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I'm interested in calibrating what I see with a measured wind speed so that I can better anticipate those conditions based on a NOAA spot weather forecast for the area. I already have a general idea of what to expect based on experience but I'm hoping to see if I can fine tune those...

That's the problem, Glenn. Not everyone wants walleye and northern pike introduced for sport fishing; so are we supposed to just go along with it because other people do? There's probably a compromise that could work for both opinions but if the pro-game fish crowd takes things into their own...

And back in New England western rainbow trout (along with Eurasian brown trout) are stocked in native brook trout streams. We just can't leave well enough alone. ;-)

So are you speaking for all of us? That we all want introduced game fish in our streams and lakes?

I like the idea of being able to measure not only air/water temp but also wind speed. It would be nice to have a better idea of the relationship between wind speed and wave action on some of the lakes we canoe, especially when combined with predicted wind speeds for that stretch of water. I read...

I have three solos now, down from five (six actually). My canoeing preferences have changed from years ago. Back then my go-to canoe was a Wenonah Advantage for doing fast laps around local lakes or long days on bigger water. I had a Clipper Sea-1 decked canoe for canoe tripping or day trips on...

The first date with my spouse was canoeing and a picnic lunch. We wore PFDs but she still looked lovely in her quick-dry pants and shirt and sun hat. I guess our idea of canoeing finery has changed from a century ago. Far more practical. 🤠

But now we wear PFDs and ruin the whole aesthetic of clothing finery. :)

I thought the post was unusual in that it sounds more like a section taken from a canoeing "guide book" than a typical response based on experience.

Good find on the archive. I like the photo of the canoe "Splashing over log"; you don't often see movement in those old photographs. I finally made it down to the Pine Barrens last fall and paddled on the Mullica River below Atsion Lake. Had a great time. But the group I was in paddled modern...

Appears (to me) more like a 50 minute info-mercial than a DIY adventure video. Maybe I'm being too critical.

I could see where certain stretches of river could become unusable by paddle craft because of high speed boat traffic. I'd like to see certain stretches of river, especially the ones where motorized boats have been previously excluded because of dams, become non-motorized waterways. Motor boats...

Not canoeing but I did some fish ladder survey work up in Prince William Sound one summer and our "base camp", a 42' converted shrimp boat named the Cora B, had set anchor for a job at the end of Long Bay, southeast of Whittier, Alaska. A couple of us had gone up the river in a 13' Boston Whaler...

I also like seeing low head dams taken out or modified for safer boat and easier critter passage.

I haven't made any comparisons of gas mileage with and without the covers and like you say, it isn't likely to make much difference on short drives anyway. For me it's more about the reduction in noise; a less noisy ride is more enjoyable. I've noticed that canoe manufacturers are putting...

I don't think of it as an either/or experience. I enjoy slowly meandering along the shoreline of a small pond just as much as I do flying down a big reservoir. I take pride in doing both. :)

I never used a canoe cover for traveling but did purchase a couple of Red Leaf/Lady Bug bags to protect the hulls of our tandem canoes while being stored in the garage. I hang them by strap slings from the ceiling, hull down, so they are exposed to afternoon sun (through a garage door window) on...

My Wenonah Advantage would go right along using a Zaveral Power Surge bent shaft paddle. I never raced but I certainly enjoyed the benefits of a sleek canoe and an efficient paddle that racing cultivated. And those lightweight carbon paddles sure make it easier getting our Wenonah Odyssey up to...

I saw a mature Little Blue Heron up in Vermont this summer. It was hunting along the channel between Lake St. Catherine and Little Pond (Lake). I read that they show up in Vermont now and then but that's the first time I'd ever seen one up here.

I won't add much more to this discussion because I think the points made by Tsuga8 and Keeled Over cover my perspective pretty well. I used to work and hike and camp in wolf country (saw a group of four while canoeing and a single while working) and I was never fearful of wolves. Grizzlies, yes...