likely similar results for you as well...on one break wife and I spent a long week fishing around Colorado, best fishing we found was a mile from mother-in-law's house in Gunnison, just outside of town where the road goes over the Gunnison river...same in the Methhow Valley, fished lottta location along the river, best fishing was where the road went over the river...a fork of the Santiam in Oregon, same deal, super reliable...I get the set-up, excavation setting the pilings creates a deeper pool, overhead road creates shade...fairly humorous, however, to spend a day exploring a river, not have much luck..'ok, honey, let's go catch some fish and listen to traffic go by...