Kayak takeout

[redroon]

 Where is the best place to take a Kayak out of water on a float down from the hatchery. The MDC boat ramp is too short of a float. Can I take out across from lookout island or is that private? Can I take out from fall creek or marina or is that private.  I know there is ramp just up from fall creek but they have large boulders all over it.  I just got a really nice fishing Kayak that I want to break in at the Moco. TIA!

Tight Lines!  Dan

[TroutRinger]

Following. 

I know there are places that rent kayaks. Call them up. They’ll either know a public ramp or a private ramp that you can pay a small fee to use. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

You could take at Cooper Creek.

[redroon]

The kayak rentals don't do shuttles for non rental customers. I rather not go as far as Cooper as the waves from boats start getting bigger.

A guy at Ryde with Us said he could pick me up wherever for $10. Then I called Fall Creek Marina and Robert was super nice. He said no

problem pulling out there. Think I'll set up by the dam and call Ryde to meet them at Fall Creek and park car.  Thanks to all that chimed in.

 

Tight lines,  Dan

 

[Flysmallie]

28 minutes ago, redroon said:

The kayak rentals don't do shuttles for non rental customers. I rather not go as far as Cooper as the waves from boats start getting bigger.

A guy at Ryde with Us said he could pick me up wherever for $10. Then I called Fall Creek Marina and Robert was super nice. He said no

problem pulling out there. Think I'll set up by the dam and call Ryde to meet them at Fall Creek and park car.  Thanks to all that chimed in.

 

Tight lines,  Dan

 

Cool. Let us know how it goes. I might want to try that sometime myself. 

[redroon]

The only issue will be if I come in after 5pm. Fall Creek dock employees leave then. Robert even said he would help me take the kayak up to parking lot. I could probably do it myself but a little help would not hurt.  Maybe someone fishing off the dock could help.  It's always fun at the Moco. Been fishing there since 1977. I remember vividly Whitey Herzog and Darrell Porter screaming up the lake in Darrell's boat back in the day. We used to talk with them while fishing all the time.  Great memories!!  And bigger healthier fish back then. Water quality was unreal.

[Royal Blue]

I've always seen a bunch of canoes and kayaks getting back out at the ramp by Scotty's.  No idea where they're putting in but have been interested in finding out.  I assume most boats are decent about not swamping them.  I know we definitely give them room and come off plane if we see them.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I've seen people at that ramp just up from fall creek and I've driven in there with a car.  I think you could take there if you were quick and quiet about it.

[Fish Bork]

I've been on Taney a bunch with my kayak don't worry about getting swamped

[tjm]

On 5/25/2018 at 3:09 PM, Royal Blue said:

  I know we definitely give them room and come off plane if we see them.

Didn't I read on this forum recently that boats make a bigger wake off plane than on?  I thought it was here.