Few of the accidents have happend when the anglers used caution and common sense. There was a kayaker trying to surf the sluice who had his yak cut in half, a couple of fishermen who didn't stay away from the sluice and tried to swim for it where as they may have faired better riding it out in the boat and more than a couple have gotten cross ways sinking their boat at a bridge.
I would never run it at night generation. Night no generation floating it is no issue.
I would never fish the pond when the sluice is on. When its off pretty much any amount of generation is fine to still fish it as there isn't much turbulent water away from gen flow in the pond. I have used a big boat in there fishing it at over 11,000 cfs.
The more water generating is usually safer floating things just happen quicker. Stay away from the shore a cast length and give bridges extra caution due to your speed.
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