Kayaking fishing Buffalo break walls

[ericmic1]

Had an unusual run in with a pleasure boater this evening. I was kayak fishing the break walls and some guy in a bow rider comes over screaming at me...cursing and cursing and telling me I was gonna die. It looked like he was heading from the river to the north gap but saw me and decided to slowly bother the ____ outta me.

 

Background: I have a 14' Sit on top that is safety orange. I have a safety yellow flag that stand 1-2' above my head and I was wearing a safety yellow bright as day shirt over my vest ( for comfort). There was barely any chop...maybe 6" and I was along the outside of the break walls north of center gap minding my own business and out of the way.

 

I know the right of way and courtesy rules for power boating (I also have an 18' fishing boat I keep on Chautauqua) and know to get out of the way on the kayak too.

 

Did I miss some regulation about kayaking on Erie?

 

Btw...

 

Caught a bunch of bass and a couple sheepshead so I had fun.

 

-ericmic

 

 

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[Thumbburn]

Your post said evening..... did you have lights on?


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[ericmic1]

Sorry. I launched at 3:30 and pulled out at6:30


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[Kurt]

The current can be kinda rough towards the end of the outer break walls near the mouth???

[ericmic1]

I was near center gap. Paddled north 1/4 way down wall. Drift took me straight along wall south. There was no reason for that guy to act the way he did.


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[Kurt]

Agreed