bassmaster22
6/17/2011 8:44:00 PMIS the DNR free? and where is it? i was planning on launching tomorrow but have only launched at the one way up by the dam
Nik
6/17/2011 10:29:00 PMDNR launch is past Tum Tum on highway 291 right after you pass Corkscrew Canyon Rd. Probably what you are referring to as way up by the dam. That launch is free. There is the 9 mile launch that is now state owned which is $7 when it's open, cross the 9 mile dam and follow the signs. Then there's what i call the river launch that is at the Little Spokane confluence that is open "year round" except the water's only 3 feet deep there so if the lake's drawn down at all you can't get in there. That one is $7 as well. The only launch you can use before 6am is the river launch. Stay on the river side of the buoys and there's no wake until you pass the confluence. If you go shore side of the buoys you will most definitely run aground.