Lee's Ferry

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Anybody do their own thing at Lee's Ferry?

 

How much boat does a person have to have to get upstream to fish?

 

Saw all kinds of crafts on the water this past weekend and got to thinking I might get brave and take my 14' aluminum up there some day but then I got to thinking maybe I was being too brave?

 

The boat we were in was a bigger boat with a big motor and it was great but I don't have a big boat or a big motor.......

[CouesPursuit]

I would say a minimum is 12ft and 10hp but that is an absolute minimum and it will take you a while to get upstream. I've ran it several times in 14-16ft boats powered by 25-60hp motors.

[Havasuhunter]

Never been there. Is the water deep enough to run a small bass boat up there?

[brent]

Ive taken my bass tracker with a 40hp on it multiple times. You would be fine if your carful with it... I tend to not be very careful and therefore always bring an extra propeller and wrench.

 

Don't forget to bring a decently heavy anchor. Since the water is always fluctuating, beaching the boat is a usually not a good idea. You have to anchor the boat in some calm shallow water if you are going to fish from shore.

[WHT_MTNMAN]

did you go with Mike? for me its worth going with a bigger boat and motor, I wouldn't take a little boat up there, that is just me .

[Non-Typical Solutions]

We did go with Mike Haws and had just a great time, first time there for me. I saw one small aluminum boat looked like a 12' setup.

The setup he had seemed to work great but I really want to go give it a whirl again........