Fished the mouth of the Watauga/Boone a few weeks back, and I had just missed a large run of Rockfish and hybrids before the water muddied up. You could tell there were still a few fish moving around, but not like what everyone had described before the heavy rain. I won't be back there until mid summer, so I hope they keep busting good for you....I've chased those crazy fish for years, and I've always just barely missed the "big run" in every watershed I've fished. I'll finally figure them out when I move back and get a good boat and more time.
Travis