Smiling! Done that in the 70's and 80's all canoes, was surprised to see the yellow raft, guess it's changed a lot over the years, still live in the area but haven't been on the river in 30 years. Last trip was low water and did more pulling the canoes than floating in them, might be why I never did it again. Big Smile! Have had my Jeep Wrangler in and out and crossed it a few times. Never been in a kayak.
What a great video! I lead people down rivers in MN, IA and WI, we don't have LONG slabs of rock like that under the water up north here. It was fun to read the water and what those riffles and rapids look like. This is definitely on my bucket list now. That color of water is insane! ❤️ Thank for taking time to post this.
What part of mn ia and wi? I’m originally from the driftless region and moved down here to Arkansas 2 years ago. The Buffalo is nothing like any of the rivers up there with the big slab rocks and the scenery. I would say the closest up there would be the yellow river in Iowa.
Love the detail and mileage updates. Hoping to do a three nighter Ponca to Hasty next week. But if flows are like you hit we may need to add some distance. You were hauling at almost 4 mph from what I could tell. Perhaps rain tomorrow and Wednesday will get the flow back up to what you had.
I was moving at above average pace. Right around 4 mph. I did this intentionally for the video. I paddled a lot. If i just let the river carry me, it would have taken 5 hours, probably. I would typically stop a lot more and hang out. The buffalo is so rain dependent. If it's low you will paddle and walk a lot
Nice pictures of the river but the real treasures are up the short side canyons but it takes a week to see part of it. Just pick a couple each trip to see and you will be amazed.
Everyone has their preference on what's the most beautiful section of the Buffalo. They are all nice, but we prefer those that are off the main highways, you know, the sections where you can actually see the water and it's not bumper boats lol. The entire river is the most beautiful overall that we have in the state. Highly recommend going in early Spring or Fall to avoid the casuals/drunks. For those that fish for smallmouth while floating, the further you go downstream the fishing gets better. Can you catch smallies the entire river? Yes.
Yup, I agree. I have caught some decent fish near Carver. It's getting overpopulated now. I try to hit it during a weekday just so I can get some peace and quiet. Sucks when there is a hundred cars at the put in / take out. I've floated ponca to tyler Bend. I plan to do the bottom sections next season
Ran Ponca to Kyles yesterday. It was too low, but i went for it. It was bumper boats, unfortunately. Gonna be obsessing over the gauges for the next few weeks, would love to get back out there with more water!
Sorry to hear it was too low It makes for a long day when you drag. I did a portion of the Kings River yesterday, and it was a paddle fest. Too low. That's pretty typical this time of year, unfortunately. I usually find spring fed rivers and fish the lakes during summer. I hope to get on the buffalo at least one more time this season. I will also be watching the guage!
@@colby_rogers I'm reading my comment this morning and i should have said "It was still worth it." Really great experience. I'll keep my eyes peeled for you this summer, hope to see you on the water!
@@pdoggtheog To self shuttle... you have to drop a car at kyles landing . then drive to ponca low water bridge to put on. Kyles landing is a mad house on the weekends and parking can be really crazy. I suggest hitting it during weekdays or go really early in the morning. also, if you are camping on the river. you can't park at ponca low water bridge. you will have to put on at Steel Creek. They allow overnight parking
Was wondering if you could recommend a good river for this week in nw arkansas or surrounding areas. I will be with my wife and two kids 9/12 and our dog. Was hoping to rent a couple canoes.
I like how you just shoot the scenery and no music or any of that shit. I'm from Arkansas and grew up on the Buffalo an a bunch of othe killers spots in Arkansas . New subscriber
Thanks! I appreciate the support! Best time to float the buffalo is April - June. Any other time of the year the water levels are too low. The lower buffalo is floatable the majority of the year but I always recommend trying to hit the upper portion. So beautiful and worth it.
This video shows how i film 90 percent of the time. Im glad you asked this! I will make a video and show the different methods i use to film! Thanks for watching! Ill get a better how to film kayaking video up soon! ruclips.net/user/shortsyHjtX_kQiko?feature=share
Buffalo outdoor center has a variety of shuttles. I'm sure they would have a shuttle that fits your needs. You can put in and take out in a lot of different places. Ponca, steel creek, kyles, erbie, ozark, pruitt, hasty, carter, etc.... Just search the buffalo river map. You can download it from the BOC website.
