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chrishophoto
So do tell me, is this a crazy idea? I am new to fishing, and have been trying without success to land my first steelhead from the banks of the Sandy and Clackamas rivers, but did take a few trout before the high lakes froze up from my canoe. Now with the spring season coming along, I want to kill and eat a salmon.
My question is this, has anyone ever tried to catch a salmon in a canoe? That’s what I have, I live a mile from the Willamette, and think that my rowing speed would be about the same as trolling. I also have rigged up a good way to mount my rod on the gunwales. In my mind this should work, but at the same time I can see a sort of “Nantucket sleigh ride” scenario being possible. I have never fought anything more than a 16” trout (which seemed too easy, really), but I am wondering if I hooked a good-sized Chinook if I might be in for a different sort of experience.
Anyone here ever done this?
:think:
Well, I would think it should be feasible with an experienced rowing partner. I sure wouldn't try it alone. That salmon on the end of your line is not going to wait patiently for your canoe to turn to follow it or give a hoot about causing chaos by going under you and changing directions. If you decide to give it a go,make sure you take all the safety precautions! A pfd won't help save your life if it is in the opposite end of the canoe. Let us know what you decide. Be safe.
Barb
So do tell me, is this a crazy idea? I am new to fishing, and have been trying without success to land my first steelhead from the banks of the Sandy and Clackamas rivers, but did take a few trout before the high lakes froze up from my canoe. Now with the spring season coming along, I want to kill and eat a salmon.
My question is this, has anyone ever tried to catch a salmon in a canoe? That’s what I have, I live a mile from the Willamette, and think that my rowing speed would be about the same as trolling. I also have rigged up a good way to mount my rod on the gunwales. In my mind this should work, but at the same time I can see a sort of “Nantucket sleigh ride” scenario being possible. I have never fought anything more than a 16” trout (which seemed too easy, really), but I am wondering if I hooked a good-sized Chinook if I might be in for a different sort of experience.
Anyone here ever done this?
:think:
So do tell me, is this a crazy idea? I am new to fishing, and have been trying without success to land my first steelhead from the banks of the Sandy and Clackamas rivers, but did take a few trout before the high lakes froze up from my canoe. Now with the spring season coming along, I want to kill and eat a salmon.
My question is this, has anyone ever tried to catch a salmon in a canoe? That’s what I have, I live a mile from the Willamette, and think that my rowing speed would be about the same as trolling. I also have rigged up a good way to mount my rod on the gunwales. In my mind this should work, but at the same time I can see a sort of “Nantucket sleigh ride” scenario being possible. I have never fought anything more than a 16” trout (which seemed too easy, really), but I am wondering if I hooked a good-sized Chinook if I might be in for a different sort of experience.
Anyone here ever done this?
:think:
Yes, I too have seen guys land them at sellwood from kayaks.My concern would be boat wave while fighting a fish....just a thought, a second person to get ya pointed into the wave could fix this, I guess
I think there is one more thing beyond the intensity of fighting a springer and not paying attention to hazards is the sea lions.
We heard the 2nd report today of a sea lion nearly sinking a boat.
We fished by a guy that had a big gash and dent in his aluminum boat from a sea lion trying to come into the boat after he pulled his fish away from it in the net, the sea lion came up onto the boat after the fish. He nearly sunk the boat. Should that happen he would probably halve your canoe, Those things weigh upwards of 700 to 800 lbs and some larger. Lots of teeth when they are after a fish. Just something to think about. Wear a GOOD lifejacket.
If you are die hard about getting into some Salmonids out of a dugout style boat, perhaps a Kaynoe is a good route to investigate. A friend of both GreenDrifter and myself has one, and that thing gets rallied pretty hard. Slightly more stable than a canoe, but not near as bad once you are in it. And it has decent gunnels to mount things to. Because what would a boat be without being overfull of crap nobody needs!:lol: