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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wildeyes" data-source="post: 158456" data-attributes="member: 452"><p>If you want to get use to the boat go to nelson lake before you go on the river. warm water lake open year around Just to get use to the boat, easier to dock boat in and out so you can get a feel for it. now on the river part when you go out the first time go up stream easier to see how shallow the water is and if you encounter a sand bar you can work your way around it for deeper water. It is better then going down steam and getting struck with the current pushing you on the sand bar ( no fun there). The river will show you if there are things under the water- look for v's in the water (Stumps or logs) After the flood a lot less of those.  generally a sand bar will look like a line in the water with ripples on it. To be straight with you its hard telling you  easier show you. Fishing the jig is the one thing that catches  fish, one thing with that is make sure you feel the bottom as you bounce it along you mite have to use a heavier jig to do that. vertical is what you want to be so you will need a trolling motor for control to keep it straight up and down. like some guys have said go slow until you know were you are going. Man when you start trying to tell someone about fishing on the river you could write a book.  I personally would stay away from the tailrace until you know how to use your boat and know what to look for. The tailrace has a lot of rocks under the water and if you are going to hit something a sand bar is better. one other thing bring oars with you because you will hit a sandbar they help getting off that sandbar. Have fun with that boat and that boy the river is  beautiful place.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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