What’s the best anchor for a canoe?

[RTowner]

Today I had a great day fishing, but unfortunately my old garage sale mushroom anchor stayed on the bottom of the lake due to a poorly tied knot. Guess I should have checked and re-tied it.

So I’ll be buying an anchor. And I’m very curious for everyone’s thoughts on the best anchor type and also curious to see the systems you all use to tie off and manage your anchor.

Thanks!

 

[carpenter]

a roto-moulded 6' kayak

 

[MrPoling]

I like the mushrooms. They don't have sharp edges and are readily available.

I think there was another thread about folks using old brake rotors. I'm not sure why. Maybe as drag anchors.

The only problem with anchors is they help sink the canoe if you swamp and don't have additional floatation.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Last time I fished I wrapped a bunch of clothesline around a rock, tying it with knots I made up. It worked on a lake. Of course, that was in 1956, so I'm not much help on more modern devices.

Anchoring in river current requires some knowledge of hydrophysics. I think we have some posts here on that.