Pool 4 Boat Ramp Status

Does anyone know what ramps will be usable as the river crests this week?

The ramps in town are closed.

The backchannel ramp had water well into the parking lot yesterday, and the water is a foot higher right now.

Everts had boats in the water yesterday, and has boats in the water today. If there is any way to get on the water later this week, it will be through Everts.

Thanks Jason. Do you know if you can launch from Bay City?

What about Covil Park ???

on sat. bay point was still pretty iced over

Wisc Channel landing looked very wet today as water was 1/2 way up the parking lot. However there were some guys landing there.

In Red Wing the harbor is still locked up with ice.

Not sure about Coleville (Spelling????).

Evert’s is still functional, however they are down to one landing.

colvil park would be part of the town access witch are closed ,bay city should be a good spot right now

I just got back from Evert’s. On Monday when we got there, we were parking rigs in the sand across from the cabins. The only ramp you can use now is the lower one. The river will need to come up quite a bit more before that one can’t be used. Bite was hot the last couple days too.

A friend of mine read on another web site that Covil Park is open. Rumor has it that some kids shut the gate for laughs.

Covil Park is open launched there today lots of grass at the ramp.

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Covil Park is open launched there today lots of grass at the ramp.

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I was at Everts today and ended up fishing with Tom Gursky and his friend Al. Thanks again Tom for letting me hop in with you guys. On my way home tonight I stopped a Kwik Trip in Red Wing and a guy there told me that they are closing all of the public boat ramps in town after today.

Understand… I am new to rivers and all this. Why would they close the landings? To prevent damage, or are there safety reasons?

I have no idea why they would close the ramps. Down here on Pool 16 they never do unless the river is closed to traffic do to EXTREME flooding. Even then if your dumb enough to launch a boat you can.

We would love to put in at Evert’s. How’s the parking situation look this weekend Dean? Anybody checked out the conditions at Bay Point, when will it be usable?

Bay point is still frozen as of 1 pm today. The only option at covill is the N landing as the south landing is under water and the parking lot is shrinking fast.
Terry Filkins
NPAA #180

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