That was an awesome kayak trip man in your Crocs man. I like crocs i hear they are really really comfortable to wear for kayaking. The problem that I have with them is they are not wide enough for my feet 🦶. I have big very very Extremely wide feet sz15 6E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. With footwear being made for toes that are at a 45° Degrees angle & my toes are Evenly straight across my 4/5 toes get crushed & hurt my toes really really bad so i can only wear open toes footwear like flip flops 🩴which barely and I mean barely fit on my feet 🦶 because my toes are wider than the flip flops 🩴 straps. One of my buddy said that i should get a Pair & cut a small Section out of the toes boxes area for my toes to hang out of the crocs comfortable. I am wondering if i should do that? Cuz I really do like crocs. I see a lot of people wearing them while kayaking. Your kayak trip was awesome & i would love to do that river with my family. Thanks you for sharing this video buddy.
Thanks for watching! I'd recommend giving Crocs a try. I think they might make slides? Or tevas have been good for me in the past. However, I don't suffer from the problem you describe, so I'm probably not much help, haha. Best of luck finding the right footwear to enjoy the river!
you either need two cars or pay an outfitter to shuttle you. leave one car at the take out. then, drive the other car to the put in. at the take out drive back to the put in.
I’ve lived in Arkansas all my life. Never got to float the Buffalo. I’m enjoying watching as if I were in the boat.
Thanks for watching!
He's just "ROCKIN" one thermal layer😂😂😂😂
Smiling!
Done that in the 70's and 80's all canoes, was surprised to see the yellow raft, guess it's changed a lot over the years, still live in the area but haven't been on the river in 30 years.
Last trip was low water and did more pulling the canoes than floating in them, might be why I never did it again. Big Smile!
Have had my Jeep Wrangler in and out and crossed it a few times.
Never been in a kayak.
much better than watching a movie. it took me there.
Thanks for watching!
What a great video! I lead people down rivers in MN, IA and WI, we don't have LONG slabs of rock like that under the water up north here. It was fun to read the water and what those riffles and rapids look like.
This is definitely on my bucket list now. That color of water is insane! ❤️ Thank for taking time to post this.
Thanks for watching!
What part of mn ia and wi? I’m originally from the driftless region and moved down here to Arkansas 2 years ago. The Buffalo is nothing like any of the rivers up there with the big slab rocks and the scenery. I would say the closest up there would be the yellow river in Iowa.
Thanks for sharing. We have an awesome river. Floated Ponca to Pruitt on an overnight. Plan to return
Nice ride! Keep making videos!
@@HammerLane2Hiking thanks for watching!
Love the detail and mileage updates. Hoping to do a three nighter Ponca to Hasty next week. But if flows are like you hit we may need to add some distance. You were hauling at almost 4 mph from what I could tell. Perhaps rain tomorrow and Wednesday will get the flow back up to what you had.
I was moving at above average pace. Right around 4 mph. I did this intentionally for the video. I paddled a lot. If i just let the river carry me, it would have taken 5 hours, probably. I would typically stop a lot more and hang out.
The buffalo is so rain dependent. If it's low you will paddle and walk a lot
Nice pictures of the river but the real treasures are up the short side canyons but it takes a week to see part of it. Just pick a couple each trip to see and you will be amazed.
Everyone has their preference on what's the most beautiful section of the Buffalo. They are all nice, but we prefer those that are off the main highways, you know, the sections where you can actually see the water and it's not bumper boats lol. The entire river is the most beautiful overall that we have in the state. Highly recommend going in early Spring or Fall to avoid the casuals/drunks. For those that fish for smallmouth while floating, the further you go downstream the fishing gets better. Can you catch smallies the entire river? Yes.
Yup, I agree. I have caught some decent fish near Carver. It's getting overpopulated now. I try to hit it during a weekday just so I can get some peace and quiet. Sucks when there is a hundred cars at the put in / take out. I've floated ponca to tyler Bend. I plan to do the bottom sections next season
This is nice. I shall like to float this.
Ok thanks cool video
thanks for watching!
Damn i must've just missed you😂 we hit it on a sat just a 3ft about a month ago
Ran Ponca to Kyles yesterday. It was too low, but i went for it. It was bumper boats, unfortunately. Gonna be obsessing over the gauges for the next few weeks, would love to get back out there with more water!
Sorry to hear it was too low
It makes for a long day when you drag. I did a portion of the Kings River yesterday, and it was a paddle fest. Too low.
That's pretty typical this time of year, unfortunately. I usually find spring fed rivers and fish the lakes during summer. I hope to get on the buffalo at least one more time this season. I will also be watching the guage!
@@colby_rogers I'm reading my comment this morning and i should have said "It was still worth it." Really great experience.
