I need a little help on the Juniata

[TimMurphy]

Dear Board,

I'd like to take my wife kayaking on the Juniata River. Her goal is a boat ride, but I'd like to fish. The problem is that while I know the locations of many launch sites on the river, I really don't know what I will find once I launch.

What I am looking for is a section where I can paddle upstream and drift down to fish without quickly hitting low water and rocks. My wife will be lily-dipping and may have a fishing rod, but I'd like to have at least a couple hundred yards of river to drift before I have to paddle back and do it all over again.

Without asking for secret locations can anyone recommend a spot between Amity Hall and Mifflintown where I might find a decent length of river to fish and drift?

Regards,

Tim Murphy

 

[Biggie]

Tim, the Muskrat Springs boat launch will be perfect for what you want to do. You would have to paddle quite a distance up stream to even hit some riffles. There is an eel weir still present in the river if you go far enough up stream.

 

[TimMurphy]

Tim, the Muskrat Springs boat launch will be perfect for what you want to do. You would have to paddle quite a distance up stream to even hit some riffles. There is an eel weir still present in the river if you go far enough up stream.

Thanks for the information. I was able to check it out with aerial shots and that definitely looks like a nice big pool to fish. Regards, Tim Murphy

 

[nymphingmaniac]

upstream of walker launch (near Buttonwood) is another.