Lower A/R 9.14.10

Decided to make a run out to the A/R this evening.  Trolled from the mouth up to the 160 bridge for 3 Stripers.  No keepers but it sure was fun!  Biggest fish of the night went 16".  All caught on a rainbow trout pattern rapala.  Best part of the evening was seeing the occasional Salmon surface here and there  

P.S. - I'm always lookin' for company!  PM me if anyone wants to meet up!  I'll probably be runnning a Steelhead trip later this week up by Sunrise for some half-pound action along with a few more trolls around the lower AR.

Hey SS, nice report from the AR.
I've fished the Lower AR from a PB but wonder where to launch from near the lower section.
Where do you put in? Can you fish until sunset without a gate locking your car in?
Any help would be appreciated!

Would like to tag along to fish Lower AR sometime soon.

Thanks!
Tony - novofish

Tony,
You can launch from Discovery Park. The ramp below the Jibboom bridge has less traffic than the main ramp. No room for trailers at Jibboom. I don't know what time the gates close.

Al

I launch at Discovery (sandy beach side) and then head upstream towards the ''bend''.  One of the reasons I like my Hobie so much is that it gives me the ability to cover a lot of water at a pretty decent pace without getting too tired.  Also, with the flows being so low right now, it's a pretty easy trek upstream for both paddler and peddler.  As far what time the gate closes, I'm not too sure since there's usually a decent amount of trailers in the parking lot when I leave, however there are times when the ranger starts bootin' people about 15 minutes after sunset.  In any event, I wouldn't be caught after dark by myself in that place unless I'm with a buddy.

Here's a pic I snapped from last night..."wishful thinking"

Thanks guys!

I'll check out that launch soon.

Wish I had the $ to add a Hobie to the fleet, rented one at Tahoe once, a Sport - the slowest one in the fleet.
It sure was fast, and it handled 20mph winds and a 1.5 foot wind chop easily!

For now, I paddle...

Tony