Accessing the Cardinal

Gbadger · #1 07-04-2012, 03:15 PM

Im headed up to explore the Cardinal in late July. Mim from Boston and will be in the area with my Dad door a week. Can anyone provide any advice on accessing the river. Thanks

keeks · #2 07-04-2012, 08:29 PM

If you take the Smallboy camp road (thats what I call it anyways) west off the FTR you will cross it twice. The best area to fish imho is downstream from the west bridge. If you keep going west (upstream) from the second bridge, there is some awesome water, but it gets worked a bit harder.

Most of the tribs produce very well if you enjoy skinny water.

fishman · #3 07-04-2012, 08:40 PM

Cardinal crossing is what the road is called

keeks · #4 07-04-2012, 09:21 PM

Good to know. Thanks!

However, if I try to call it that in my head, I'm gonna get lost. lol.

Xiph0id · #5 07-04-2012, 10:05 PM

Isn't it called the cardinal river road?

Bhflyfisher · #6 07-04-2012, 10:17 PM

The same road that can get you to muskiki. Camping at muskiki and running around the cardinal is always a good time.

Gbadger · #7 07-04-2012, 10:36 PM

Thanks for the info. Great stuff. Really appreciate it

Gbadger · #8 07-05-2012, 05:50 AM

I couldn't find any info on Muskiki. Is that a good camp site, and how far from the FTR is the drive?

Pierre · #9 07-05-2012, 08:41 AM

There is no camping at Muskiki. It's just a parking lot. Muskiki to FTR is approx 20 minutes

Bhflyfisher · #10 07-05-2012, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre

There is no camping at Muskiki. It's just a parking lot. Muskiki to FTR is approx 20 minutes

There is "no camping at all" Its more so a camping area then it really is a parking lot if you ask me. People camp there all the time.