Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kype on July 03, 2011, 11:02:56 AM
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Just out of interest (do remember an earlier thread - but can't find!), what would you say is the entry level boat/motor combo for using on the Harrison / Pitt and to cross the Fraser (not really bombing up and down like the jet boats - more just crossing to get away from the crowds!).
Been thinking 16' and say 25hp?? ???
Thx
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Atleast that! :)
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I use a 15' with a 30hp works great on all the local flows (Harrison, Stave, Fraser), i used to use a 15hp without any issues. Depends on how many people you want to transport hence the bigger jet boats.
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12 ft deep hull with a 15 hp at the very least and make sure u are wearing your lifevest anything more is bonus
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14' Lowe or G3 flatbottom boats are perfect for running the Fraser and Harrison Rivers. Match it with a 20-25hp prop, and you can always switch to a jet leg in the future if you want. They also make a great flyfishing boat for lake fishing.
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Hey Fishing in Van - by flat bottom you mean Jon Boats? So a 14ft Jon - say the 14ft with 57" wide beam?? ???
Though I note this particular model is limited to a 20hp.
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Kype, yes i do mean Jon boats. I have seen a few 14' lowes with 25/20hp jets on them. Each brand probably has differet HP ratings. I used to have a 16' lowe flatbottom with a 70 jet on it....what a great boat, it would go anywhere.
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Thanks Fishing in Van - great news!
You might just see us bobbing around on the river this Summer!!
Cheers ;)
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I've a 14 Mysty River alum with a 30Hp Yamaha 2 stroke, I've some low rev issues to deal with and thx to all those who helped me out I should and could be river ready this year, saw Rodney's Bar fishing tutorials , (excellant education ), with his good buddy providing in a 5-6 part series on bar fishing the Fraser river. Personally I have fished a few bars from shore but want to try the aspect of bar fishing on the Fraser, I have from that series obtained a map of bar fishing sites on the Fraser from mouth to Hope, The series suggested fishing the bars from Chilliwack to Hope.......any suggestions on where to launch for a fun and safe experience for river novice. Did check out Harrison Lake boat launch- very pricey and busy.....no, did check out Kilby, looked a little better and not a lot of parking for truck and trailer tho if it gets busy, did go up further towards the beginning of Sasquatch Park and there was a launch with ample parking and across the lake was the Harrison River mouth, I want to give this a try and any suggestions?, can you get to the mouth of the Chehalis and land and bar fish about there?, and on the Fraser I have visited the launch at Fort Langley, and a not a lot of parking......Gill Road Bar with seems like good opportunities with even an island across the way where I saw boats docked and fishermen busy. Any help? :-\
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Hey Butch, Gill road is a good location to launch if you're bar fishing. There are a few good spots to bar fish between there and the Rosedale bridge. Island 22 is also another good launch location with lots of parking, and you're only a 5 minute boat ride from Grassy and Wellington bars.
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You can use a 9.9hp with a 14ft deep haul and get around no problem with 2 people in the boat. I have seen people with 6hp and a 12ft boat,now that's a little hairy for me.
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A decent 12 ft and 9.9 was good enough for most for years.
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I have a small 12 foot inflatable (Achilles) craft and an 8 horse that I run up and down the Harrison and out to the Peg and beyond. Because it has a shallow draft, I can get away with less horse power (it really hauls on the hydroplane), but I would not recommend less than 10 hps.
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On the HARRISON River, not the Fraser, a buddy of mine has fished with me using his 10' boat with a 6 hp motor. I've used a 12' boat there. But I haven't experienced the big winds that I hear can occasionally occur on the Harrison River. This would be from Kilby launch. Uh, if you have to cross part of Harrison LAKE to get to the Harrison River then I'm thinking 16' minimum, and no big wind forecasted, especially for your return trip which might be hours later.
We had to TOW a 12' inflatable downstream on the Harrison River one year because his motor went out and the wind actually blew him upstream enough that they couldn't make any progress downstream (in the lower-current areas). Wow. Bring a backup motor.
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Thx Fishing in Vancouver will give Gill Road a try, did go out there for a look last year and seemed spacious and the price for launch was right-lol, did watch boats head east as you note but also saw some head west from Gill :o
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Fisherman254, last year my wife and I went to Kilby's launch once with the boat and the wind was so strong and the waves so big, we said no., second time the water was so still we walked right out to the mouth at the fraser and it seemed so tranquil, have you been down to as far as Harrison Lake from Kilby's?, are there many or good bars, like around ??? ??? the Chehalis mouth or slanted rock location?
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Fisherman254, last year my wife and I went to Kilby's launch once with the boat and the wind was so strong and the waves so big, we said no., second time the water was so still we walked right out to the mouth at the fraser and it seemed so tranquil, have you been down to as far as Harrison Lake from Kilby's?, are there many or good bars, like around ??? ??? the Chehalis mouth or slanted rock location?
Do you mean the Morris Creek mouth?
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Thx Fishing in Vancouver will give Gill Road a try, did go out there for a look last year and seemed spacious and the price for launch was right-lol, did watch boats head east as you note but also saw some head west from Gill :o
Went out to Gill last Friday , lots of room to launch . There was no one there as the water was a running fast by there . I sat around a while . Seen a few fish rolling around . Not sure if they were Sockeye or Pinks ? who knows they maybe were Springs . A couple Americans pulled in from up at spaghetti bar in there "16 aluminum with a 50 merc " they said it was slow going . They had to pull anchor as the natives kept drifting down . Go Fish