Looks like I’ll finally be able to get the boat back into the water this week; Monday and Wednesday may prove to be the best. I changed the engine and gearbox oil last month and then ran it for about an hour to make sure all was well. I don’t relish being on the water during a thunderstorm so wherever I put in will be where I can make a short run back to the ramp.
Speaking of ramps, the ramp at Elk River Mills (my favorite launch site for Elk River fishing) was completely wiped out in March. Huge logs had washed down the river and piled up against the dock and then the millions of gallons of water pushed against the drift and destroyed it. I can still get in the Elk at the Al Hwy 99 launch, but there is no dock and the ramp sucks. So will put in at Second Creek (the first creek east of Wheeler Dam) or First Creek (the second creek east of the dam). Both are good launch points and while I cannot go fishing where I would like, it’s a short run from the fishing zones to the boat launch. The diagram below shows how all of this lays out.
