We stopped at Hite this afternoon before going on the Halls.
The concrete ramp is a long way from the “river” but there is sort of a road down to the water thru the mud and vegetation, appears to be for siteseers and maybe kayaks .
The primitive ramp to the south is a long way away from the dock now and the water is only accessible in the brush ( saplings, up to 2-3” caliper). There is a place you can see people have been launching in about 2-3 feet of water, pretty muddy, but seams to be working, I think could get in and float my bass boat off the trailer, but it would be rough on your boat and motor to fight through the brush, in my opinion. Once past the brush, it’s only about 15-20 feet to the tire break, so as other have said, looks like you would have to hug the cliff to try and stay in the channel. Substantial sand island in mid stream till just down stream of the south boat ramp area. We decided not to try it. Hite store is not open, fuel pumps are on. No cell service anywhere near it.
But my wife found my shoe I lost in the mud bottom last October!! Lol
Beautiful at Halls today, and some of the folks camped nearby say they are doing some good with stripers. Wish us luck for tomorrow!
A few Hite pictures taken this afternoon follow: