New Ramp on the Caney
A few months ago while wading, I overheard some guys chatting about the land they bought along the Caney. It was near the stairs where fly fishermen often gather.
This week I saw that some of that land has been cleared for a new ramp. I overheard a worker there talking about renting kayaks. I think a third party will be unloading more kayaks there this summer.
If true, that's really a shame. This is the spot a little bit downstream from "the stairs". It's a prime fishing area because there is a little bit of current with a mix of shoals and pools (this is not a secret). And it's further down from the dam so, even though you get kayak traffic, you are spared the chaos of people loading & unloading their boats.
I understand that "the river belongs to everyone" etc. but increased kayak traffic is not what this river needs. At some point, it would be smart policy to designate an area for fishermen (or better yet, fly fishermen).
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