Choosing your Fishing Canoe

A fishing canoe is a perfect shallow-water craft for one or two anglers to get to likely fishing holes that are otherwise hard to excess.

It is the most practical boat to fish most small lakes, rivers, streams and marshes.

They can be paddled, rowed or poled. For those with a stern or square-stern model you can even use a small motor with low horsepower for propulsion.

These streamlined, shallow-draft watercrafts allow you to quietly get close to fish without them noticing you are around.

They are available in different hull-shapes, sizes and materials.

Hull-Shapes

Hull shapes are either flat, round or V. Those with flat-bottoms are much stable but they do not track well. Round-bottoms canoes are unstable, especially during windy weather and rough waters. V-shaped hulls are stable against rough waters and track well.

Lengths

The outstanding lengths used by most anglers are those in the 12 – 17-foot range. They are the perfect size for 1 or 2anglers and easy transport on the roof of most vehicles.

Materials

Aluminum, fiberglass, Kevlar and polypropylene are the most common materials for making fishing canoes or regular canoes.

Aluminum boat is light, rugged and much able to withstand hard knocks but its main weakness—too noisy—spooks all the fish before you begin to fish.

A canoe for fishing made of fiberglass is quiet and also durable but is heavy. Its heaviness has a plus point against wind—not so easily being blown around. The minus point is loading and unloading from cartop -- alone.

Canoes made of Kevlar will cost more than other materials. But they are much lighter than fiberglass. They are also quiet and durable.

Polypropylene is some sort of plastic composites. A canoe made from this material is light and durable.

Safety and Accessories

Available are many accessories for you to dress-out your canoe such as rod-holders, special seats and compartments for storing fishing gear.

Canoes are more prone to capsizing so make sure to wear a life jacket at all time when you are in the water, and also to secure whatever thing on board.

Use waterproof bags to store your gear and bring some ropes along to fasten them to the canoe so you don’t have to kiss bye-bye to them when something nasty happen!

Whichever type of fishing canoe you choose to have I’m sure you will have lots of fun and fish!

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