bought this sucker today:



so i'm a canoe noob. i took the flatwater class state offers and really enjoyed it and i wanted to be able to spend some time on the water and fish a little up around raleigh. i thought i'd bring my aluminum boat up there and find somewhere to store it, then i decided to buy a canoe instead.

so, tell me your favorite places to paddle around wake county. share canoeing stories, etc.

help a canoe noob out.

[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 12:34 AM. Reason : image, not link]

7/27/2008 12:33:41 AM

is that canoe gonna support the wt of that truck?

7/27/2008 12:36:31 AM

lawl

some serious shortsightedness on my part

7/27/2008 12:37:57 AM

lake raleigh?

7/27/2008 12:38:27 AM

now if you just owned a gas station for the truck.

7/27/2008 12:40:02 AM

yeah, i thought about that. here are the places i've heard of or had on my mind:

falls lake
lake raleigh
pullen park?
lake lynn
neuse river, but i'm completely unfamiliar with it's depth, rockiness, etc. around raleigh. and it would require a nice person to leave a vehicle for me at my take-out point

[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 12:41 AM. Reason : i have no problem putting fuel in my truck. please stay on topic.]

7/27/2008 12:40:26 AM

ha. just saying. I got a red one just like it.

7/27/2008 12:42:04 AM

word. they look great in red.

i get about 18.5 mpg

7/27/2008 12:42:54 AM

is that a bird house or a hog house in the background?

[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 12:43 AM. Reason : afsd]

7/27/2008 12:42:57 AM

damn, does that one have the V6? cause I'm lucky if I get about 15 on the highway and 12-13 or so in the city.

7/27/2008 12:44:37 AM

abandoned chicken house

the truck is in my mom's yard. the chicken house is in my grandparents' yard next door. we got out of the chicken business several years ago.

[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 12:45 AM. Reason : yeah, v6...wish i had the 318]

7/27/2008 12:44:40 AM

def. not around here, but went to florida with the lil lady and family, and we went canoeing on spring creek, which goes into the chipola river.

if you're ever in marianna, fla., check it out.

for real.

it was awesome.

crystal clear water, rope swings, stuff to jump off of, etc.

7/27/2008 12:49:08 AM

there's some backways into buckhorn lake in wilson, where you dont have to pay the ramp fee
just drag the boat for a little bit. max of 30 yards, depending on which one you use

also, take it and put it into any ponds you can find around office complexes and in neighborhoods

lochmere has a few ponds and there's an office park out on poole road, but that one doesnt require a boat to fish

7/27/2008 12:49:46 AM

looking for something closer than buckhorn. besides, you could get seasick from all the damn skiers and tubers out there. i went once and tried to fish and said the hell with it. it might be ok with a canoe up in that shallow part where they can't run though. mind PMing me some details on these backways in?

where is lochmere?

^^get up with me if you ever want to take this joker out around raleigh sometime. could do some catching up.

[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 12:54 AM. Reason : .]

7/27/2008 12:52:52 AM

^hells yeah son

7/27/2008 12:55:13 AM

i'm gonna try to keep this thing in my apartment. it's 14', so i'm not sure if this is gonna work

7/27/2008 12:57:11 AM

just throw some cushions on top

insta-couch

7/27/2008 12:58:18 AM

i figured it would make a nice catch-all or laundry hamper or something

i think my room is 12'x13'

7/27/2008 1:00:21 AM

haha
12x13
good luck with that

7/27/2008 1:01:31 AM

i put lochmere b/c i assumed you were fishing too
lochmere is down in cary off of kildaire farm
or enter at tryon and cary parkway

7/27/2008 1:02:04 AM

paging Beardawg61

7/27/2008 1:08:26 AM

^i'm hoping he'll chime in

so where do i go on this map?:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lochmere+raleigh&ie=UTF8&ll=35.741344,-78.763416&spn=0.003126,0.004629&t=h&z=18

7/27/2008 1:10:09 AM

what about lake johnson? lake wheeler? shelley lake?

7/27/2008 1:19:40 AM

lake jordan.

7/27/2008 1:24:36 AM

Canoing on lake jordan is excellent.

7/27/2008 1:38:51 AM

hmmm, i wonder if my roommate would mind a canoe in the living room....


haha, i bet he ends up reading this

7/27/2008 1:44:06 AM

bttt

7/27/2008 10:09:37 AM

lake jordan jordan lake

7/27/2008 10:48:46 AM

I have a canoe. My dad and I would go out on Lake Hickory and Lake Lookout and fish.

7/27/2008 10:49:47 AM

lake johnson

7/27/2008 10:49:53 AM

ok, i know the names of the places. i need more info on how crowded it gets, best places to launch, etc.

share some experiences

also, if someone has a canoe and wants to show me their favorite places that'd be cool too. i'm still learning all this stuff.

7/27/2008 10:56:32 AM

im more of a river person.

my favorite trip around here is the cape fear.

start at buckhorn dam, go 16 miles down through raven rock state park and end at the new river park in erwin.



if im on a lake i want a boat with a motor

7/27/2008 11:12:57 AM

^amen.

7/27/2008 11:14:32 AM

comparing canoeing with fishing from my other boat is kinda apples and oranges. i mean, they're just so different. canoe is quiet and peaceful. on the boat it's more of like just a means of getting to the fish. with the canoe, getting there is half the fun.

[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 11:17 AM. Reason : and this works out better with an apartment in raleigh, so what the hell]

7/27/2008 11:17:14 AM

I usually go to seaforth at jordan lake when im kayaking or canoeing. It can get crowded with boats at the ramps occasionally but it doesn't take long to get to the quieter fishing areas, granted i've got a trolling motor ill use on my canoe sometimes when i fish it may take a little longer paddling.

7/27/2008 11:43:41 AM

i thought about putting on a trolling motor, but i don't wanna screw with registration and all that stuff

plus, this was supposed to be a fishing-on-a-budget type thing. hell, i need the exercise

7/27/2008 11:54:08 AM

wow this thread is like hick central

7/27/2008 11:58:03 AM

^ racist.

7/27/2008 11:58:46 AM

Crabtree Lake

7/27/2008 11:58:56 AM

yeah i dont have my canoe registered i just put one of those weak clamp on minn kotas and throw a battery in back, doesn't go fast but its nice sometimes.


[Edited on July 27, 2008 at 2:08 PM. Reason : it was ~100 dollars for the motor and battery]

7/27/2008 2:07:28 PM

where's beardawg when you need him?

7/27/2008 10:38:53 PM