Going In The Morning

[hoglaw]

I've got tomorrow free for a single day trip, and I'm itching to get back to crooked. I'm planning on Snow to the slab.

Two questions:

1. Anyone have the guy's phone number who runs shuttles out of his house right there by the Snow access?

2. Obviously water level is a big concern. Right now it's sitting over 13 and 1/2, which is over the slab. I don't mind higher water since it's going to be a one day trip of a good distance. My concern is how high is too high? I was expecting big rain here in NWA, but so far it seems to be a lot less than I expected. If the level is still on a sharp rise in the morning, I probably won't go. If it looks to be plateauing, I'm probably going to hit it. "Crooked Creek Angler" posted about the same stretch in high water a while back. Do you have any recollection of what the actual level was? Also, does anyone have a maximum level for safe floating? My brother and I are experienced canoeists and strong swimmers, but I'd rather not chance it. If the water's up and a little cloudy, it's my hope this warm rain will make for a good spinnerbait day. If it's a raging torrent, I don't want to get into anything stupid.

Any thoughts?

[flytyer57]

I've got tomorrow free for a single day trip, and I'm itching to get back to crooked. I'm planning on Snow to the slab.

Two questions:

1. Anyone have the guy's phone number who runs shuttles out of his house right there by the Snow access?

2. Obviously water level is a big concern. Right now it's sitting over 13 and 1/2, which is over the slab. I don't mind higher water since it's going to be a one day trip of a good distance. My concern is how high is too high? I was expecting big rain here in NWA, but so far it seems to be a lot less than I expected. If the level is still on a sharp rise in the morning, I probably won't go. If it looks to be plateauing, I'm probably going to hit it. "Crooked Creek Angler" posted about the same stretch in high water a while back. Do you have any recollection of what the actual level was? Also, does anyone have a maximum level for safe floating? My brother and I are experienced canoeists and strong swimmers, but I'd rather not chance it. If the water's up and a little cloudy, it's my hope this warm rain will make for a good spinnerbait day. If it's a raging torrent, I don't want to get into anything stupid.

Any thoughts?

With the amount of rain we're getting here in Mountain Home, I would think that Crooked Creek is going to be raging torrent come morning. If you go, lotsaluck.

[hoglaw]

Yeah, the Porch restaurant said they were getting buckets a few minutes ago. The same system came through Fayetteville earlier and it rained good for 30 minutes but then it stopped. I was hoping it would do the same over there but maybe not. We will see.

[flytyer57]

Yeah, the Porch restaurant said they were getting buckets a few minutes ago. The same system came through Fayetteville earlier and it rained good for 30 minutes but then it stopped. I was hoping it would do the same over there but maybe not. We will see.

Started raining here about 6:30 or so and hasn't really stopped. Let up some and then came down good again for a while, off and on kinda stuff.

Check the guage before ya go.

[hoglaw]

The discharge is vertical at the moment. Plan B is inevitable at this point.

[flytyer57]

The discharge is vertical at the moment. Plan B is inevitable at this point.

I haven't been out in a couple of weeks. I've been watching the guages at Crooked and the Buffalo. After the last rain, the Bufalo was coming down a lot faster. Now they are both up again and it looks like it will be a while before they are both wadable again.