Kayak rentals - Portland area?

Hi all --

Anyone know if there are any shops in the greater PDX area that rent/demo fishing yaks?

Thinking of heading up to Lost Lake in a couple of weeks and thought I might take the opportunity to give this a try.

Cheers,
Hikeon

welcome aboard hikeon.. hopefully the PDX crew can take a few minutes from kicking all our butts on the AOTY board to help you out.. be patient someone will answer

aldercreek.com

they are just east of jantzen beach.  i know they have a couple of prowlers/malibu/hobie for sale so i assume they would rent them as well.

hopefully the PDX crew can take a few minutes from kicking all our butts on the AOTY board to help you out..

They're not kicking any butt. It goes OR, WA, OR, WA, WA for the top five! Represent WA WR!

Z

hopefully the PDX crew can take a few minutes from kicking all our butts on the AOTY board to help you out..

They're not kicking any butt. It goes OR, WA, OR, WA, WA for the top five! Represent WA WR!

Z

And I'm dead last.   

I've fished less this year (by far!!!) than I have the past few years.  That kinda sucks.  Hopefully I can make it up this fall.

-Allen

In Portland, try Alder Creek or Next Adventure. If you don't want to carry a boat all the way from Portland, you can also stop in the Kayak Shed in Hood River on your way to Lost Lake. I believe they have Hobie demos now. Also, depending on when you're going, I might be talked into heading over that way & bringing a boat along for you.

Brian

Hi all --

Thanks for the info...  I will give Aldercreek, Next Adventure, and the Kayak Shed a call to see what they have.

Alaskazi - thanks for the offer of potentially meeting up at the lake...  Unfortunately, the trip is still tentative, and if I do get to go, I'll be with my wife and 2 y.o. daughter... Thus, trying to maintain a schedule is often difficult, (and I wouldn't want to subject you to their scheduling whims.)  Depending upon my daughter's mood, I may get hours of paddling, or I may get 5 minutes.  :)

Best,
Scott

No worries, I've got a 10 & 11-year old, so I gave up on sticking to any regular sort of schedule a long time ago. If I can make it up when you're going, I'm good with bringing a boat for whatever amount of time you end up needing it. I just like an excuse to go up there