Does anyone have information on the drift from the Cable Hole down to the Hwy.2 bridge. Have drifted from bridge to Sultan many times how do the two compare. I have a friend who lives on the river above the bridge and he has seen drift boats on that section of river. Would be thankful for any tips.

Are u talking aboy yhe nooksack???

I would recommend walking down the horse trail between the cable hole and Proctor and checking it out for yourself. If it was easy there would be lots of people doing it. At low water it would be plain stupid in a hard bottom boat.

Skydrifterdave, The cable hole to high bridge (big eddy) drift is what I would call fairly technical, that is not for novice rowers. If you’re comfortable on the sticks and use you head you’ll do fine, probably. This section is kinda like the middle Sol Duc. Lots of rocks to get around in fast water. Lots of maneuvering in fast water. There are about five sections like this with the worst being the second one leading into “house rock”. More than one boat has been lost here. The last section going into big eddy looks bad but if you go “river left” its ok, go “river right” and you’ve got problems. The other problem with this section is there is a lot of bank access. Being so close to Reiter this means lots of bank anglers. I drifted it last Saturday and there wasn’t one drift that I could plug because of bank anglers. It’s ok if you want to spot your boat and cast. A mid-week drift might be a better idea. Have heard of reports of tires getting slashed by bankies who thought the drift boater violated their space. The higher the flow the less rocks you hit but the more dangerous the fast sections get. Bottom line this section is not for newbies.

Kayakers call that stretch you can see from the bridge "Boulder Drop". Doesn't sound like much fun to me!

That use to be my home river and I also guided there. I will tell you one thing. There is not enough fishable water, with the effort it will take, to make it worth wile. The eddy down would be better. Put it this way if you are a so so boat handler, You'll probly be wipeing your ass after the run, if the water doese'nt wash it for you.
a raft would be better. Have fun and be safe.

I have rowed this stretch a few times. And I would have to agree, that there is some pretty technical rowing involved.(picking around boulders in fast water) Don't do it when lower, or you will be hammering out dings. I would have to agree it is similiar to sol duc, in this stretch. If not confident on the sticks don't row it. There isn't a lot of water, and when there is a lot of bank fisherman, you can get shut down. The white water rafters love this stretch, if this gives you any indication of the run.--mike