Kayak access to Lenore and Nunally

[Kado]

Maybe not kosher to ask, but wondering if a Hobie kayak with its wheels can reach the lakes from the parking lots. I’d like to camp overnight just to see these lakes for myself, but don’t want to bring the kayak if not worth it (when they’re open).
Thanks,
Mark

 

[troutpocket]

Lenore is no problem. There are a few options for launching right off the highway. Nunnally is more involved but a decent wheel system should get you in.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Mark, did you mean Lenice and Nunnally? They are close together, Lenice has a shorter easier trail…..

 

[Kado]

Mark, did you mean Lenice and Nunnally? They are close together, Lenice has a shorter easier trail…..

Oops! Yes.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

It’s all good! Merry and Bobby lakes are the connectors between Lenice and Nunnally, a lot tougher/rougher trail but the fishing was great! It’s been years since I was there, the trail was getting overgrown then…..

 

[Kado]

Seems almost like a rite of passage to truck camp and fish there.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Or you should’ve been there 20 years ago Mark…..”the good ol’ days” there were browns, tigers and an amazing callibaetis hatch!

 

[Billy]

My dad and I dragged a giant ass two person ocean kayak into Lenice when I was like 12.

Then spent the day paddling each other to rises throwing small adams. If there is a will there is a way

 

[Eastside]

It used to be easier to get into Nunnally when we could use the road. One time, we carried a row boat in.

 

[Wayne Kohan]

It used to be easier to get into Nunnally when we could use the road. One time, we carried a row boat in.

Years ago when I first fished Nunnally, someone used to take a driftboat into there. The trail there is very sandy in places, Lenice is much easier to get into, hence the crowds...

 

[Tim L]

Mark, did you mean Lenice and Nunnally? They are close together, Lenice has a shorter easier trail…..

Steve does that include SUP access?

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Tim Tim Tim…..don’t tell everyone about the Secret Unused Pathway!! Half the distance and paved…..

 

[Shawn Seeger]

Years ago when I first fished Nunnally, someone used to take a driftboat into there. The trail there is very sandy in places, Lenice is much easier to get into, hence the crowds...

Here was the lot at Lenice 2nd weekend two years ago

 

[dep]

great pic Shawn. as mentioned, Lenice is the easier of the two.
with the fire a few years, Nunnally gets pretty steep at the end before dropping to the lake. reserve some energy to get out!.
I believe Merry is now pretty much grown over. I fished it probably 14 years ago (before the browns and tigers were introduced to the lake chain), and I landed an awesome 5 lb rainbow. those lakes were awesome back then.

be safe!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

I C&R’d tigers back then in Merry/Bobby dep…..must’ve come from the two larger lakes.

 

[dep]

agree BFG. always wanted to works the water channels between the lakes.
have went into the back channels from east side of Nunnally before and caught some good fish. did not go in too far as I never saw the boats on the shore line of Bobby. if you have ever walked the lakes from Nunnally to Lenice, you will know the boats I'm talking about

 

[Bambooflyguy]

I sure do dep….that’s where we used to put in at. I wonder how grown in the trail and lakes are??

 

[Dustin Chromers]

It's been eons for me but Lenore had excellent dispersed camping and I used a canoe right from camp to enter the lake.

 

[Ronbow]

Maybe not kosher to ask, but wondering if a Hobie kayak with its wheels can reach the lakes from the parking lots. I’d like to camp overnight just to see these lakes for myself, but don’t want to bring the kayak if not worth it (when they’re open).
Thanks,
Mark

Kado PM me and I can give some insight re Nunnally access.

Ron