Dime- that is exactly what I see happening.  Thanks.

RT...always try yoyr best to get a LARGE CAPITAL D LOOP ARC upstream from you on your intial mend... if need be, throw an i nstant secondary to correct any downstream arc... then its just a matter if maintaining a drag free drift... a longer rod helps especially when you keep a few extra yards in the chamber to feed out in the last 30% of your drift

Aerial mends work well. The reach cast is one. Just lay the rod over to the upstream side as the line is straightening over the water. Helps your presentation from being ripped downstream by the line. If your using an indicator, throwing a tight roll cast in the same direction as your cast immediately after the bobber hits the water, pins the bobber in place for a moment , allowing your fly to swing below it and gain depth from the beginning of the drift.  I use small snake rolls to make mid-drift correction mends. Describe a small circle with the rod  tip to flip line up or downstream. Doesn't disturb the leader/ tip of the flyline, just the length of line laying on the water. I also extend drifts by throwing small loops of line downstream using small flips of the rod tip  as the indie moves past me.  When you're planted on a rock in a bad drift  with 3 guys casting across from you,  and people above and below,  not much you can do.      
 

Fichy, great info and yes theres not much you can do in situations like that except for a not so heavy chuck and duck with a tight line swing.... enough weight to not hit bottom... me personally; in the past five or so years usually opt to keep the rod in the truck and maybe belly up for a beer and hot plate of food rather than muscle in to a crowd to not enjoy myself...

fichy

Aerial mends work well. The reach cast is one. Just lay the rod over to the upstream side as the line is straightening over the water. Helps your presentation from being ripped downstream by the line. If your using an indicator, throwing a tight roll cast in the same direction as your cast immediately after the bobber hits the water, pins the bobber in place for a moment , allowing your fly to swing below it and gain depth from the beginning of the drift.  I use small snake rolls to make mid-drift correction mends. Describe a small circle with the rod  tip to flip line up or downstream. Doesn't disturb the leader/ tip of the flyline, just the length of line laying on the water. I also extend drifts by throwing small loops of line downstream using small flips of the rod tip  as the indie moves past me.  When you're planted on a rock in a bad drift  with 3 guys casting across from you,  and people above and below,  not much you can do.      

what he said.
i love me some reach curve with a hard stackmend.
 

Dime,
 
That's the luxury of having a place up there, but when you only gets a few days to fish, you have to make the best of the bad situation.
 
L13

   Might have to photocopy all this stuff- or carve it on a rock- and carry it with me on the river- Great info.
 Now- on my next trip up if some idiot isnt standing behind my favorite slightly submerged mid river rock-aka- 'secret Steel spot' perhaps I can put some of this to work and make IT happen. lol
 Have suggested to a dozen guys to stand back and FISH behind that rock instead of using it as a breakwater for a place to stand - they look at me like Im nutty and just stay there.
 Cant wait for lousy weather and another Deer on the pole.

  All great advise will try to put it all together on Friday and hope for a little success. Thanks for all the sharing and help