you can launch for free at a bar called the port of call in jacks reef.the only problem is getting out to the lake. to get to the lake you will go uder the bridge. just follow it right to the lake. as you get up a little further you will see a creek comming in the river. stay to the left quite a bit as there is a rock it the middle. that creek usually is good for pike. once you get through that you are good to go. the river is great pike and large mouth. if i didn't have 2 doc appts i would meet you there.