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 Possum Kingdom Dam Access
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06/08/09 09:04 PM
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grisher
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Hello,
Can someone tell me where to launch a canoe on the Brazos that would be the closest to Possum Kingdom Dam?
Thanks in Advance,
GR
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: grisher]
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06/08/09 09:10 PM
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highfly
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hwy 16, easy access on the east side. i have read its about a mile to the dam
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: highfly]
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06/08/09 10:37 PM
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JakeFlycast
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16 bridge is the easy access to the river but you have to go about a mile upriver to the dam (most of the water is moving pretty good). You can put in close to the dam if you can get your kayak down the steep bank - we have got canoes down there using the concrete around a drain (it is really steep but has pretty good grip).
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: JakeFlycast]
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06/08/09 11:14 PM
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Catfish Billy D
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Put in and go down river youll tearum up!Topwaters in the morning and minnows in the evening!First deep hole you come to.Its alot closer than the dam to the bridge.Hope to see all down there! Tight lines!!!
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: Catfish Billy D]
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06/09/09 04:36 AM
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John L
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My son and I have pontoons and I am wanting to make the hwy 16 to rochells trip on them. I have made that trip many times in a canoe but the last time was about 18 years ago. Do yall think a pontoon could make the trip?
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: John L]
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06/09/09 05:30 AM
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sapalmer
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My son and I have pontoons and I am wanting to make the hwy 16 to rochells trip on them. I have made that trip many times in a canoe but the last time was about 18 years ago. Do yall think a pontoon could make the trip? i couldnt begin to imagine the last leg of that trip with 25+mph wind in your face....
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: sapalmer]
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06/09/09 11:37 AM
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John L
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That would be a work out, but with a trolling motor it might not be so bad. May have to rent some yak's.
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
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06/09/09 02:07 PM
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JakeFlycast
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No way I would try it in a pontoon without a trolling motor - unless you are planning on making it a 3-4 day trip. Like it says above there is usually always a wind in your face and alot of still water to get through.
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
[Re: JakeFlycast]
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06/09/09 03:59 PM
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LL
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How many portages do you have to make above Hwy 16 to the dam? Last year, we had to get out 2-3 times to get up there. There was an old pipeline running across there at one point.
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Re: Possum Kingdom Dam Access
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06/09/09 07:30 PM
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michaelj_00
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It's still 2-3 portages depending on your draft.
I can scoot over the pipe in my yak, but I scratch the pipe going over it.
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