sprague bridge launch area is history

[RIROCKHOUND]

On-going fight w/ power boats and yak groups.

there is still a launch at Middle Bridge, not far up the channel from the bridges.

[MotoXcowboy]

John R. It looks like the town did it.

Bryan, what is the fight about? boats going through to fast? wakes?

Must be the 65 year old audobon society piping plover loving ladies on their sight seeing pleasure cruises complaining about boat speeds through there...wtf it makes no sense. they still get waked and passed on the river.

without getting into to much detail (spot talk) I wont be using the middlebridge launch because I'm in a tin row boat and it ads that many more miles to my destination. Its a long enough voyage from Sprague.

If its about Yakkers vs Powerboats I dont understand the logic behind this gate. (I figured it went up because someone was parked down there blocking the ramp and ruined it for everyone)

The Yakkers can still drag or cart their boats around the fence and down to the water. They can still go on the other side and its easy enough for them to use the path in the woods. Its guys like me with heavy tin boats who lost out in this deal. I can't get my truck down to the water to unload. The boat is just to wide and heavy to walk around by myself and the path through the woods is way to steep and narrow. the grassy hill is doable, the rocks are a pita. hopefully someone takes care of the gate sooner or later

[JFigliuolo]

Met that gate myself... WTF? I have a Yak and can cart around it but WTF???

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by MotoXcowboy

The Yakkers can still drag or cart their boats around the fence and down to the water. They can still go on the other side and its easy enough for them to use the path in the woods. Its guys like me with heavy tin boats who lost out in this deal. I can't get my truck down to the water to unload. The boat is just to wide and heavy to walk around by myself and the path through the woods is way to steep and narrow. the grassy hill is doable, the rocks are a pita. hopefully someone takes care of the gate sooner or later

I understand your complaint, especially if rowing..
however, not to be a #^&#^&#^&#^&,
1. it is a Kayak ramp, not a boat ramp.
2. the designated boat ramp is at Middlebridge.

[MotoXcowboy]

Its just %$%$%$%$ing stupid. All this has caused is an inconvenience for those who drove down to use the dirt ramp.

Who does it really deter? Most Kayakers have carts, all they have to do is walk around the gate like JFigliuolo already did.

My tin boat is only 8' long, which is probably shorter than most kayaks. It's so small it fits in the back of my pickup. I dont ever remember seeing signs that said this ROW is for KAYAKS ONLY.

Not to sound like a #^&#^&#^&#^& either but, maybe next time I'll just drive up on the grassy hill and around the gate. Leaving a muddy %$%$%$%$ing rut as I pass by.

Either that or I'll probably just have to make some kind of a cart for my boat now or i could always just drag it around the gate and down the road 75yrds. What a PITA! I'd love to ask whoever made this decision what they were thinking when they made this stupid idea. 10 bucks says its gone, burned, or smashed before the seasons over