calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

[azboater2]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

As always, QC posted some great info, but depending on where you will be launching from and what kind of boat you have will make a lot of difference on where you can go..or should go.

If your boat is small with limited range you will need to think safety and stay close to a marina because Mead can whip up fast. I've come across people who have been stranded for 2 days with their boat broken down in some obscure cove. Not trying to scare you off by any means, just letting you know in case you aren't familiar with the lake.

Thanks for the info. I will deal with the weather and the water, I'm looking for good beach sites without spending two days to find a spot. We camped for 3 days on Mohave beach about 7 miles south of Cottonwood Cove and went up north to willow point, it was pretty rough but thats the fun, who wants to boat in a swimming pool? Then another 3 days on Havasu north of Cattail on a great beach spot (34 21.714 x 114 11.711 Google Earth). havasu was dead calm and it was Thur-Sat so no crowds. Mohave had a 2 flag warning at the ranger station but it was still a great 3 days. I've been on Powell many times but only camped once and and I thought I was in a betty boop baker oven, wholy cow, July was a bad idea.

 

[12vMan]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Thanks for the info. I will deal with the weather and the water, I'm looking for good beach sites without spending two days to find a spot. We camped for 3 days on Mohave beach about 7 miles south of Cottonwood Cove and went up north to willow point, it was pretty rough but thats the fun, who wants to boat in a swimming pool? Then another 3 days on Havasu north of Cattail on a great beach spot (34 21.714 x 114 11.711 Google Earth). havasu was dead calm and it was Thur-Sat so no crowds. Mohave had a 2 flag warning at the ranger station but it was still a great 3 days. I've been on Powell many times but only camped once and and I thought I was in a betty boop baker oven, wholy cow, July was a bad idea.

It sounds like you were at 7 mile cove on Mohave. We camped there a couple of times.

If I were going to camp for a few days on Mead I would put in at South Cove or Temple Bar and stay at Sandy point. You won't have any problem finding a spot. South Cove is real close and you could take your vehicle for ice runs, etc. This is South Cove: http://www.riverlakes.com/south.htm Or you could put in down the lake 17 miles at Temple Bar, which would be more of an adventure, really.

I've camped and houseboated on Sandy many times. It's an awesome part of the lake and not that far from the entrance to the Grand Canyon.

 

[sam60]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Were any of you on the lake Saturday?....wild wind in Vegas and Pahrump. Hope all went well if you were.

 

[fishrdan]

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I was up in the canyons of Mohave Saturday morning and the wind/waves weren't too bad with my 18'er. (I would have need hosed with my 14' jon boat though.) I'm sure the lake was snotty as there were 2-3' waves building in the short runs of the canyons. Kind of weird wind (that's how it goes at Willow) as it would go from slight ripple to 2-3'ers, then back to ripple all in 15-30 minutes. A couple of times the wind was so strong it was blowing spray off the tops of the waves, 60-70MPH gusts I'd guess.

It looked fishy, but I didn't get anything.....

 

[12vMan]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

If it's any consolation, it's supposed to be quite pleasant this weekend:


[h=1]Temple Bar Marina, AZ[/h]
Friday, 27

67 | 43 ?F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
0%



Saturday, 28

67 | 43 ?F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%



Sunday, 29

65 | NA
Partly Cloudy

 

[sam60]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

If it's any consolation, it's supposed to be quite pleasant this weekend:


[h=1]Temple Bar Marina, AZ[/h]
Friday, 27

67 | 43 ?F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
0%



Saturday, 28

67 | 43 ?F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%



Sunday, 29

65 | NA
Partly Cloudy

WOW-That may even be warm enough for me!

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Havent been to the lake for a while,I just finised installing my power trim n tilt system,now i dont have to reverse the blue and green no more at battery!!lol
Glad to see you good old boys are still on the water despite the weather,I just have to fix some little leaks on my tinny and its ready for summmer.I have been fixing this boat for over a yr now and finally i can sit and relax and look at where the life jackets should go and ropes.Before i was so lost in the old timer just wanting to get the floor in and make the console and wires,and i have also just had a baby 2months ago,so my time is very challenging.I have been through a lot lately and a boat build isnt that hard for me now,I love the lake mead and all it offers and will be there every chance i get.If you go to the old las vegas bay and see the coyotes at the marina area,you will notice they will come and stalk you for food!! When the lake was going low and as the yrs passed and they moved the marina i made good friends with a coyote there about 7yrs ago.It started at the old launch ramp and as no one was there but me, at late night i noticed a coyote near the ramp,as i walked toward it with hot dogs in hand i gradually became closer to it.To the point where it slept by my boat at the ramp all night,i could never touch it, but it was so close i knew it well.Now all of its family is there closer to us.Yes feeding them is bad and takes them away from their enviroment,but the feeling of getting to know one is worth it to me and the coyote.To see its eyes and hear its noises is not like any dogs,but you can still feel its emotions through its eyes.

