Jetski Tittabawassee River, Saginaw to Midland, MI in autumn

This fall jetski trip starts on the Saginaw River just north of Saginaw, Michigan, USA. (This is where I started my cameras, but my launch point was at the Cass Avenue boat launch in Bay City.) It follows the Saginaw River south through Saginaw to the fork and then northwest up the Tittabawassee River to the spillway at Dow Chemical.
Filmed and uploaded in late October, 2022.

[@josephostyn]

Dow needs to get that dam otta there...always hated it.

[@dknowles60]

they have sure cleaned up the saginaw river a lot since 1974 back in 1997 that river was a bad mess and no one went in or i never saw any one that went in

[@maddoxlogging2303]

I just finished logging timber on a job in midland. That place got devastated by that storm a little while ago

[@killor1743]

6:47 abandoned bridge

[@rodneybrocke]

Yeah. Smiths Crossing Rd. I just looked at it on Google Earth and it's fenced off and there are big holes in the deck. I've seen people on it before. I guess you just have to watch your step!

[@HipsterChainsaw]

I commend your strength for this one, will you do a pine river through St.Louis trek? 😅

[@Redwng]

I saw you back in September 2021. I was on my Sea-Doo Fish Pro on the Shiawassee side of Green Point when you passed me to go up the Tittabawassee. I figured when you passed me you were going to the Dow Dam. This must be your second attempt?

[@rodneybrocke]

Justin: It must have been Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, right? On that day I rode on Cheboyganing Creek for a while and then up the T. River to the spillway. 102 miles that day. It was a good day!
This video was actually my 4th time up to the spillway. Once, I was with a friend and the jet pump sucked up a golf ball sized rock up near the spillway. It was stuck in the impeller. We had to tip the Waverunner on its side and I held it up while my friend dug the rock out with a hooked tool that I made from an old gun cleaning kit. I don't know what I would have done without that tool--probably would have had to phone for help!
Happy fishing!
Rod

[@Redwng]

@@rodneybrocke Yes! September 18th at around 2:30pm. You probably saw me launch out of the Lee St. boat ramp. I have footage of you passing me on my GoPro. I always have one attached to my life jacket to document my rides but they aren't interesting enough to upload. My longest trip so far is 64.1 miles from Au Gres to Saginaw River mouth and back to Au Gres.

[@MtbWithBlue]

Nice ride! How many miles was the trip? How long did it take?

[@rodneybrocke]

It was 38 miles starting from the Cass Ave. launch in Bay City and it took 1 hour, 15 min.

[@jimfree0]

It took [him] four [hours] to [round-trip] from Saginaw...