Red deer river jet boating

[bowness]

Is it possible to run a jet at the Tolman bridge northwest of drumheller? Wondering about depth and floaters.

[bowness]

I’ll find out lol

[ol whitey]

The river is mighty, low but with a jet boat maybe??

[roper1]

What are you running for a boat? Little Explorer with an outboard you're probably Ok

[Lambo]

It's shallow with long stretches of gravel bars. Watch out for big rocks just below the surface. I learned from experience.

[AK47]

I was at Morin bridge and fished a bit in that stretch between it and Tolman. Water is low, almost impossible to launch at Morin and load it back. Needed 4 people help just to shake it off the trailer:angry3:. Drumheller launch is much better if you planning to go with bigger jet boat. Once you are on the water it is no problem as long as you going fast. Few kayakers and floaters but overall all good. Was looking for deeper holes - surprised not much there to be found - 10ft was probably deepest spot I found.

[AK47]

here is a short video from the area

https://files.fm/u/9bd5fvg8r

[Catman1]

here is a short video from the area

https://files.fm/u/9bd5fvg8r


Looks awesome there. Did you happen to see how the launch looked at tollman bridge ? Would love to launch my 19ft there and stay in the campground there for a couple nights.


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[AK47]

Looks awesome there. Did you happen to see how the launch looked at tollman bridge ? Would love to launch my 19ft there and stay in the campground there for a couple nights.


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Did not make it all the way to Tolman launch so not sure. Safest bet to launch is Drumheller I think.

[Catman1]

Did not make it all the way to Tolman launch so not sure. Safest bet to launch is Drumheller I think.


Thanks for the update. Can’t wait to check out that river with the family.


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[ol whitey]

Looks like a decent launch at the morrin bridge but the river is low so maybe it will be tough to launch there as well?

[AK47]

Looks like a decent launch at the morrin bridge but the river is low so maybe it will be tough to launch there as well?

It barely goes above the knees in deepest spot near the launch and further you go into the river more shallow it gets. Water needs to be at least a 1-1.5 ft deeper for bigger boat to launch and load there without major issues.

[AK47]

Will try going from Drumheller to Morin tomorrow. Will post update how it goes.

[AK47]

So we went boating and fishing in Red Deer river yesterday. Wow, never seen water so clear and low there in last 15 years or so - 6-7 ft depth seeing bottom no problem... Launch in Drumheller still great, deep enough, no problem launching and loading. But as soon as you leave launch area and head upstream slalom between islands, gravel bars and rocks starts. Scraped one gravel bar near the bridge leaving Drumheller, otherwise it was doable but stressful. Went almost to Morin bridge, but since I knew that area already did not feel like going all the way there. Found 3-4 decent holes for fishing, caught few different suckers ( longnose, shorthead redhorse, white sucker) and one small sauger. We saw it sitting on the boating near the boat, dropped minnow in front of his face and he inhaled it readily:). So pretty! Surprisingly no goldeye and no walleye this time.

Drumheller launch
https://i.postimg.cc/g0F7XdB4/IMG-2227.jpg

Anchored in 6ft

https://i.postimg.cc/FzdbVkYS/IMG-2231.jpg

Long nose sucker

https://i.postimg.cc/sDPm6SnP/IMG-2232.jpg

Find the sauger on the bottom!

https://i.postimg.cc/3RCW5Kzq/IMG-2235.jpg

Aren't they the prettiest fish ever?

https://i.postimg.cc/mkpLBhjm/IMG-2234.jpg

Parked by the deep hole.

https://i.postimg.cc/vZbskrGG/JOWC5002.jpg

View from above

https://i.postimg.cc/q7q9HQSH/LUII3037.jpg

Shorthead red horse.

https://i.postimg.cc/Mp7GjZpp/IMG-2241.jpg

[roper1]

Nice pics AK, thanks for sharing!

[Sundancefisher]

Nice

[Positrac]

Wow, been a while since I’ve seen water that clear.

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

[Lambo]

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing! Glad you didn't get stuck.

[pikeman06]

Looks like a great trip. Nice pictures. Those big suckers are fun to catch.