 

[fishrdan]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Cool story 007

I almost got mugged by a fat raccoon below Davis Dam one night, for my anchovies. I don't suppose that counts, does it

 

[12vMan]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Cool story 007

I almost got mugged by a fat raccoon below Davis Dam one night, for my anchovies. I don't suppose that counts, does it

haha..You really do gotta take care when around the raccoons though, just because they could be rabid, just like the coyotes.

 

[fishrdan]

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haha..You really do gotta take care when around the raccoons though, just because they could be rabid, just like the coyotes.

Yeah, I wasn't taking any chances and ran him off as quick as possible. I was night fishing on the boulders below the dam and heard a weird noise, looked over my shoulder and there's big shadow sneaking up on me, 5' away...

I don't know who was more freaked out, me or the raccoon. (I didn't even know they had raccoon's down there)

That's the thing though, you never know what you are going to run across out at the lake. My son and I heard a cougar growling on shore a couple years back, across the lake from Stewarts Point. I've also heard (what I suspect was) a cougar kitten crying in the middle of the night down south of Willow Beach. I heard that kitten on several occasions last year... I bet it's much bigger now

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Cool story 007

I almost got mugged by a fat raccoon below Davis Dam one night, for my anchovies. I don't suppose that counts, does it

Man i never knew that either,and for the cougar,wow i would love to see one at mead.
I once went to zion national park hoping to see a mtn lion in the wild.
Trail after trail i hiked alone, passing by french people every so often,then coming back from the narrows, a full days hike,there it was a mtn lion finally,where you ask? Thats the funny part he was sitting on top the bathrooms at the trailhead.Of course i used up all my pictures on my disposable camera by then.My next adventure to find one in the wild was grand canyon. Ill Tell that story if anyone wants to hear.

 

[jjacobs007]

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Thanks for the info. I will deal with the weather and the water, I'm looking for good beach sites without spending two days to find a spot. We camped for 3 days on Mohave beach about 7 miles south of Cottonwood Cove and went up north to willow point, it was pretty rough but thats the fun, who wants to boat in a swimming pool? Then another 3 days on Havasu north of Cattail on a great beach spot (34 21.714 x 114 11.711 Google Earth). havasu was dead calm and it was Thur-Sat so no crowds. Mohave had a 2 flag warning at the ranger station but it was still a great 3 days. I've been on Powell many times but only camped once and and I thought I was in a betty boop baker oven, wholy cow, July was a bad idea.

If anything is going to happen, its going to happen out on the lake, not the marina right?Some of the best fishing for me has been on windy days near dangerous windward points.just feet away from the rocks.I was catching large mouth like crazy.I believe on 2 bildge pumps and a life jacket on, with the know how to face the boat into the waves, and correct speed, saves the day.

 

[fishrdan]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Some of the best fishing for me has been on windy days

Same here, I hate fishing when the weather is nice.

 

[sam60]

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The boat could have run a lot better on the 1st splash outing and that was the only time out for us. New GM Voyager distributor is on a UPS truck from Detroit headed for the desert. Install the upgrade and shelf the OMC ignition, some fiberglass waxing and we are back out to TB!

I can't wait to get back out there.

What is your favorite, out of the crowd place to launch?

 

[jjacobs007]

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What is your favorite, out of the crowd place to launch?

I like echo bay,its really dark at night without the moon and you cant see your hand in front of your face,and lots of wildlife too.

 

[tt600]

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Much thanks to fisherdan for helping me recover my motor from 23' of water near mile 59. Started up and ran pretty good with the same plugs after 35 days in the water. Hopefully it is good to go.

 

[cemcrae53]

Re: calling all lake mead boaters! nevada

Fisherdan how about a fishing report. What are the outboards hitting on, Texas or Oklahoma rigs?? lol

 

[jjacobs007]

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Much thanks to fisherdan for helping me recover my motor from 23' of water near mile 59. Started up and ran pretty good with the same plugs after 35 days in the water. Hopefully it is good to go.

Go fisherdan!! I lost a trolling mtr near goverment wash yrs ago,if you need more work, lol. Could you see tt600s mtr?

 

[fishrdan]

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Fisherdan how about a fishing report. What are the outboards hitting on.....

OB's seem to prefer anchors. It's a precise jigging technique as you have to get the anchor very close and jig it right in front of their nose, until they bite. I could hardly see it due to the ripple on the water, but it was visable. tt6000 had goggles and could see it well and hooked it after a couple minutes, lucky it was in a back eddy, very small back eddy. I was really surprised that it ran (aften an hour of fiddling with it) and it ran as well as it did. Good luck with it John

Next project, resurrecting the Minnow

 

[12vMan]

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Next project, resurrecting the Minnow

Now THIS i gotta see!

Great job on the motor rescue. It sure is great to have friends like that