about clouds in particular but have heard of good reports from the boy scout camps and even on the other side of the next bridge up tightlining. but as i said i cannot complain about the size fish i caught.