Floating the Platte River

This picture pretty much sums up the Platte; the banks are muddy, steep hills. I have a pontoon float boat that I used. I'll include an earlier picture of me on Taneycomo so you know what I'm talking about. My fishing goal on the Platte was to catch some catfish. The only major problem with that was the fast moving water and no anchor. I thought I would wrap a rope around a tree so I could fish a spot but I couldn't ever stay in place long enough to do so. Well, the night went on and the short trip seemed longer than it should have been. At one time, I actually thought I had missed my boat ramp. And there is no getting off the Platte without a boat ramp! I had my gps but it looked like I had gone by the exit ramp. I had put the boat on up at Platte Falls in Platte City. They have two boat ramps right next to each other. The river actually does a big mile and a half loop from one ramp to the other. What I didn't know is that the loop makes an oval and not a circle. So when I was moving further away from the ramp I was actually past the half way point, but I thought I was heading down river. This wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't 8:30pm at night, completely dark and one of my float tubes was slowly deflating. Bottom line- I didn't catch any fish, got ate up by mosquitoes (forgot repellent), freaked out because of the dark and tree stick ups (not good for a boat that's inflated) and the river was anything but scenic. No more Platte River trips for this guy!