I use OnX but am not familiar with Gaia, though I have heard good things. How does it compare?
Puget Sound
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Talk about a hot seat............
I posted a cellphone screenshot of a Hood Canal beach in Gaia showing the tidelands private property boundries
NFR - Garmin?
1.) I have this Garmin. Does anyone still use these or have I been left in the dust here too? I even have the CD of US topo maps. Doesn't help with public/private land, shits complicated now. 2.) What should I be using to find my way back out of the woods now? 3.) Can this acid mess be...
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Seabeck?I posted a cellphone screenshot of a Hood Canal beach in Gaia showing the tidelands private property boundries
I posted a comparison of the features and cost of my all in one worldwide Gaia subscription and what I saw on the OnX website subscriptions webpage.
Screenshot_20231127_063838_Gaia GPS.jpg
https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/garmin.6617/post-152743
Yes, my wife and I stayed at an Airbnb property; she attending a retreat with her Quilt Guild and I fished a couple of HC beaches during the day. I thought the property lines were rather bizzare
NFR - Garmin?
1.) I have this Garmin. Does anyone still use these or have I been left in the dust here too? I even have the CD of US topo maps. Doesn't help with public/private land, shits complicated now. 2.) What should I be using to find my way back out of the woods now? 3.) Can this acid mess be...
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Washington should have never sold off tidelands.
SF
SF
One of the nice parts of fishing from a watercraft. Most folks are cool with walk and wade on their beaches, especially if you offer part of any take, but with a boat you’re legal almost anywhere (the Navy isn’t very accommodating).
Zak
Legend
I have never used OnX, but I have the premium GaiaGPS and I like it. I discovered that I can have it display on my Android Auto car dashboard. On a recent trip to the Gifford Pinchot, well out of cell range, I pre-downloaded the topo maps and my target placemarks and was able to navigate well with no cell service.
A
Awesome cheat sheets- thanks
I've used a similar product for locating eelgrass beds. For Oregon and California tidewater sea run cutt fishing, eelgrass is always a good place to start. https://www.pacificfishhabitat.org/data/
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Zak
Legend
I use this to find eelgrass beds (it is a layer you can add to the map):
There are a lot of beaches I’d like to fish on foot. You are correct, most people are cool or if you ask for access but there are some that aren’t that have great beaches totally lock up from access.
That is their right since they pay taxes on those tidelands. I just wish the state hadn’t ever sold off the tidelands on some of our saltwater beaches.
Another option for viewing shorelines. I think this one might be a bit different then the one @Zak posted.
Shoreline Photo Viewer
Coastal Atlas Shoreline Photos. View oblique photos along Washington State's shoreline across multiple time periods.
apps.ecology.wa.gov
SF
Zak
Legend
Amen.
I will say the old adage, kill them with kindness goes a long way when seeking access on a private beach. I only fish a few and go out of my way to be respectful to landowners. Clean your trash ( and others), be quiet and watch lights if you are out early, give a smile and a wave and share your catch if they are interested. I’ve seen the same landowner allow folks to stay or call the cops depending on who who they interacted with first on their land. One dude was a defiant prick and one was cool. Made all the difference.
That is how to do it. For the most part people are cool but there are those that won’t allow access no matter how much sugar you pour on them.
Once you get to know folks, they become like friends and while come down and chat you up, maybe even offering you fishing gear, kabobs or beers.
RCF
Life of the Party
Same applies to any water access. Also works for hunting too.
JimTravers¤£a!!Travers
Steelhead
This will CEASE TO BECONE AN ISSUE once My Main Amendment is forced into The Law!!!
One other thing I do when encountering people on private beaches is chat them up and try to get a sense of how long they’ve lived there. I’ll also try to find something in common to make the conversation flow easier. Most but not all of the interesting encounters with have been relatively new people to the area.
I had an interesting conversation with one guy that I used to run into all the time while out fishing. He was a long time resident and we were chatting about fishing spots. He was bemoaning that many of the spots he fished as a kid were no longer accessible due to certain homeowners. I mentioned one spot I haven’t been able to fish and he told me a story about the homeowner on this particular beach. He was out in his boat with his son when they developed engine problems. They got to shore and were waiting for a buddy to show up to tow them when the homeowner came down and told them they had to leave. He tried explaining the situation but the homeowner persisted they get off his land. That is some pretty shitty territorial behavior when someone is in need of help.
I don’t even think @JimTravers¤£a!!Travers
Main Amendment would have helped in that situation.
SF
I had an interesting conversation with one guy that I used to run into all the time while out fishing. He was a long time resident and we were chatting about fishing spots. He was bemoaning that many of the spots he fished as a kid were no longer accessible due to certain homeowners. I mentioned one spot I haven’t been able to fish and he told me a story about the homeowner on this particular beach. He was out in his boat with his son when they developed engine problems. They got to shore and were waiting for a buddy to show up to tow them when the homeowner came down and told them they had to leave. He tried explaining the situation but the homeowner persisted they get off his land. That is some pretty shitty territorial behavior when someone is in need of help.
I don’t even think @JimTravers¤£a!!Travers
Main Amendment would have helped in that situation.
SF
jeradjames
Steelhead
Pretty out there this morning although it felt weird being 50 degrees along with that warm humid breeze.
