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Same vehicle with new Old Town Discovery 119 recently purchased from Appomattox River Company. Much easier to load/unload by myself than the Coleman (66 y/o weakling LOL). Also pretty easy to fish from solo but pretty tight quarters. Nonetheless already caught a bunch of fish out of it.

Has anyone fished from a canoe at Briery Creek Lake and if so are there any logistics/safety lessons learned? (putting in, underwater stumps, etc.) Thanks

Barbless in all catch and release freshwater. In saltwater I'm usually fishing for food so tend to go with the barbs intact.

I went with the NRS Chinook and it seems to fit the bill. More pockets than I need but it does have a nicely sized pocket for a cell phone for quick access to take pictures of fish I catch, along with bald eagles and beavers and fighting turkeys and such.

So many pretty canoes in this thread so I'm a little embarrassed with this old Coleman 15', but we have really enjoyed it, pretty stable and lots of carrying capacity. Diagonally placed in the back of a 2009 Silverado, 8' bed with 1.5' tailgate, so most of the canoe is supported by the truck...

Nice set up. What kind of seat is that, and does it have a fold-up backrest?

Ended up getting an Old Town Discovery 119 basic model, not the Sportsman. The Sportsman seat was just too low for this old man. Given that, I'll still raise the seat in the Discovery with cushions until it gets too tippy. Took the maiden voyage yesterday and I like it but will need to do...

Understood. The 15 footer I have has been a work horse and only cost me $100 used many years ago. But in fairness it only got used about 10-15 times a year and all flat water casual outings or fishing. I did make several day trips with two people, a dog, cooler and beach chairs with a...

Thanks for all the input!!

I fish still waters from a solo canoe and looking for recommendations for a PFD. Thanks

Forgot to mention I have a Coleman Ram-X 15' but that is getting a little too much for me to handle loading into the truck by myself. Would get a Ram-X 13' but I understand they don't make that anymore. Went to Appomattox River Co. website and see they have the Old Town Discovery Sportsman...

Updated my profile with location, Richmond, VA (actually Mechanicville but Richmond is local "big city")

Hello, new member in Virginia. I have a 15 foot Coleman that is a good two man fishing unit, but getting too big for me to handle alone (notice it is the canoe's fault LOL). Looking for recommendations for an economical 1 man fishing unit. Basically I'm thinking something just like the...

Joining to get help on finding a new canoe solution for some simple flatwater fishing trips. Thanks in advance.