I refer to the rip raps above sultan as the three fingers since there are 3 rip raps.

Made the mistake of dipping the left oar in that one time and it ripped the oar out of my hand. Powerful hydraulics in that spot, boat did a 180, side dipped and we came out fine. Beezer also showed me how to make it through this area safely.

Navigating it is a little different depending on the water level however this is how I do it most of the time. I drop into the shoot, point bow towards bank and back row so the boat goes down that shoot side ways. When you get to the rip rap point bow towards it so you don't hit it. Before hitting the swirly water straighten the boat out and push row like hell and just punch through it. Don't go to deep on the oars and the swirly water will not grab the blades to bad.

I have often wondered if someone does flip a boat there and drown if they could sue the dang railroad?

Also that top rip rap used to be one of my favorite fishing holes but now no fish hold since the railroad changed the river direction.

P.S. A month or so back a canoe flipped in that exact location.