C-Los Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Has anyone ever done this Wilderness Waterway trail on a skiff? I'm thinking about doing this trip in the next few months. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Yes, several times. It's a lot of fun. Stay on the trail and it should be a piece of cake as long as you don't try it on a negative low tide in the winter with a NW/N/NE wind. Try to time the tide to be medium to high when you have to run outside from the mouth of Broad Creek and back into the Broad River. Leave your GPS off and navigate with a map & compass to get the full experience!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lap it Up Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I used to do it as a young kid with my dad and uncle on a 15' Jon boat and a 15hp OMC. No GPS. Just a map, compass and string to tie on trees. It was a blast! Haven't done it in years but I plan on doing it again once my oldest Daughter gets a little older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Los Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 thanks for the note! I hope to scope the trip out over the next few days and then pick a few dates for the trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Send me a PM when you set your dates and maybe my son and I will meet up with you somewhere along the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 heard from Choko it was unreal skinny this weekend....nasty....one report had 5 skiffs and one canoe high and dry in the Lopez dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Been there, seen it and have waited for incoming tide.....at least 10 times the past 24 winters I've fished Choko! it's a great learning experience. My neighbors in Choko said it wasn't a problem for those that didn't run the Lopez and knew the deeper routes to navigate out front. It's all about knowing where NOT to be at lower tides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubble Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 You don't want to try and get in at Harney at negative tide. That is for sure. Unless you know a deep hole in there somewhere. We sure didn't. Sounds like everyone Jumps from the Broad to the Shark but looks like the WWT actually is marked thru the Harney. We camped there two nights and we never saw another boat come thru there so most people must bypass. We ran to the outside to get to the Shark and head to the Joe but I guess the Joe isn't actually on the WWT. We ran into several paddlers that were running the Joe instead of running up on the bays. Maybe because of the wind conditions? Would be cool to actually run the entire marked WWT someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Los Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 So here we go.... the dates are now set for March 16-20. I'll post some picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Darn it, my son and I will be down there the week before because that's his Spring break. Hope ya'll have a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Los Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm really looking forward to it, it's my first time....... have fun on your trip! BTW any fishing suggestions? Are the tarpon inside? I'm planning to fish the shoreline and creek mouths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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