Anchors for the River

I tried 8 in the river and it won't won't hold... at least not in the satsop.  15 is what I was thinking might hold.  thanks for sharing.

It will also depend on the amount of line you have out and the shape of the anchor in relation to the bottom. Generally a 8 lb mushroom is plenty of weight for 3 kayaks on a rocky, sandy, or gravel bottom as long as you have enough lines out. 2-3 times the depth of the river is a a good rule of thumb. On a muddy bottom a a pyramid or claw generally holds better.   

I tried 8 in the river and it won't won't hold... at least not in the satsop.  15 is what I was thinking might hold.  thanks for sharing.

It will also depend on the amount of line you have out and the shape of the anchor in relation to the bottom. Generally a 8 lb mushroom is plenty of weight for 3 kayaks on a rocky, sandy, or gravel bottom as long as you have enough lines out. 2-3 times the depth of the river is a a good rule of thumb. On a muddy bottom a a pyramid or claw generally holds better.

+1. And some anchor chain wouldn't hurt either.


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I tried in the satsop with the 8... plenty of line out... it just wasn't holding.  I have been thinking about the scotty for a while.  However, I have been concerned about it taking the weight.  I am glad to here that it can handle the weight.

I tried in the satsop with the 8... plenty of line out... it just wasn't holding.  I have been thinking about the scotty for a while.  However, I have been concerned about it taking the weight.  I am glad to here that it can handle the weight.

What type of 8? What type of bottom?

On the coastal rivers with steeper gradients with correspondingly faster flows you want a 10+ lead pyramid period.  Save the mushroom and chain for rivers like the Columbia and the Willy.  Get yourself  a 10-12 lb lead pyramid and you will be able to stop and hold on a dime.  Make sure to NOT have a knot or float on you rode so you can just let it slip through your pulley etc in case you get in trouble. 

8# pyramid is what i have... I am gonna up it to a 15.

On the coastal rivers with steeper gradients with correspondingly faster flows you want a 10+ lead pyramid period.  Save the mushroom and chain for rivers like the Columbia and the Willy.  Get yourself  a 10-12 lb lead pyramid and you will be able to stop and hold on a dime.  Make sure to NOT have a knot or float on you rope so you can just let it slip through your pulley etc in case you get in trouble.

Pelagic Nailed it. 

-Spot-

Have you tried a Bruce style anchor??


-Rodney-

That type of anchor would be way to easy to get hung up with and never get back on the rivers i want to fish.

That type of anchor would be way to easy to get hung up with and never get back on the rivers i want to fish.

it what I use on the Fraser river


-Rodney-