$50.00

$50.00

SHORT DISTANCE BOAT TOWING - (MINIMUM SERVICE CALL PRICE [75} + 1/2 HOURLY TOWING RATE [25] + FUEL [25])  

 AREA TOWED FROM:  NORTH OF 109 BRIDGE, WHITEWATER CREEK AREA, UP RIVER TO WOLF CREEK, YELLOW JACKET CREEK TO JACKSON CREEK

$125.00

MEDIUM DISTANCE BOAT TOWING - (MINIMUM SERVICE CALL PRICE [75} + 1 HOURLY TOWING RATE [50] + FUEL [50])

   AREA TOWED FROM:  MAIN LAKE NORTH OF  THE MOUTH OF WEHADKEE CREEK, UP RIVER BEFORE RINGER ACCESS, YELLOW JACKET BEFORE SUNNY POINT ACCESS, SOUTHERN HARBOR AREA

$175.00

LONG DISTANCE BOAT TOWING - (MINIMUM SERVICE CALL PRICE [75} + 2 HOURLY TOWING RATE [100] + FUEL [75])

     AREA TOWED FROM:  THE DAM, BACK OF MAPLE CREEK, UP RIVER PAST RINGER ACCESS, YELLOW JACKET PAST SUNNY POINT ACCESS, THE BACK OF THE WEHADKEE/VEASY/STROUD CREEK AREA

$225.00

$75.00

CALL

AFTER HOURS/HAZARDOUS SERVICE CALL - CHANGE THE HOURLY RATES TO THIS FIGURE FOR THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES

DEPART AFTER SUNDOWN OR BEFORE SUNRISE, EXTREME WEATHER, CALLS FROM PAST GRAYSON'S LANDING

$100.00

THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AREA

MSI CONSIDERS ANYTHING NORTH OF HIGHLAND MARINA (NOT YELLOW JACKET CREEK WHICH HEADS TO THE RIGHT) TOWARDS FRANKLIN, GA THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER.  THE AREA BETWEEN HIGHLAND AND THE 219 BRIDGE (THE FIRST BRIDGE NORTH OF THE MARINA) IS VERY SAFE AS LONG AS YOU STAY BETWEEN THE RED AND GREEN BOUYS (EVEN OUTSIDE THE BOUYS IS RELATIVELY SAFE AFTER YOU LEARN THE LAKE).  ONCE YOU PASS THE 219 BRIDGE, YOU GET INTO SOME TRICKY WATER.  IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA DO NOT GO PAST THE 219 BRIDGE. 

THE AREA BETWEEN THE 219 BRIDGE NORTH TO GRAYSON'S LANDING IS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS AREA FOR THE UNFAMILIAR BOATER ON WEST POINT LAKE.  THE AREA LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF WATER TO RUN AROUND IN, BUT IF YOU GET OUT OF THE CHANNEL, YOU WILL GO FROM 20' OF WATER TO ANKLE DEEP IN A SECOND.  IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO GET STUCK IN THIS AREA, DO NOT GET OUT OF THE BOAT WITHOUT A LIFEJACKET, THE BOTTOM IS PURE SILT, SIMILAR TO QUICKSAND, DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST WHEN PEOPLE TRIED TO WALK TO SHORE.

THE SANDBARS IN THE AREA CHANGE CONSTANTLY, SO EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE AREA, BE CAREFUL.  THE CHANEL MARKERS IN THE AREA ALSO MOVE AND GET RE-POSITIONED SO USING THEM FOR NAVIGATION DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. 

IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S A BIG LAKE - STAY SOUTH OF THE 219 BRIDGE!

CREEKS OFF OF THE MAIN RIVER CHANNEL

THE BEST ADVICE THAT WE CAN GIVE FOR CREEKS THAT BRANCH OFF OF THE MAIN RIVER CHANNEL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LAKE IS TO BUY A LAKE MAP.  YOU CAN GET THEM ANT BOTH LAKE MARINAS AND AT ALL LOCAL BAIT STORES FOR AROUND $8-$20 DEPENDING ON THE TYPE.   WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS THE CREEK CHANNELS.

WEST POINT LAKE  IS A MAN MADE LAKE AND THERE ARE OLD CREEK CHANNELS IN EACH OF THE CREEKS ON THE LAKE.  THE TREES AND OTHER STUFF ARE OUTSIDE OF THOSE CREEK CHANNELS, SO IF YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CREEKS USED TO RUN ON THE MAP, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RUN THE CREEKS NO PROBLEM.

WHEN THE LAKE LEVEL IS UP MOST STUFF IS NOT A PROBLEM EVEN OUTSIDE THE OLD CREEK CHANNELS, BUT IF THE LAKE IS 8' DOWN OR MORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY IN THE CHANNEL.

SO, LESSON #2 - BUY A MAP AND USE IT!

YELLOW JACKET CREEK

YELLOW JACKET CREEK IS PROBABLY THE BEST ALL-AROUND CREEK ON THE LAKE BECAUSE OF IT'S LOCATION.  IT IS CLOSE TO HIGHLAND MARIA'S FACILITIES INCLUDING RESTAURANT, STORE, & US!   IT IS ALSO GREAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET ANY TENNIS BALLS FROM ATLANTA AND IT IS USUALLY UNAFFECTED BY WIND CHOP ON THE WATER.  THERE IS HOWEVER TWO AREAS TO BE AWARE OF. 

JUST OUTSIDE OF THE HIGHLAND MARINA COVE AT THE JUNCTION BUOY BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE MOUTH OF YELLOW JACKET CREEK IS AN OLD STAND OF TREES TO WATCH OUT FOR - STAY IN BETWEEN THE BUOY MARKERS AND YOU WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

THE OTHER SPOT IS OUR SECOND MOST POPULAR TOWING AREA ON THE LAKE.  IT IS CALLED THE SUNNY POINT ROAD BED AND IS RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE SECOND BRIDGE ON YELLOW JACKET CREEK SR-219 (SAME ROAD AS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE HAZARD ABOVE).  AS YOU APPROACH HEADING EAST YOU WILL SEE THE BRIDGE IN THE DISTANCE AND A FEW CYPRUS TREES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK - THEY ARE PLANTED ON AN ASPHAULT ROAD BED THAT RUNS ACROSS THE CREEK.  STAY TO THE FAR RIGHT OF THE CREEK, YOU WILL SEE THE ROAD BED COMING OFF OF THE RIGHT SHORE AND A SMALL TELEPHONE POLE THAT MARKS THE END OF THAT SIDE (THE OLD BRIDGE WAS THERE) AND A BUOY MARKER ON THE THE SIDE - STAY BETWEEN THE POLE AND MARKER AND YOU ARE OK.  IF THE LAKE IS UP YOU CAN GO ACROSS THE WHOLE ROAD BED, BUT WHEN IT IS DOWN YOU NEED TO GO OUR WAY.

ONCE AGAIN, LESSON #3 IS USE THE MAP.

THE LAKE FROM HIGHLAND MARINA RESORT DOWN

FROM HERE DOWN YOU HAVE NO WORRIES IF YOU FOLLOW THE MARKER BUOYS, CREEKS ARE THE SAME.  IF YOU WANT TO VENTURE OUTSIDE OF THE MARKERS USE THE EVER POPULAR MAP TO CHECK ANY POSSIBLE HAZARDS IN THE AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WON'T HAVE TO CALL US!