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Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 7:13:47 AM

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Has any one floated Little J recently, I have a canoe trip planed next week and was wondering how fast or slow the water is.......were are going from Baree to Mill Creek......Any info will be helpfull.

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 7:35:44 AM

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with todays rain you should be alright... i believe that there is a dam in between there that you will have to walk the canoes around... whats goin on this weekend then? i would come but i have to help a friend put up some trusses next week... and then maybe fish the lt. m. after that being that his house is right beside it..lol.... you archery huntin this year?

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 9:39:35 AM

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The water level has been low. Dace is right. The Petersburg Hydroelectric dam stands between you and the lower part of the river. While I belive that the dam is mostly a shallow mess, it is several miles long and widens the river significanly. Last week, below the dam, the water was the lowest that I have seen it in 3 years during the summer. Some forcasted rain in the next day or two may help your cause. It is so dry though, that the ground would be able to suck up a couple of slow inches of rain without a problem!

Check some maps of your planned trip. You may be much better off launching your trip below the Petersburg dam. There is an access point (read primitive boat launch) directly below the breast of the dam. The old launch at Mill Creek, though, to my knowlege, has been closed to the public for quite some time. Unless you are going with somebody else who has made this trip recently, a bit of research may prove very useful. I would bet that there will be much paddling and canoe walking involved. Especially if you plan to do this trip during the daylight hours of 1 day.

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 12:05:22 PM

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Yeah I am aware of the damn and I have done some research, we plan on leaving Barree around 2pm Friday and would like to be at the dam by dark to camp, then Saturday make it down stream from Huntington to camp on an Island and then take a 1/2 day sunday to get to Mill Creek........

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 12:34:38 PM

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what do you know about chucks paps house shooting the bow this weekend? or monday? you chuck his pap maybe my pap and me? tippin a few and shootin...

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 1:19:09 PM

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earlysecond,

and he doesnt even say thank you or anything.... whats wrong with this kid!! dont worry you can make fun of this kid, like for instance that rainbow in his avatar was foul hooked... we start busting on each other about this time of year... feel free to join in on the fun..

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/28/2008 3:12:16 PM

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I am telling you for the last time, the rainbow in my avatar was caught on the little j, the one your thinking of was at spring creek.............

Avatar, Fair hooked......

Spring Creek.......Foul Hooked......

And I had this fish far hooked, on the top fly and when Jim tried to net it, it turned and the hook popped out but then it got caught up in the dropper and I was able to land it.......ask Barnett......

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/29/2008 7:08:04 AM

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oh i have heard that story many times... and jim tells me that it is the foul hooked one anyway...

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/29/2008 7:17:25 AM

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Sculpin,
Drove over the Little J at Tipton on my way to Glendale last night. It was significanly higher and muddier than I ever thought it could be. Do not get me wrong, the stream bed was not evn full yet, but it was higher and darker than the last time it rained. . .that seems like months ago though anyway. I hope that you get out and I hope you enjoy!

Brent

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/29/2008 7:25:38 AM

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Thanks, e2nd

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RE: Floating Little J - 8/29/2008 9:05:35 AM

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yeah hope to see you posting some good pics of the trip..