08-25-2010, 03:50 AM
Most of the Snake in SW Idaho has a ramp about every 5-10 miles. That's all I usually fish. I run upstream and drift back down. That way my truck/trailer is always downstream. It usually takes 4-5 hours. I used to do this in a 16' Lowes Roughneck with a 60/40 jet, and could have done it with less horsepower. You just need a lighter boat.
Some of the mile markers are (these are miles from the junction of the Snake and Columbia). As you can see, most of these towns are a fairly long float apart - if you do much fishing.
Farewell Bend -333
Weiser - 351
Payette - 365
Ontario - 370
Nyssa - 385
Adrian - 402
Homedale - 415
Marsing - 420
Walter's Ferry - 442
Swan Falls - 457
Grandview - 487
Strike Dam - 503
Hammett - 529
Glenn's Ferry - 540
Etc, etc.
American Falls Dam is mile 714, so I've only got 381 miles to fish from Farewell Bend to American Falls. Since I'm approaching my 79th birthday I guess I better get busy.
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Some of the mile markers are (these are miles from the junction of the Snake and Columbia). As you can see, most of these towns are a fairly long float apart - if you do much fishing.
Farewell Bend -333
Weiser - 351
Payette - 365
Ontario - 370
Nyssa - 385
Adrian - 402
Homedale - 415
Marsing - 420
Walter's Ferry - 442
Swan Falls - 457
Grandview - 487
Strike Dam - 503
Hammett - 529
Glenn's Ferry - 540
Etc, etc.
American Falls Dam is mile 714, so I've only got 381 miles to fish from Farewell Bend to American Falls. Since I'm approaching my 79th birthday I guess I better get busy.
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