Toronto Marina / 1000 Islands Advice

bcat

thanks for the info--i heard alot of people at my place say 1000 islands was a heck of a trip so really looking forward to it.
starting in oswego and may try cape vincent next or go straight to clayton? is cv ok?

bcat and carv....i dont have my dingy with me but if some of the islands have docks and power, wouldnt mind a stay at those. do you know of any?

also looked at the waters on the Canadian side and looks like you got to pay attention. doesnt seem like you want to be taking too many shortcuts. for the most part are guys going any speed they want or since it seems very tight are there many no wakes etc.

i'm in pittsburgh and they got the pins in the greens and that is good news. maybe mid april going to take the shrink off and do some swap out with the radar-- going to have a no more raytheon 41xx and hello to furuno installation party and hope the sirius wx mod that is coming out in spring for furuno.

plus this new gadget i got from my company--gen 4 nvg and we make this IR illuminator that works like a spotlight for IR goggles.

Anybody boat at night? wondered what your tactics are?
 
unkle buck:
1) There are no Islands with hydro..
2) Night time boating ??...Night time is for drinking...I don't travel the St Lawrence at night..There are far too many Lakers on the river at night...
3) There are more speed limited areas on the Canadian side vs the American side, but the scenery is better on the Canadian side..You don't want to go fast anyways..If you go fast you miss all the beauty of the Islands and the surrounding areas..
 
blueskye:
E-Mail me your address and I will send you a copy of the CD...
 
Thanks a lot, Carver:

If you could e-mail me at chriswinter**storm.ca, I could give you my address, as I'd really appreciate the copy! - Chris
 
carv, is your dvd got some guy palying the guitar, a little too much on him, had some stuff about these shore dinners. are these dinners common even now....any islands where you can go to these and buy a shore dinner?
 
My DVD is put out by "Boats and Places Magazine" It is not a homemade DVD...I don't remember a guy playing the guitar on it..
I never heard of a shore lunch on any Islands...
 
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Originally posted by carver 2557

2) There is not too much further east of Brockville thats worth seeing.
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Humph! :o( Johnstown elitist!

*hehehe*
 
The local fishing guides from Clayton and Alex Bay do shore lunches during the day of fishing. They have a spot on Grindstone Island near Canoe Point.

I saw the DVD you are talking about on our local PBS station. They have a series of cruises that they have done. It is called CRUISING AMERICA'S WATERWAYS and I believe the guitar guy is Jonathan ......

Hope this helps

Ray
 
Ray--right, i rented it from netflix and the dvd was pretty lame on the area. the one thing i did like was the shore dinner thing and wondered if there were some islands that had this to offer to the paying public.
 
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Originally posted by unkle buck

Ray--right, i rented it from netflix and the dvd was pretty lame on the area.
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I don't think we are talking about the same DVD, but you have a good trip anyways...By the sounds of the trip you are looking for you are best to stay in the American channel and give her full throtle so you are on plane..
 
John
I'll ask around and see if it is possible to just do the shore dinner thing.
I hope you have wide open veins for this experience.

Ray
 
John

Try 1000islandsfishing.com. This is the web site for Richie Clark who is one of the best guides in Clayton. He may be able to help with a shore dinner or put you in contact with the right person.

Ray
 
Thanks Ray.

How about this weather!! Snowing now for me. Here is the forecast tonight...TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES IN ICE FREE AREAS 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

Sure the St Lawrence gets like that. How about the east end of Lake O? get some good stuff?

IN late Nov, thought i saw some 15-19 forecasted and i copied this one from 3 Feb 07::

341 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISHING
TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES IN
ICE FREE AREAS 13 TO 17 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 9 TO
12 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO
11 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE OFF TOLEDO IS 34 DEGREES...OFF CLEVELAND 34
DEGREES AND OFF ERIE 32 DEGREES

Ever see anything like that?
 
Re: Shore Lunches/Dinners

There's a guide that I heard of who runs "In Pursuit" Charters who does meals at shore. I believe he's also the head chef in the summers at one of Alex Bay's best places to eat "The Bonnie Rec Center"?
 
Does anybody know exactly what these shore dinners are or what they include? For instance, if you asked about a New England clambake, you'd get the lobster/clams/corn/blah blah.
 
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