New Place For Overnight Kayak Camping And Fishing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2021
- New ground for me! one of my favorite things to do is go to new places. We got a chance to spend some time on the East fork of the Choctawhatchee River and I will tell you it's a beautiful part of the river. we put in on county road 67 at Riversedge Campground and took out at the boat ramp in Newton Al. We made camp just north of hwy 231 and finished up the next day at Newton.
We did have one place we had to do a little clearing to get around a tree but other than that it was a good float.
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Nothing like a good time at 6:30 that rock wall on the left hand side would be a great spot to tight line fish
Yes sir there is a lot of deep holes along this stretch that would be good for that!
If i get kayak i would have a small motor on it but if you catch a big fish hard to weigh them have to bring them to the dock
I've been thinking about adding a motor just to see how it would do.
Now that was a crew....LOL Enjoyed the show....!!! I've never paddled the east fork, I'll have to try it....if this rain ever lets up...
Yes it's hard to plan anything with all the rain lol.
Oh and yes it was definitely a lively crew lol!!
@@Bamaoutdoors Probably gonna take a couple of my young nephews to Holmes Creek this week to play in the spring.
I need to get back down there too love Holmes Creek!
@@Bamaoutdoors Have to go during the week...that place is wrapped up on weekends/holidays.....
I did that exact stretch last October. Was a fun trip. I remember that big tree across the river making me kinda nervous lol
Good deal! Yeah that is a big tree lol
Just did this trip again today. Where the big tree is across the river another tree has fallen on the edge where yall got around. Was a real pain to get through lol
Wow that's crazy at least you made it around! Maybe someone can do some cutting on it one day.
Looks like it was a good time. The crowd you had with you I'm sure kept it entertaining.
Very entertaining!! 😆
That looked like a great trip! Beautiful stretch of the river too. When the water is low, I like to run through the shoals in that area. Sounds like you had some lively characters on the trip with ya haha!
Yes I really like that part of the river and yes it was a very lively group we had on this trip! I had to do a lot of editing on this one lol.
Looked like a great adventure and a fun time! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks! I have been so busy the past few months I haven't got to do much camping but hope to get out there soon thanks for watching!
@@Bamaoutdoors Yeah, I just got home from work last night, and both my brother and my oldest son are wanting to go...hopefully we can pull something together, soon! Stay safe!
Cool trip. Wonder if that downed tree is still there? A few questions: Did you take out at John Hutto Park or somewhere else? Are both ends of the route a relatively safe place to leave a car parked? How many camping spots did you pass along the way? Were they on public land? About how many hours did it take you to reach the camping spot? How many hours from camping spot to the takeout? Thanks.
I'm not sure about the tree but we did take out at john Hutto. The river was a little high so there wasn't a lot of camp sites. I think It was about a 6 to 7 hour float to the place we camped which was not far from the 231 bridge (no take out spot there). The next day we took out at John Hutto and that took us around 3 or 4 hours the best I can remember. All the land on the river bank is privately owned but most people don't say anything as long as we clean up and leave it like we find it. Thanks for watching!
Man it look like an awesome time on the water. Especially when you go with a big group like you had. Me and my family( wife , 6th boys , & granddaughter ) we all love kayak camping. Every time we go kayak camping we have a very big group too with friends and other family members. I like how you just had a blast floating down the river. The campsite look pretty cool as well. That was a big water moccasin. I don't blame you for killing it. I like how everyone was kayaking barefooted 👣 at one point. That's how my family kayaks too because we have very wide feet. I have big very very extremely wide feet sz15 6E wide with very chubby fat wide toes that are equally straight across making my foot very very wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. My foot outgrew shoes , socks , & boots when i was 18 years old & flip flops is the only footwear that will barely and i mean barely fit my foot because my toes are wider than the flip flops straps. All 6th of my boys have very wide feet too & shoes and socks Crush and hurt their toes so all they wear is flip flops too. That's why we kayak barefooted 👣 Style. That was funny at the boat ramp when you said you don't need flip-flops to drive. "LOL" that is a true statement. I have to drive my car & lil truck & family van barefooted 👣 styles cuz my feet are so extremely wide that my foot touches the gas and brake pedal at the same time. I have to look down at the pedals to see where to put my foot at just so I won't have an accident while driving because of having extremely wide feet. I think of my toes were at a 45° angle instead of being equally straight across it wouldn't be so bad. Having a foot that 6 1/2 inches wide is difficult for anything including kayaking. Good video I enjoy watching your kayak camping trip. Thank you for sharing.
Yes it is fun to go with family and friends Thanks for watching!
The East Fork is one of my favorite parts of the Choc. Kelley Creek junction is especially pretty. Last time I was there (July 2020) there was a large tree across the river just south of Kelley Creek and just upstream of where the East Fork and West Fork meet. Is that the same place y'all had to go around at about 9:27 to 10:30 in the video? Thanks.
Yep that's it lol it's a huge tree all the way across. It is a nice float except that one spot. I have a new to me boat I want to try to get up to that spot and clean up that a little one day.
@@Bamaoutdoors Thanks. I'll be kayaking that stretch again soon and I'll see if I can at least clear a path so someone can access the big tree. Kinda hard to use a chainsaw from a kayak. Cutting that huge tree will be very dangerous. When someone starts cutting it, it's going to roll, settle, or flip. Maybe some combination of the three.
Yes it will be tricky! I have tried the chainsaw with a kayak and that can be a handful lol.
I’m curious how the Jon boat performed on the choctawhatchee. I’ve been thinking about taking my 14 foot on an overnighter with my wife.
It done great! Just don't do what I did and forget the paddles 🤣 what do you have on it as for as a motor?
@@Bamaoutdoors we have a mud motor and a 86lb thrust trolling motor. But I was thinking we might could do it with paddles
Cool I just got a mud motor too. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. The two guys in it was a little intoxicated and it seem to do good lol. I think I would bring a trolling motor to help out some.
@@Bamaoutdoors thanks for the tip.
Thanks for watching!!
What size hook and what tackle do you usually use when kayak fishing? I've had zero luck lol
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This is a good one to use and sometimes I'll go down to a 2/0 size for smaller stuff. I try to go weedless in the river just to try to keep from getting hung up so much. I also love to fish a Junebug color that has work for me in ever situations. Hope that helps! amzn.to/3zPWEFh
@@Bamaoutdoors Thanks! I'll give that a shot
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