Watercraft for Huzzah and Courtois creeks

[awhuber]

3 minutes ago, Orey10m said:

Ok - I also have two float tubes/belly boats for fishing. How will those do on these streams? 

I don't particularly enjoy fishing out of them, so they mainly just sit in my garage and don't get used year after year. But I feel like they might be perfect some Missouri streams so wanted to ask about them

Also the fact I have two means I'm ready to take a friend and have a put in/take out shuttle arrangement so that's nice

You would have to walk every riffle and  a lot of the holes aint very deep. If you like to hike they would be perfect.

 

[Mitch f]

Here’s a first attempt with my GoPro trying to look under a rootwad. If you know the place, this is the big rootwad right at the take out.

[jdmidwest]

Didimo

[Orey10m]

Wait is that really didymo in that creek? That sucks if so

[snagged in outlet 3]

4 hours ago, Orey10m said:

Wait is that really didymo in that creek? That sucks if so

Doesn't look like it to me....

[Al Agnew]

Nope, not didymo.  It's a typical algae for some of the clearer creeks.  See it a lot on upper Black River as well.  It never gets too overgrown.

 

[jdmidwest]

That just came to mind after a trip to 11 PT a few weeks back. The boot cleaning station was dry and not being used.  Another knee jerk reaction blown out of proportion.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

That just came to mind after a trip to 11 PT a few weeks back. The boot cleaning station was dry and not being used.  Another knee jerk reaction blown out of proportion.

I've never seen the ones at Taney with water in them except if it rains....   Should just let us go back to felt soles too.

[Orey10m]

Do any of you know about Indian River canoes? I think the 12ft tunnel hull would be what I’m looking for my next boat to be, to replace my kayak and the other small boat I’ve mentioned in this thread. 

http://www.indianrivercanoes.com/otter.htm

 

I think they’re mainly out of Florida so would be hard to find one in Missouri. Is there any boat manufacturers making similar stable small canoes?

 

[ColdWaterFshr]

Never have paddled one of those, but looking at the specs -- looks quite heavy @ 70 lbs for just a 12 foot canoe.   Probably better suited as a small lake or pond boat.

Old Town, Wenonah, Buffalo . . . those are the brands I would be looking at.