07-14-2013, 10:28 PM
My rule of thumb on wading the south fork without using a boat to access areas is this.
Sub 4000cfs there are areas to explore and its safer the lower it gets, usually this is about the end of october through the first of march. Above that I feel like the SF is a river to not wade in with the exception of some of the bars you can hit while floating it from a boat. There are just too many areas with shelfs that go from knee deep to 20 feet deep in a step. That river has some strong hydrollics this time of year that need to be respected.
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Sub 4000cfs there are areas to explore and its safer the lower it gets, usually this is about the end of october through the first of march. Above that I feel like the SF is a river to not wade in with the exception of some of the bars you can hit while floating it from a boat. There are just too many areas with shelfs that go from knee deep to 20 feet deep in a step. That river has some strong hydrollics this time of year that need to be respected.
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