The closer takeout is Douglas bar, but you have to have purchased an access key to use it, and the farmer only sold a couple of hundred.

If your pontoon boats are light enough, you could launch at Tualco, fish down to upper Nordstrom's or the meat hole, and row/hike your way back. With the low flow it shouldn't be too difficult.

I see people under the 522 bridge fishing all the time but I don't know how difficult the walk down there is. Again, if your craft is light enough, you might be able to take out there.

Hell, you guys could take those pontoon boats out at Thomas eddy. There's a public parking lot there or you could park along the road.

If you're familiar with the old Snohomish Monroe highway, you make a turn at Treoste rd. about halfway between the two towns, then left onto Short School rd. That's how to get to Doug bar and Thomas eddy.

I hope this helped.