There is a large tree completely across the river at cook creek corner. May be able to muscle a Driftboat around it on gravel bar but sleds can't pass. No part of tree is submerged. Be careful out there.

Thanks for the heads up although we normally don't run up that high. Good for some fritters to know. Especially that the rivers are on the drop. Probably going to be quite a few people doing that float this weekend.

Oh yea!!! I'll be floatin tomorrow love having a pontoon.

Looks like no problem if you know what your doing. Drag around to the right and row away from the corner. Might be interesting to see where that tree will land up with some more high water.

About 10' from the butt, you just need to get a running start in the DB. I hope it ends up deep in the tail out, and the current creates a nice trough under that root ball.
It will keep the sleds out until they cut it, last trip down, we had 7 sled all the way to the middle fork, in skinny water. I was anchored with my dad, fishing a skinny pocket, all sleds slowed to pass, but Swanny, and he ran full tilt boogie about 6' away. His wave left my boat high and dry on the gravel, and a deep bruise on my 74 year old dad's fore arm, as he crashed into the gunnel. We will meet again.....

It doesn't look that easy to me. It's hard to tell, but it looks like other logs could be blocking an easy access to the gravel bar to drag a boat. I'll guess that some enterprising young angler with a chain saw will have the problem taken care of soon. I don't think that tree is going anywhere for awhile unless someone works on it.

I have heard, that is not the only problem

dang that looks pretty bad, wonder how many holes have changed

Lemme know if you try that, I'll watch from the road in a lounge chair while eating popcorn. Either that or what bankbum said and row down in my pontoon.

I have hoped over for years. This river has had it's share over the years. If I fish it this weekend, I will let ya know, but once on other side, ya gotta deliver the popcorn.

Really though always error on the side of caution.

Can't wait till morning, the boat is ready, and the water is gonna be prime, not this drift though

Running start, hit it straight, shift weight and balance forward at the apex of the slide. Totally doable. My money is on Matt

Have fun out there tomorrow Matt. Good luck,


SZ

I just got back from checking it out. Good luck with the drift boats! Looking from the beat angle i could get, looks like maybe 4ft gap between the roots. As the river drops over night that will shrink very fast. The tiny little pool of water infront of the root is very shallow.

I'll build a ramp with plywood!. Get a good head of steam and just slide up the plywood and roll over the back side.

Picture does little justice for the tree. The part where you guys are talking about getting a running start at is a couple feet out of water. It'd be like hitting a wall.

Yes it is not anything you could get a running start at. The tree is fully supported by both banks aswell. So it will only get more exposed with the dropping water.

Or if you want to fish up high just launch below cook creek out of the slough there. That might have filled in though. Havnt launched there in a few years.

We launch a couple of times in the slough with the water level up it is
not a problem its a little bit of a drag but if the water is low its alot of work!!

My money is on Matt also. As for the tree I bet it gets cut out today.....Boook it.Good luck,

SZ