It's that time of the year again when fog is thick along sections of the Snake River.

We were out trying to find our duck-hunting spot Saturday and visibility was about 15 feet on the Snake River. Fog and darkness make it pretty tricky to navigate the river. Another thing adding to the mix was that the river was running high and fighting the strong current at a slow speed made things difficult.

Luckily, this time, we didn't get lost. I set a waypoint on my GPS for the spot were we were going to hunt and followed the route. It was a lot easier than last year when we got turned around and were going downriver instead of upriver.

It looks like hunters were finding the same thing Sunday morning with thick fog across the valley.

If you're on the river these days in the fog, take it slow, make sure you are wearing a life jacket, make sure your running lights are working, use a good, fully charged spotlight and sound a horn or sound device every so often to alert other boaters. If you can, and the water is deep enough for your motor, follow the bank as closely as possible, but look out for logs, brush and snags.

By the way, the ducks weren't around on our section of the river. It looked like they were flying high from the cornfields to Lake Lowell, bypassing the river.

Good hunting and be careful.

Photo: An anxious Lab waits for shots to be fired.