San Joaquin
4. Patterson Bend (Kerckhoff Reservoir to Kerchoff #1 PH)
From the road into Squaw Leap Park, we hiked in along a dirt road to paddle the last mile or so of the Patterson Bend section of the San Joaquin River. After a mile of hiking, you come to a fence marking the start of private property. From there you can follow the fence line downhill across country to the river. Can't really recommend it. We thought we had some small spill, but we did not have time to drive to Kerchoff Reservoir. Turns out the flow was only slightly higher than base / fish flow, so we barely scraped through.
Daniel Lundberg
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