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Captain PartyMarty

Captain PartyMarty

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Hey Guy's,

I read a lot on these forums and I was wondering if somebody could could help me out identifying where some of the markers are that everybody seems to be talking about.

-Bellboy
-T10
-Reb Bell Buoy
-Sandheads

My guess is that these areas markers are somewhere in front of the fraser river, are there specific times of year these areas can hold fish or is it possible to catch fish all year around?

Capt
 
Captain PartyMarty said:
Hey Guy's,

I read a lot on these forums and I was wondering if somebody could could help me out identifying where some of the markers are that everybody seems to be talking about.

-Bellboy
-T10
-Reb Bell Buoy
-Sandheads

My guess is that these areas markers are somewhere in front of the fraser river, are there specific times of year these areas can hold fish or is it possible to catch fish all year around?

Capt
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You can catch fish all year at these spots.

Bellbuoy is off Spanish Banks UBC...this is a Red Buoy...
T10 is off the middle arm south of the IONA sewer.
Sandheads starts further south from the T10.

I would recommend following local charter companies and their blogs on their respective websites ...follow them on Facebook and Twitter too if possible.

You may wish to to take the Pacific Angler Saltwater Course...it'll give you the scoop on how to fish these areas.

Guides out fish the recreational anglers by large margins most days.
 
Someone may be able to post up a map and that would make it easier but here goes.

-Bellboy: Red can marker off point grey. 2 knots north-north east of the north arm fraser mouth.

-T10: Red can marker off the middle arm of the Fraser. 5 knots south-south-west of the north arm fraser mouth.

-Reb Bell Buoy: Not sure what you mean by this.

-Sandheads: Lighthouse off the mouth of the south arm of Fraser. 5 knots south-south-west of the t-10.
 
Was also wondering about t-10 and the sand heads bought a 17 smokercraft osprey 90 horse merc wondering if it can handle those spots safetly on a avg day
 
Scalper66 said:
Was also wondering about t-10 and the sand heads bought a 17 smokercraft osprey 90 horse merc wondering if it can handle those spots safetly on a avg day
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Should be fine just pick your weather. 5-15 winds should be ok with that setup. Tides can affect the wave height as well so be aware.
 
Party, and anybody else wondering about where these places are: buy some charts! Also I highly recommend the Power Squadron Course. Charts are actually required by law on your boat.
 
I guess you need to take the Power Squadron course to learn how much you don't know. That's what I did.
 
Okay, to clarify, I might be interpreting it wrong but in my Power Squadron manual on page A-27 section A-3.12 I will quote the first paragraph;
" All boat operators, except those in oar-driven boats, must carry on board the most recent editions of the largest-scale charts available for the areas being visited, together with such other publications and documents as are required locally. Publications may include the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals, the Tide and Current Tables and the Canal Regulations. Documents may include a radio station licence, Maritime Radio Operator's Certificate, ship's papers etc."

To me it just makes sense to have paper charts on board anyway.
 
daddystoy said:
Okay, to clarify, I might be interpreting it wrong but in my Power Squadron manual on page A-27 section A-3.12 I will quote the first paragraph;
" All boat operators, except those in oar-driven boats, must carry on board the most recent editions of the largest-scale charts available for the areas being visited, together with such other publications and documents as are required locally. Publications may include the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals, the Tide and Current Tables and the Canal Regulations. Documents may include a radio station licence, Maritime Radio Operator's Certificate, ship's papers etc."

To me it just makes sense to have paper charts on board anyway.
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Makes sense to me too, my first boat was a sailboat and we always carried paper charts. Just never heard of that for rec fishing boats. I do have charts these days but they are electronic on my phone with navionics.

I fished for years without them though and if they are required by law it would be good for everyone here to know. Myself included :)
 
and in a common 17' runabout where you going to store a paper chart ????
especially if no Bimini top or open top? and always a 50/50 chance of it raining here.....
paper + water = mush....lol
and what about guys with 12-15 tinny's running out for there crab traps? chart required?

but i tease understand where your coming from but most now carry gps and fish locally
if your in waters that your new to then agree be wise to have charts

cool ones to have are the fishing/waterproof ones but are regarded as not being suitable for navigation
 
wildthing said:
cool ones to have are the fishing/waterproof ones but are regarded as not being suitable for navigation
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pretty sure they are. They show the buoys and markers etc.

I still think you have to have one even in a small tinny.

I think it says in the boat safe and power squadron stuff boats with a 9.9 motor or larger must carry all that stuff, noise/whistle, baler, rope just not flares until your over 12' something like that. we get alot of fog, I would always suggest a chart. I have to get a gps one day
 
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Will this do? I might be a bit off on the Grande plotting.
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You are too kind to the newbies by doing their work for them with that chart ;)

The other thing about regs that really surprised me was that none of my PFD's on my boat where considered "life jackets" in the sense that for guiding purposes you must have life jackets onboard for each person on your boat in addition to any PFD's that are more confortable to wear. The wording below is a little vague but the course lecturer I had made it very clear that my nice little expensive Mustang PFD's would not suffice an inspection by coast guard if I had guests on board.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/debs-obs-equipment-lifejackets-information-1324.htm#lj1
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/debs-obs-equipment-lifejackets-few_words-1179.htm#lj05

Finally, and this may be the most shocking reg I've seen to date:

Don’t cruise with booze

Besides the possible legal consequences, mixing alcohol and boating is far more dangerous than you may realize. Fatigue, sun, wind and the motion of the boat dull your senses. Alcohol intensifies these effects, leaving you with poorer fine motor skills (for example, hand-eye coordination) and impaired judgement.
 
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