Little Info

[Jdecoudres]

Thinking about headed down to the white tomorrow to do some fishing. How is the water. What flies are working and will my 17 ft tracker boat with 40 HP be OK for down there? Only fished that river once do most of my fishing on tanney. Where is good place to go and put boat.in. thanks for the help

[Greasy B]

I don't guess you gave anyone enough time to reply to your request for info. I would be courious to know how your lower unit faired? Unless you had a full day of big generation or you have I an impeller as apposed a propeller you are looking for a repair shop about now.

[Jdecoudres]

We didnt make it today going in the morning. SO I take it that you cant get around with this kind of boat?

[Phil Lilley]

You need to do some research and quick. Read up on the White, here on other places. It's a RIVER, not a tailwater and thus if they're not running much water, you'll deal with shoals, very shallow and big rock shoals. If you're on the river and they shut it down, you're really up it if you're downstream below a shoal.

The White isn't a river you can take lightly. You need to be well prepared.

Fishing wise- there are 2 reports posted within the last 2 days.

[Greasy B]

Yea, the water can change from ankle deep to better than 12 foot then back down to ankle deep all in one day. Your boat would work if you had round the clock big generation, say 20,000+ cfs. That kind of water is not likely at this time. Don't get discouraged the river and it's fish are well worth what effort it takes. Heck it's the most beautiful river I have ever seen.

[Phil Lilley]

Yea- I didn't mean to sound discouraging. It's taken me years to learn only small sections of the river. It is well worth the time and experience to go fishing there. It's more technical than Taney, can be tougher but the possibility of a trophy trout is much higher on the White for sure.

[gotmuddy]

I used to run a 50hp evinrude on a 1648 jon boat with no troubles with 3 units online at least. You have to be careful and be very mindful of hazards. Those bass trackers will run some shallow water for a big boat. My neighbor has a pro 17 and it will take off and plane in 2ft of water.

what part are you planning on fishing?

[Jdecoudres]

thinking about cotter to rim shoals

[dpenrod]

cotter to rim shoals is a great section of that river. roundhouse shoals always produces well for me. have floated it dozens of times in my pontoon, but never in a boat. know there are lots of guys who put in at cotter and do exactly what you are doing. if they run water you should be fine. if not, there are spots that are tough to get through even in my inflatable pontoon. don't forget sowbug is going on right now and there will be a lot more folks on the water than usual as well.

[Greasy B]

The boat ramp at rim is a good one compared to others. From the ramp the first shoal up stream is red bud, make a bee line for the left side, you have plenty of depth. When you get just below the shoal slow to idle speed and crawl up the narrow chute hugging the left bank. Above is red bud hole, if you have two or three units of water you can buzz right up, in lower water there are rock ledges about half way up, you'll need to idle through with a spotter wearing polaroids at the front of the boat guiding you. If you make it that far and like to wade fish and the water is low enough there is a long gravel bar that I can easly spend a half day fishing. The lower and upper ends of the gravel bar are shallow areas where you'll need the spotter again. The next big hole is armstrong, you should be able to buzz right up it to the bottom of the island at round house. To get through round house with a heavy boat you'll need the big water I talked about in an earlier post. But if you tie your boat up there you can walk to the head if the island and wade your way back, the back side of the island is as close to a sure bet you'll ever find if your introducing someone to fly fishing. I can easily occupy an entire day fishing from Round House back to the ramp at Rim. As is always the case on the white when wading do not put your self in a position to not be able to get back to the boat should the water rise.

I know it sounds like a pain having worry about all the hazards but more

times than not it all works out. Just be careful.