I'll keep my eyes peeled for you this summer, hope to see you on the water!
Hey where do you park if you are self shuttling?
@@pdoggtheog To self shuttle... you have to drop a car at kyles landing . then drive to ponca low water bridge to put on. Kyles landing is a mad house on the weekends and parking can be really crazy. I suggest hitting it during weekdays or go really early in the morning.
also, if you are camping on the river. you can't park at ponca low water bridge. you will have to put on at Steel Creek. They allow overnight parking
Was wondering if you could recommend a good river for this week in nw arkansas or surrounding areas. I will be with my wife and two kids 9/12 and our dog. Was hoping to rent a couple canoes.
Kings river outfitters has been good to us in the past. Give them a call!
Are there any groups where people get together to float. Some experienced and some newbies? Or clubs?
Arkansas Canoe Club & Arkansas Yakking and Kayaking on facebook is a great place to start!
I like how you just shoot the scenery and no music or any of that shit. I'm from Arkansas and grew up on the Buffalo an a bunch of othe killers spots in Arkansas . New subscriber
Awesome, im glad you like the "raw" format! I try to keep it as natrual as possible. Thank you for the sub!
Fellow NW Arkansas native here. Fully agree.
@@Nate_Higgins thanks for watching!
Excellent video! Subscribed! What’s the best time of year to go on a multiple day kayak camping trip?
Thanks! I appreciate the support!
Best time to float the buffalo is April - June. Any other time of the year the water levels are too low. The lower buffalo is floatable the majority of the year but I always recommend trying to hit the upper portion. So beautiful and worth it.
What time frame (month) did you float this area? What month do you recommend?
@DavyPete march to may
When was this trip? Seems chilly! ;) What was the air temp like?
March 17th! Early spring is a perfect time to hit this particular section. Typically the water is too low by mid-May
Is there an ourfitter there that can drop me off and pick me up?
Buffalo outdoor center
How experienced kayaking does one need to be for this river trip? I am experienced but some friends on mine want to do this. Thanks in advance 😊
It's not bad. I've taken someone who had never floated before and they did fine. Fairly easy, family-friendly float. Enjoy!
Question.
How do you attach your gopro to your kayak?
Want to start filming this year and will take any input.
This video shows how i film 90 percent of the time. Im glad you asked this! I will make a video and show the different methods i use to film! Thanks for watching! Ill get a better how to film kayaking video up soon! ruclips.net/user/shortsyHjtX_kQiko?feature=share
Do know what the river level or CFS was and where the reading was from closest to this stretch?
2.5 ft to 5 ft is ideal. Look up buffalo outdoor center. Their website will have a guage. Or "ponca low water bridge water level" .
What was the water level for this float? The air space looked like about 10"....
It was around 4 ft at the ponca low water bridge. Good floating levels only last a couple of days after a good rain
I want to make it 1’day, camp at night, half a day trip on the buffalo, do you know any outfitters that will put you in closer than Ponca ?
Buffalo outdoor center has a variety of shuttles. I'm sure they would have a shuttle that fits your needs. You can put in and take out in a lot of different places.
Ponca, steel creek, kyles, erbie, ozark, pruitt, hasty, carter, etc....
Just search the buffalo river map. You can download it from the BOC website.
That was an awesome kayak trip man in your Crocs man. I like crocs i hear they are really really comfortable to wear for kayaking. The problem that I have with them is they are not wide enough for my feet 🦶. I have big very very Extremely wide feet sz15 6E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. With footwear being made for toes that are at a 45° Degrees angle & my toes are Evenly straight across my 4/5 toes get crushed & hurt my toes really really bad so i can only wear open toes footwear like flip flops 🩴which barely and I mean barely fit on my feet 🦶 because my toes are wider than the flip flops 🩴 straps. One of my buddy said that i should get a Pair & cut a small Section out of the toes boxes area for my toes to hang out of the crocs comfortable. I am wondering if i should do that? Cuz I really do like crocs. I see a lot of people wearing them while kayaking. Your kayak trip was awesome & i would love to do that river with my family. Thanks you for sharing this video buddy.
Thanks for watching! I'd recommend giving Crocs a try. I think they might make slides? Or tevas have been good for me in the past. However, I don't suffer from the problem you describe, so I'm probably not much help, haha. Best of luck finding the right footwear to enjoy the river!
How do you get back
you either need two cars or pay an outfitter to shuttle you.
leave one car at the take out. then, drive the other car to the put in. at the take out drive back to the put in.
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