Elkhorn Trip Saturday 5/15/2015

[stripernut1]

lets see if i translate this correctly.....CRYING WIFE = KAYAK FOR SALE

well its good that you were able to tell your story....and not somebody else. sounds like a pretty hairy ordeal

[CJ Allex]

[QUOTE=stripernut1;549015]lets see if i translate this correctly.....CRYING WIFE = KAYAK FOR SALE

lol how close to right you are...

[timmbur22]

I've floated all of the Elkhorn from the forks all the way to the Kentucky River. I hope to float all of it between Frankfort & Georgetown in the coming years. I'm thinking of doing a float from Switzer's Bridge to the forks before summer is over and then perhaps another section next year.

Last year, I decided to finally float the Whitewater section from the forks to Knight's Bridge. I had been scared to try this at high or even moderate flows, so I waited until the water was quite low. This may have been a mistake. I dragged my kayak for much of the way. I also wiped out in a hairpin turn. I stayed in the boat, but it was filled with water and everything soaked. The first serious wreck I've had since I bought the boat in the early 2000's.

I finally reached Knight's Bridge quite exhausted at 7:30 p.m. that evening......just before dusk. I had broke the tip off my new fly rod, ruined a cell phone and caught very few fish. On the other hand, I saw some beautiful country that I likely will never see again. That was probably my last time on that section.

[jcb]

I've floated all of the Elkhorn from the forks all the way to the Kentucky River. I hope to float all of it between Frankfort & Georgetown in the coming years. I'm thinking of doing a float from Switzer's Bridge to the forks before summer is over and then perhaps another section next year.

Last year, I decided to finally float the Whitewater section from the forks to Knight's Bridge. I had been scared to try this at high or even moderate flows, so I waited until the water was quite low. This may have been a mistake. I dragged my kayak for much of the way. I also wiped out in a hairpin turn. I stayed in the boat, but it was filled with water and everything soaked. The first serious wreck I've had since I bought the boat in the early 2000's.

I finally reached Knight's Bridge quite exhausted at 7:30 p.m. that evening......just before dusk. I had broke the tip off my new fly rod, ruined a cell phone and caught very few fish. On the other hand, I saw some beautiful country that I likely will never see again. That was probably my last time on that section.

At normal levels, the Switzer to Forks float will involve a lot of dragging your boat as well, especially the closer you get to Forks.

[timmbur22]

Thanks for the heads up. Yes, I've noticed some shallows near the forks.