Question For You

[snagged in outlet 3]

Do you think an 8 foot pond prowler would work on the White and Norfork?

Not talking about fishing out of it, just use it float down to jump out and wade.

I have one and it fits nicely in the back of my truck.

Just wondering what you guys think.

Thanks, Pete

[Jason R.]

If the water is down you'd probably be dragging it quite a bit. If the water was up it would be terrifying in my opinion. The thing is you need to be able to avoid docks, rocks and snags so you need some decent mobility. I haven't fished out of a pond prowler but they look like they'd be pretty cumbersome and slow.

[Ham]

I'd really suggest renting a yak. It would be managable IF you really paid attention AND you had a managable water level like 1000-2000 CFS, but I wouldn't do it.

[ollie]

Those pond prowlers are nothing more than a small barge! I had one years ago I tried floating with on local creeks. You get snagged with your line and you can kiss that lure good by! I have thought about taking my yak down to Taney, but I know if there running any kind of power then I don't want any part of that. Now saying that, I have taken my yak on the Norfork and didn't have any problems. They were running one generator at the time as well. It is doable, but I wouldn't want to on a larger body of tail water like the White or Taney. JMO

[snagged in outlet 3]

Thanks guys!

This is the type of info I was looking for.

I wasn't going to fish out of it, I just wanted to use it for access while floating down the river.

For instance.

Floating down the Norfork on no generation and if the water came up I could float out.

I've done this in a canoe I rented down there before, but nobody rents canoes anymore.

My body isn't made to fold into a yak.

Tried it on T-Rock and the kids cracked up laughing.

Pete

[snagged in outlet 3]

I should have mentioned it has a trolling motor.

Pete

[Ham]

Hey Pete,

I'm 6'5" and I don't do SIK. I use sit on top yaks. and FWIW, the TM would make almost no difference in my opinion of using Pond Barge on the White River.

[mhowerton]

Thought the woodsmans or two rivers fly shop in Norfork had canoes for rent. Heck, I have a canoe that you are welcome to borrow. It just sits in my shop collecting dust.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Woodsman is where I used to rent them but they don't have them anymore.

Two rivers wouldn't rent us one. They were unsafe.

With min flow I'd just like to have more access.

Pete

[hoglaw]

It's do-able, but it's going to suck going down McClellan's shoal and down the drop-off above Ackerman. Getting it down through Ackerman would be no picnic either. I don't know how deep they draft, but I'm assuming deeper than a canoe. I'd be worried about a rise too. In a canoe, I'd feel like I could get out safely. Not so sure about that thing.

At the very least, you could take it down from the dam to the top of McClellan's shoal, park it, and walk until your heart's content. It would be great fishing in the big hole above there too. Then just head back upstream with the trolling motor? But if the water came on, you wouldn't be making any headway at all.