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04-18-2011, 01:19 PM | #1 |
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Hoover to willow is fairly short, but if you think about late wake up, get on shore midafternoon set up camp, drink some beers, campfire etc. You don't need to do a loooong stretch to have fun.
On the other hand if you want to seriously paddle and put some milage on, with the current, you can easily do 30 miles in 3 days.....easy. Its just what kind of trip you want. Keep in mind the time of the year. Once you are out of the canyons it can get pretty damn HOT out there. May or October, may be the best months. |
04-18-2011, 01:47 PM | #2 | |
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We're trying to throw something together for mid May. |
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04-18-2011, 07:37 PM | #3 |
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keep in mind topock can and will be busy any weekend until the end of October. i did a conoe trip from hoover dam to the top of lake Mojave years ago in boyscout. it was really cool. there's a sauna cave a few miles south of the dam that's worth checking out also a one of the beaches we camped at had a hot spring that had been dammed up to make a nice little pool. was awesome after a few days on the river to relax in. it took us 5 days total but we lagged a bit. we used a zodiac for most of our gear. also got to check out a hatchery along the way. It was a really fun trip and defiantly some thing to remember. also in may the air is warm but the water is still freezing, early to mid October the air cools down but the water stays warm for a bit was always my favorite month to go to havasu.
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04-18-2011, 07:46 PM | #4 |
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what if you launched from the edgewater casino in laguhin, and end up at crazy horse camp ground in havasu?
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04-18-2011, 08:01 PM | #5 |
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Anyone know how 'scenic' this part of the river is? I've taken my boat on this trip many years ago and don't remember the surroundings very well...I think it's like 60 miles by river
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04-18-2011, 08:11 PM | #6 |
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laguhin to I 40/ the top of the gorge isnt all that scenic but its fast moving current and water to fish. you could shorten it up by launching at needles or the avi resort just north of needles. i know there's some beaches on either side of the gorge but cant think of any in the middle. i would suggest planning on camping at bottom and paddling to havasu city the next day, its a few miles with no current and can have strong winds
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04-18-2011, 08:22 PM | #7 | |
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04-19-2011, 01:35 PM | #8 | |
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I'm actually going to be in Lake Havasu from May 23-27 with my kayaks. I plan on finding secluded areas to fish, but I keep toying with the idea of floating through Topocks (if I can figure out a way to leave a vehicle at the end point). |
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04-18-2011, 08:04 PM | #9 |
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If you fish the area from Hoover dam south the the California border don't forget about an out of state license in either Arizona or Nevada. Here their links to their Fish & Game:
ARIZONAhttp://www.azgfd.gov/eservices/licenses.shtml NEVADAhttp://www.ndow.org/law/regs/fishregs/index.shtm Topock Gorge is a great place to travel through, just watch the boat traffic (like any other place). You can google images on Topock Gorge to see what it looks like. As for the rest of the areas, not sure as I have never traversed through them except from Blythe to 30 miles or so south of it. That area is flat, shallow and for the most part not very exciting unless you enter the back channels through the groves and such. Last edited by Lets_Fish; 04-18-2011 at 08:18 PM. |
04-18-2011, 07:58 PM | #10 | |
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You're right, we boat a lot and go to havasu and October is definitely the best month to do something like this. We are just to anxious to wait...if all goes as planned maybe we'll make another trip in Oct |
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