Lookin For Finley River Float Info.

[John Andrews]

What is a good put in and take out point? Something like a 4 or 5 hour run. thanks for the advice folks

[RSBreth]

Easiest is Lindenlure to the Ozark Park but don't leave a vehicle up at Linden unattended. Get someone to drop you off and leave your car in the lot near the ramp in Ozark where the cops patrol often.

[Terrierman]

I've never had trouble leaving my vehicle at Linden, but I do leave it as close to 125 as possible. That place does get a little tangy in the summertime.

[Lancer09]

Me and a friend left a vehicle there a few weeks back. Everytime I have been there there has at some point been a sheriff or two. I wouldn't worry about it too much, but I would definitely leave it in the open and close to the highway.

The first half of the float your looking at small water and a fair amount of dragging, especially if you want to fish. The second half has some much better/bigger water but not much in the way of current, so it got to be a lot of paddling for us. Plus there was one tree, IDK if it is still there, but blocking the river that was pretty deep on both sides with not much bank space to work with at all. We just pushed our kayaks over and climbed over, but it was nearly chest deep on both sides for me, and i'm 6' 3".

I did catch a few fish, and it was fun, but it wasn't anything to rant and rave about, it all looks to be pretty hard hit water.

[RSBreth]

Linden is patrolled more these days, but I just know there are people who linger around up there that like to relieve other people of their property.

The other thing brought up is true - the past year's drought and then flooding has made for a little tougher fishing - but if you think there's no decent Smallies or Rock Bass (or Largemouths) you're just not catching them. I haven't had time to go up there with the chainsaw like I usually do - but I'm surprised the Ozark Mountain Paddlers haven't been through - they usually cut trees like that out of the way on most every Spring.

[Lancer09]

Oh there definitely were fish there, and some good ones at that. I just meant that I think there is good floatable water that has similar fishing with less places to have to drag. I know my best smallie of the day was around the 14 inch mark and I caught a couple of those.

There was a bridge where there looked like what might have been a path to get a kayak down (there were people hanging out and fishing) that would have been a much shorter float, about half. and we didn't have to get out and drag a single time after. It looked to be a lot more fishable water but we were running out of time and paddled through almost all of it.

[Terrierman]

Oh there definitely were fish there, and some good ones at that. I just meant that I think there is good floatable water that has similar fishing with less places to have to drag. I know my best smallie of the day was around the 14 inch mark and I caught a couple of those.

There was a bridge where there looked like what might have been a path to get a kayak down (there were people hanging out and fishing) that would have been a much shorter float, about half. and we didn't have to get out and drag a single time after. It looked to be a lot more fishable water but we were running out of time and paddled through almost all of it.

That's Greenbridge and it's a popular spot to put in for a short float down to the park in Ozark. Or to Riverside Bridge, which is where I normally take out anyway. That river is really woody now, the last time I went from Linden to Greenbridge, I think the river was blocked in five different places. I'm leaving the wood in to discourage the faint of heart. It's the closest water to me and I like to fish it. And like Mr. Breth said, there are fish in it.