The Grey Reef Float

For the float, we put in at Lusby about 7 miles down from the Grey Reef Reservoir which is just below Alcova Reservoir. This was on private property but the DWR had leased access to the river so that fisherman could launch boats and fish along the bank. We floated to Sechrist for the take out.

Right at the launch we caught quite a few fish and this was one of the spots where the guide would row upstream for us. Another good spot was called Trappers Route and then another was Government Bridge. Nick and I tried to remember these spots so that we could return to them the next day.

The more common float for this section of the river was from the dam down to Lusby. Since it had been raining, the guides from The Reef mentioned they were going to float this upper stretch the next day since by the end of the float the water was getting quite off-color. In fact, later that evening after supper Nick and I went to fish the Government Bridge stretch and the water was really muddy due to the rain. After we got there, it started raining so hard that we just went back to the cabin.