Colorado river....best spots?

[Iceman]

I am looking hard at doing a couple days in October along Topock Gorge.

Topockapalooza!

[PAL]

Andy, if Topockapalooza becomes a reality, I want in. I've had my eye on that stretch of river for years.

[StinkyMatt]

This is a 14 mile stretch from right under the Hoover Dam to Willow Beach. Trout, Stipers and other creatures. Great scenery and protected from hot sun in many parts due to incredibly high cliff walls. There are companies that will run a truck/car shuttle for you and secure the permit to launch from Hoover Dam. Camp on any of the sand beaches along the way.

You can make this a lot longer and go all the way to Cottonwood on Mojave lake.

I am thinking about a trip like this too, share your ideas.

[BrokeLoser]

Oh man..I'm so glad I started this thread.
I'm super pumped on this trip.
Stinky...I've taken my boat from cottonwood cove up to hoover dam many times and you're right that stretch of river is KILLER. Do you think it would keep us occupied for 2-3 days though? I've never clocked it but it seems like it would be a fairly short float. We'd like to come up with a 30 mile or so stretch...maybe floating 10 miles per day...never seeing the same thing twice..haha
Ice....As for Topockapalooza, I'm in for certain!

[JoeBeck]

You can also float from Blythe to Imperial Damn outside of Yuma. This is on my to do list. Topockapalooza sounds like a good time too, I could be in for that one.

If you go to this link you can download the map with camp-spots
www.dbw.ca.gov/Pubs/BlythetoImperial/BlythetoImperial.pdf

[StinkyMatt]

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.

[BrokeLoser]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

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.

Well...maybe 10 miles a day is too Lance Armstrong for me...especially when you stop and fish the coves and fingers etc..oh and beers...Our biggest challenge right now is figuring out how to haul enough for 3 days on the river. I may need to tow a trailer. I actually have one that I tow behind my jet ski..it would probably work perfectly.
We're trying to throw something together for mid May.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by JoeBeck

You can also float from Blythe to Imperial Damn outside of Yuma. This is on my to do list.

Yeah I'm with you there. Less boat traffic more comping areas, more backwater and nooks and crannies to fish. Talipia for bait and stripers and huge flatheads to target.

Been looking at that one hard since last fall and was thinking about doing it this year.

Jim

[Caffeind]

Originally Posted by PAL

Andy, if Topockapalooza becomes a reality, I want in. I've had my eye on that stretch of river for years.

Same here!