snoryder Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 What would the minimum size boat and motor would you drift in the Queenston area? I realize with a small boat you wouldn't be able to go upstream, but having NY license would be an asset in that area. tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjcanoe Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I've seen car toppers in there before but probable wouldn't feel comfortable with anything less than a 14footer and a 15hp for the drift area. I've got a 40hp and a 15ft boat and have never even thought about going up into the gorge area jjcanoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoryder Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 cool, so a 14 ftr with 25 hp should be good. tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I fished a few areas of the lower no prob with my wife's unlce in his 14 footer..deep modified V with a 25 and been comfortable all day..and I have a,15.1 footer with a 40 as well, and there are places up into the gorge are that I wouldn't take my boat either, and I am pretty comfortable in alot of situations on the water for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-hamilton Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 i went up the gorge for the first time last outing... i have a 17' with a 50hp. it was scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoryder Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 The water around queenston looks scary already, so now I need to find a decent used boat. tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 if you are looking into buying a boat...you should mainly think about what kind of use you expect to get out of it...the size of the bodies of water you mainly plan to fish, and if you want to use the boat as well for other activities such as just boating/skiing/tubing or whatever, and try and find something that will all around suit your boating/fishing needs, and then it's really just a matter of your comfort zone for the size boat you have depending on where you are fishing, you really don't need a big boat to fish alot of parts of the river..a reliable motor, well I for sure would have that, I am sure many of us have been "stuck" out there for a while, and or helped other boaters out over the years as well. I know I have cut my fishing day short on a few occasions to help lend someone a tow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 A 14fter even with just a 9.9 will get you fishing all the drifts in the wider section of the river from artpark down. A 14fter with a 25 will be no probs, but do not go further up than artpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJW88 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 I've personally fished the river for many years out of a 14ft with a 25hp. It wasen't that bad at all as long as your not foolish. We use to fish the Art Park down. Once your past the sanddocks for the most part the river isn't that scary. Most drifts are only pushing you along at 1.5 to 2 mph. We even fished the bar for lakers in this boat, mind you it was days where the winds were in the right direction. Alot of my Dad's old fishing magazines have pictures of guys in a 12ft and a 9.9 and they seemed to have managed well. As always use caution and don't risk your life over a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoryder Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Thanks for the info, I'll be out again this weekend from the shore, I'm in the Jeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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