New strainers on Illinois Bayou

[Tim Eubanks]

Tree all the way across creek at that second turn away from the road where creek splits around island. You can eddy out on right and portage.

Below the first bridge another tree completely blocks the river as the river goes right and up against a giant slab of rock. Easy to see.

We had to drag around the willow jungle as well.

Be careful.

WE extracted the Blue HOle without too much incident.

[EMTyak]

Which section?

[Randy Dodson]

Probly the section from Snow Creek take-out to Hector Bridge. Just guessin.

[Roger]

Agree with Randy. The only section of IB that has a road next to it is the Snow Creek run. That particular stretch of the creek Tim is talking about has all the makings of a spot for a river wide strainer should the right tree get in the current.

[bmartin]

I floated this Sunday and there was a tree on river left about 1/3 of the way between snow creek put in and the Bayou Bluff bridge (bridge just north of Hector bridge). The river splits before this strainer and there is a bony sneak on river right. I didn't actually see this strainer - an open boater diverted us to this sneak on the right.

Between Bayou Bluff and the Hector bridge there is a tree on river right that is about a mile before the Hector bridge take out. I seem to recall this is after the Bayou turns away from Hwy 27 but not positive. It is easy to see as you approach and when the river was around 7.7 you could get under it if you had a good line between the branches but it would be doubtful to get under it if river was running much higher than 8 or 8.5 unless the branches were pruned. There is an easy portage on river left also.

[Randy Dodson]

Yeah Brad, I was the open boater with ya'll on Sunday. I'm glad you brought up the other tree down on the Snow Creek section. Probly half way down Snow Creek run where the creek splits and the obvious option looks to be left cause of the volume of water going that way. GO RIGHT There's a tree all the way across the left "main" channel.

Sorry to hear about your raft Brad.

[anthony]

It's on the snow creek run. We plan on cleaning it out sometime soon. If you wanna help let me know. It's a big tree.

[bmartin]

Hey Randy. I didn't realize you were the one that posted earlier.

If I'm in the area I will help. The tree between Bayou Bluff and Hector bridge would just need a litte trimming to make it passable at most levels.

[T Yamashita]

I was there today. the tree requires a walk around but if you cut the branches that are hanging down, you could get through it on the right. It'd be a bugger to get it out as it's about 4 ft off the water. That section usually catches trees or has a tree falling in from the high right bank.
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[Clif]

Not sure of exactly where so I am bumping this. Just heard a friend's son and his young wife found a strainer unprepared. They made it thru despite doing everything wrong. Lot of skin left as they got pushed under. I thought we raised that boy better? How many times did we scout those blind curves when you were with us? shoulda heard his momma!!

HEADS UP! DANGEROUS STRAINERS ON THE BAYOU!