08-03-2007, 09:16 PM
There are many places you could have a good float. You could make a camping trip out of SF of the Boise but you might have to float the same stretch more than once if you want to spend most of your time floating.
The South Fork of the Snake is a good place if you want a long float. From Boise the South Fork is going to be 4+ hour drive. If you want a really long float you could run the South Fork of the Snake from Pali
es Dam to Menan. There are many boat ramps you could put in or take out at on the South Fork (Palies Creek, Conant, Spring Creek, Cotton Wood, Byington, Lorenzo and several dirt ramps that are not as well known). The cfs on the South Fork will likely be considerably reduced by the end of September. When the cfs are reduced the float will take much longer. The water might also turn off color some as Palies continues to loose water. I haven't seen this happen on the South Fork before but there isn't much water this year. Palies Reservoir is only 18% full and there is still over a month of irrigation season left. This happens on the Snake River below American Falls on a regular basis. The sediment in the river from an almost empty reservoir makes fishing difficult at best. September is normally a great time to float the South Fork but this year you might want to have a back up plan and check current reports and flows before you go.
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The South Fork of the Snake is a good place if you want a long float. From Boise the South Fork is going to be 4+ hour drive. If you want a really long float you could run the South Fork of the Snake from Pali
es Dam to Menan. There are many boat ramps you could put in or take out at on the South Fork (Palies Creek, Conant, Spring Creek, Cotton Wood, Byington, Lorenzo and several dirt ramps that are not as well known). The cfs on the South Fork will likely be considerably reduced by the end of September. When the cfs are reduced the float will take much longer. The water might also turn off color some as Palies continues to loose water. I haven't seen this happen on the South Fork before but there isn't much water this year. Palies Reservoir is only 18% full and there is still over a month of irrigation season left. This happens on the Snake River below American Falls on a regular basis. The sediment in the river from an almost empty reservoir makes fishing difficult at best. September is normally a great time to float the South Fork but this year you might want to have a back up plan and check current reports and flows before you go.[signature]