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YELLOW TERROR
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Crooked river
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June 28, 2011, 08:01:57 AM »
Hi a few boaters over this way want to boat this river
BUT we not sure when its open and when it closes , and is there a set date , ie every year it open and closes on theses dates etc,.. a few of us are planning a small trip away at labour weekend , can anyone help us pls
thank you
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Re: Crooked river
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June 28, 2011, 20:53:09 PM »
hi
the crooked river is open from 1st august to september 30th each year.
fun little river boat.
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riverboater
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Re: Crooked river
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July 03, 2011, 14:47:36 PM »
I am under the impresion that the Crooked river has a 10hp ban on it. Besides that it is slow swampy and boaring. there are many more interesting rivers to boat in the same area. or about the same distance from PG. Wter is up over most banks this spring and will be high for some time to come. Drop me a line and I can show you some other areas that are interesting for sure.
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xplorn
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Re: Crooked river
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July 03, 2011, 20:15:08 PM »
You maybe a tad far away RB
sure would Love to boat some of your rivers though
maybe when I win the lottery
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Re: Crooked river
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July 04, 2011, 06:38:58 AM »
Didn't know the crooked ran that far. HA HA. Make a plan to come to this side of the world. I have lot of room and will have a spare boat as well.unfortunatly I have been bed bound for about 2 months now so the boat will not be takeing any swimming lessons soon.
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YELLOW TERROR
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Re: Crooked river
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August 25, 2013, 09:30:08 AM »
Hi see the crooked river is now open
from 1st August to 30th September
wanting to know if anyone has any plans in going over there
Not sure on the river flows at present
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Cookie
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Re: Crooked river
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August 25, 2013, 22:45:13 PM »
From memory the Crooked needs a rain event to make the entrance passable. Ive been past a few times during good weather and couldn't get into the channel.....
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Blondeone
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Re: Crooked river
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September 03, 2013, 10:05:17 AM »
Westcoast branch boating on fathers day.
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Blondeone
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Re: Crooked river
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September 03, 2013, 10:10:57 AM »
Very trying weather conditions to contend with.
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Blondeone
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September 03, 2013, 10:12:34 AM »
Lady lake at the top of the run.
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Carl
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Re: Crooked river
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September 03, 2013, 10:18:44 AM »
Nice! How many hours boating did ya do? Looking at doing it in few weeks
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Blondeone
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Re: Crooked river
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September 03, 2013, 10:41:55 AM »
Under two hours.
The shelf under the willows was tight and worth a look before you commit.
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Matthewf/Norbert/TuiDog
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Re: Crooked river
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September 03, 2013, 16:06:51 PM »
nice work Murray, thats is an awesome run.
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YELLOW TERROR
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September 03, 2013, 18:34:55 PM »
looks a good run
pity it wasnt advertised on the web board as I know of some boaters wanting to do this
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jaso1
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Re: Crooked river
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September 03, 2013, 18:58:22 PM »
Must of just missed you guys a group of us from Canterbury did the same run on saturday and then boated taramakau on Sunday.
Great trip up through to lady lake we carried on up the crooked for another couple of km's started to get real boney after that tho
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