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any reports on the Stave? me and a buddy are thinking of heading out there tomorrow. chums, coho, anything in there yet?
On that topic, do you think that the Stave is calm enough for a belly boat? I've heard lots of safety debates about belly boats on moving water so that doesn't need to be rehashed, but that river seems fairly flat and it seems like it's probably doable without putting my life in danger. Any thoughts?HOOK said:there could also be the odd Spring in there. they like to stack up by the dam :cheers:
flyguy we should toss in the 'toons and get away fromt he crowds. Later when more fish show up i mean. ;D
As I mentioned in my first post, I am well very versed on the arguments against using a bellyboat in moving water. I would never anchor a belly boat in a river, because I am an air-breathing mammal and that behaviour would be counterproductive to the cause of living. I was just considering a bit of drifting and a bit of fishing from otherwise unreachable islands and gravel bars.fishortho said:With all respect, you guys need to understand the difference between stillwater and moving water...The Stave is not the greatest river for a bellyboat....There are a few spots in the lower backwater sections that could produce fish, but not easy fishing and a lot of work kicking the bellyboat around. To anchor a toon or a bellyboat in water that is so popular would not be wise.
Hook, if you have drifted the Stave recently..let me know...
Ortho 8)
Not just by the dam, the springs that go in there also like to hang out in the new channels that they created about half way down the river.HOOK said:there could also be the odd Spring in there. they like to stack up by the dam :cheers:
flyguy we should toss in the 'toons and get away fromt he crowds. Later when more fish show up i mean. ;D