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dev870
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 Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:33 am Post subject: Smoky river |
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| Anyone know if the smoky up from bezanson is boatable or too shallow now? |
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shallowman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:04 am Post subject: smoky |
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| yes u can boat up from Bezanson until the ice comes with big boats , |
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dev870
Joined: 16 Feb 2013
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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| How about up the smoky from where the wapiti ties in? We were up it last year past canfor and it was quite low. |
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fx87
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Its a bit lower this year than last. |
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BeckerTransport
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:35 am Post subject: Smoky |
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| can a guy make it to the rat shack or is the channel to shallow for big boats at this time of year ? |
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Little Dipper
Joined: 19 Aug 2011
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Location: Stone Town
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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I've heard a few boats have been getting pretty banged up and one sunk just down stream from the bridge, is there any truth to that? Looking to make a weekend trip up as well from Watino up stream. Have a lot of the GP boys been cruising the river?
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summersled
Joined: 18 Sep 2011
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Location: Sexsmith, AB
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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The Smoky is FINE. Yes it LOW and you have to pay attention but like Shallowman said its good till the ice comes, it's an easy run for any V8 boat if you can read a river. The Bezanson launch has a good drop off now and you don't even have to get you truck tires wet.
I was at the Rat Shack last Sunday and there is not much water in the back channel but my buddy took his V8 boat in there just because he can, and bumped over a few of the rocks but hardly at all, there is lots of parking at the point and walk in.
Not sure about from Watino up but I know it can get pretty boney on either side of Watino. Going up from Canfor bridge through the chutes is always runable but would be a bit tricky this low, especially coming down if you have a bad memory lol.
The Wapiti is also good until the ice comes but it is a little more friendly if you have a 8 deg, but I do know lots of guys who run 12deg on it with no problems. Its pretty skinny in spots.
Haven't heard about anything bad wrecks on the Smoky other than sunk/wrecked boats in that leg of the Worlds Race.
It's been rainy here last little bit so levels will change of course.
Keep in mind the Rat Shack fall work bee clean up is Sept 19-20, help is always welcome.
GP boaters are always on the river till she freezes... |
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Little Dipper
Joined: 19 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:36 am Post subject: |
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I appreciate the information, thanks for your help.
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towman
Joined: 05 Aug 2009
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Location: Grande Prairie
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| Up the smokey quite a ways past Kakwa last Friday with some little boats. Lots of shelves above and below Cutbank, little intense but a great trip. |
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