WADING FOR WALLEYE

— This week’s rain is enough to prompt the National Weather Service in Sullivan to maintain flood warnings along the Rock River from Fort Atkinson into Rock County. Based on current conditions, Jefferson County remains vulnerable to floods along the Rock and Craw fish rivers through at least mid-June, officials said. This morning, water levels were reported at 9.6 feet along the Rock River in Jefferson, having peaked Tuesday, March 17, at 10.56 feet. That was below the moderate flood stage level of 11 feet. High water hasn’t kept the anglers away from the rivers, however. Pictured above, fishermen wade out along the swamped riverbank below the Jefferson dam in search of walleye. — Jim Furley photo.