HT- As you well know the Ausable is one of those rivers that drains and recovers quickly from heavy rain.  This is due most likely to the topography and gradient of the river.  This weather is supposed to move out today and I think you'll be greeted with perfect conditions by the weekend.  I wish I could join you.  Have fun and post pictures.

Yes it does Gerry.. I hope the steady drop continues, 2,000 is fishable.
1-woodchuck down, 3 to go,, pa POW !!

Good luck, up there HT. Lucky, I 've taught many kids, some of them handicapped. I never even attempt to fish unless it's getting desperate, then I hook a few to reel in. This is a double whammy. My friend is suffering from severe PTSD issues having been blown up in the sand pile in a Humvee that wasn't up-armored. He watched 2 buddies vaporize and  he lost 80 percent of his hearing. He's a phenomenal guitar player, too.  He's finally trying to give up the self medicating and agreeing to talk and get some help. It'll be good to get him focused on something outside and fun, as he's coming out of his skin. I'd do anything for him, he sure as hell did for us.  I'll say this, the VA in Albany is pretty underfunded and FUBAR.

VA is in that shape everywhere, my son in GA is dealing with muscle and bone damage issues, and associated pain, and gets little help at all.  Your friend sounds like a perfect fit for the Wounded Warrior program. Please extend my gratitude to him for his service.  

Well there must have been something in the old bedding because I lost the 40 I got the other night. I had 100% picked every worm (half alive and dead) out of the old bedding and added a whole bag of new stuff.  Some were not dead yet, but they were on their way. I just ditched it all. I think I will start keeping them in small containers in my garage fridge

That garage fridge should work great, Clint.

I would ditch the bedding stuff and use DIRT, leaves , some shredded newspaper and a layer of grass on top

HT is on it.  The bedding is generally leftover paper pulping residue and every now and then something nasty goes out with it.  I tried it for a Styrofoam cooler set up and lost everything one year, went back to soil, humic material like leaf litter and cut grass for green food for them.  Since finally discovering that pond brookies do eat flies two years ago, I have only killed a couple of crawlers, however, so I just drop a few bucks if I decide to carry a dozen or two. 

Years ago I used an old wooden milk crate that was heavily lined with newspaper (bottom and sides) and filled with compost and topsoil.  I kept the box in a cool, shaded area with an old window screen for the lid. This simple set up served me well and had I not gotten into fly fishing I would still be using it today.
I traded a spinning rod set up with some worms, shot, swivel and #8/10/12 size Eagle Claw hooks for pricey rods, reels and thousands of $ in fly tying equipment/materials.  I wonder if the trout appreciate my efforts or even care.  LOL 

http://www.thewormfarm.net/shopcontent.asp?type=FAQ
 
 
Yep...... one can even find internet info on "Raising Crawlers".
 
 
 
http://www.thewormfarm.net/TWF_do_it_yourself_wormbin.pdf
 
Who Knew? 
 
Looks simple enough to build and it's recommended by those who know.
 
Excuse me........  i gotta go get a few things.