Fly Fishing Canoe

Dave,

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:02:31 -0000, mdk77
wrote:

I think this canoe would be great for the places I fish around here in
Central Illinois -- and be easy to take on trips out-of-state.

Let me know if there is something else worth considering in a fly
fishing canoe. Thanks.

Here's the canoe I use:

http://www.greatcanadian.com/canoes_classic.html

I have the Voyageur model. Scroll about halfway down the page.

Steve Thomas

On Oct 15, 11:23 am, (Steve Thomas) wrote:
Dave,

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:02:31 -0000, mdk77
wrote:



I think this canoe would be great for the places I fish around here in
Central Illinois -- and be easy to take on trips out-of-state.

Let me know if there is something else worth considering in a fly
fishing canoe. Thanks.

Here's the canoe I use:

http://www.greatcanadian.com/canoes_classic.html

I have the Voyageur model. Scroll about halfway down the page.

Steve Thomas

That is a beautiful canoe.

Hey,
I can stir this pot. One option is to build your own canoe. I've made
several. My favorite for fishing is a 12ft solo that weighs 17#. I can
put it on my shoulder and walk into most any trout pond. There are
several designs available. The one I made is a bit technical as it
involves molding thin sheets(1/8") of plywood. An alternative method is
to "stitch" panels of Plywood together with wire and then "glue" the
joint with epoxy. Much easier than it sounds. Important for fishing
from a solo boat is an anchoring system to hold your place. Although
I've never used one. The Hobie kayaks feature underwater fins that
allow you to pedal the boat leaving your hands free to fish. The
drawback of these boats besides expense is weight. Finally the cost of
the boat I built was about $300. If I hadn't made some stupid mistakes
it would have taken me about 2 weeks to build, working on it after
work. Toodles,Frogge.


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On Oct 15, 12:23 pm, (Steve Thomas) wrote:

Here's the canoe I use:

http://www.greatcanadian.com/canoes_classic.html

I have the Voyageur model. Scroll about halfway down the page.

Wow. Never thought a wooden canoe would be that light- 57 pounds.
That's actually lighter than my Wenonah.

But here's another (qualified*) vote for Wenonah's Adirondak. I sure
like mine. And it's eggplant color is nearly as nice as that natural
cedar. :-)

Bill

*qualified because I've only owned it a few months and have paddled it
but a half-dozen times. I've never stood to fish in a canoe, but
rather remain kneeling or seated.

On Oct 15, 1:24 pm, wrote:

But here's another (qualified*) vote for Wenonah's Adirondak.

Let me further qualify- method rather than watercraft- since another
thread evolved into "oh, he was talking about fishing for a different
species than I am."

I have never once (knowingly) fished for trout from a canoe, nor for
any species in flowing water. My sole prey when paddling are
largemouth bass and bluegill (and any other topwater feeders, the
stray crappie, etc.) in warmwater ponds. As far as I'm concerned,
anchoring a comfortable casting distance from some structure in such a
piece of water and slinging a big garish popper to the bucket mouths
is a perfectly fine way to spend a summer afternoon or evening, and
requires neither standing, nor particular stealth, perhaps the root of
its appeal to me.

However a certain lake in beautiful Iron County, Michigan of which I
am inordinately fond, hosts warmwater species as well as brook trout,
and it is my firm intention to target all of them one of these days.

Bill

wrote in message
oups.com...

However a certain lake in beautiful Iron County, Michigan of which I
am inordinately fond, hosts warmwater species as well as brook trout,
and it is my firm intention to target all of them one of these days.

Speaking of targets, I went by that lake a couple of times and through the
equally beautiful forest surrounding it about 9 days ago, in hot pursuit of
the startlingly loud an invulnerable wraiths commonly known as grouse.
Having proved, once again, that hot lead is useless against them, I remain
grateful that they typically move away from me in disdain rather than toward
me with ill intent.

Wolfgang
no fish were harmed or otherwise annoyed in the making of this report or its
antecedent events.

Steve Thomas wrote:

Here's the canoe I use:

http://www.greatcanadian.com/canoes_classic.html

I have the Voyageur model. Scroll about halfway down the page.

Nice boat. Here's the tandem tripper I use for solo paddling
and fishing.

http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&i...73&pid=5896861

It's a Kedros Navigator 16. The Navigator 16 is very much like
the Wenonah Adirondack in design except, of course, the layup
is cedar strip instead of glas or royalex.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken,

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:34:47 -0500, Ken Fortenberry

Nice boat. Here's the tandem tripper I use for solo paddling
and fishing.

http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&i...73&pid=5896861

Nice boat :-)

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas typed:
Ken,

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:34:47 -0500, Ken Fortenberry

Nice boat. Here's the tandem tripper I use for solo paddling
and fishing.

http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&i...73&pid=5896861

Nice boat :-)

Yeah, but that is one ugly dude, eh? . . . and, no, I don't mean Kipper. ;-)
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TL,
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"mdk77" wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm saving my nickels for a canoe to fly fish from. I'm hoping, God-
willing, to be able to buy one over the Winter, or early Spring. Do
many of you fish from canoes? I'm thinking a canoe would be a simple
way to get onto the many ponds, rivers and lakes around here, without
the hassle of having to trailer a bigger boat. My brother-in-law in
Oregon has had a canoe for years, and it sure seems peaceful and
hassle-free.

I'm looking at a 17 footer that is stable, light and capable of being
a tandem OR a solo canoe. Have any of you had experience (or heard
good or bad) about the Souris River Canoes? I'm looking at the
"Quetico 17". Here's a link to what I'm considering:

http://www.redrockstore.com/quetico17.html

I think this canoe would be great for the places I fish around here in
Central Illinois -- and be easy to take on trips out-of-state.

Let me know if there is something else worth considering in a fly
fishing canoe. Thanks.

- Dave K.


When I was on the Arolik River AK this year, there was an official from
the Alaska F&G that floated by us. He was in a one-man inflatable kayak. I
was pretty impressed as I watched him maneuver the craft with ease through
the fast water with his double paddle. He had great kayaking skills. He
also carried enough load for himself. He told me it's the best craft he's
even been in.
I asked for all the data, here is the link:
http://www.alaskaraftandkayak.com/ca...ayaks&id=3 81
He actually started 3-days behind us on our 9-day trip. He passed us and
was scheduled to get to the end 4-days before us. We told him about the fish
we caught, and he told us we did better than most guides that come out here.
Although we had our AK fishing license, he never asked for it. He was just
out to review the Arolik River.
-tom