I have “heard” that there is such a thing as a canoe built for fishing. I need someone to lead me to source. I understand it has great stability, some depth and room for gear, usually two people. Is there such an animal? We fish lakes, usually some chop on the water. Thanks
Many Choices
And many criteria.
I have fished from;
Mad River Explorer
Souris River Quetico 17
Bell Magic (solo)
Swift Shearwater (solo)
Hemlock Eagle (tandem)
So, the questions you need to answer;
Tandem or solo
Day trip or camping
Relative distance covered (speed/efficiency)
Is weight a factor?
Is $$ a factor
Do you plan a motor?
Lots of knowledgable folks here. Give some more detail and you’ll get plenty of help.
Cheers
Wes
Choices are unlimited.
I fish from a Nova Craft Bob Special, an Old Town Pack (solo), a Wenonah Vagabond (solo) and I recently purchased an Old Town Penobscot 16 to use for trips and fishing and an Old Town Loon 138 (solo kayak) to fish from. As stated before Wenonah makes the Fisherman, Kingfisher and Heron to name a few. Old Town makes the Predator series.
Basically you can fish from any canoe. You just need to look at the reviews and some of the manufacturer web sites to get an idea what is available. Royalex is a good durable and quiet material that is good for a fishing canoe and not real heavy.
Be careful
I bought a canoe that’s great for fishing, but it’s heavy. It weighs a little over 100 lbs. It’s a WaterQuest 15.7. It’s wide (42") and stable. You could probably harpoon whales from it, but you sure don’t want to lift it.
I don’t fish, but there’s a message…
…board like this one on pnet devoted to fishing, and I’m sure you’g get suggestions there. Go to the bottom of this page to find it.
River Ridge Canoes
You may be thinking of these guys
http://www.riverridgecustomcanoes.com/
Not my cup-of-tea, but to each his own. These aren’t for canoeist that fish but rather for fisherman that need a canoe.