Middle ground shoal rock danger?

Pricestavern · 06-17-2021, 01:03 PM

I've gone snorkeling there in the past. Marked for the Mt Washington as far as I can tell. There was no place shallow enough for me to stand (high water); I would avoid it during low water.

AC2717 · 06-17-2021, 01:43 PM

can someone post a picture of the location here from a map?

Descant · 06-17-2021, 01:49 PM

Middle Ground Shoals has been on the charts long before the new Mount came to Winni in 1940. Some of the old steamboats were pretty big too. Even today, a deep-vee with a single I/O can draw 3'. Add to that the variation in depth due to wave action, and routine low water late in the season, and it becomes a place to be cautious around. Of course, it might also be great place to drop anchor and relax. No neighbors to make it a NRZ. I don't see a lot of fishing activity in that area, but maybe I just don't go by often enough.

Bizer · 06-18-2021, 08:49 AM

Twenty-five years ago, I spent an hour meandering through the area looking for rocks. The shallowest spot I found was four feet down, adjusted for low lake. That would be about five feet down at today's height. But as gwhite13 said, I wouldn't bet my lower unit on that fact. But if you're going into that area at less than one MPH and wearing polarized sunglasses, you should be OK.

JTA · 06-20-2021, 06:23 PM

I’ve sailed through there in my Sunfish. No rocks close to the surface, but why risk it?

Hivolt · 06-21-2021, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTA

I’ve sailed through there in my Sunfish. No rocks close to the surface, but why risk it?

I posed the original question for fishing purposes, not to bomb through there for the sake of bombing through there.

06-17-2021, 01:03 PM	#1
Pricestavern Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Valencia, Spain (formerly Rattlesnake Isle) Posts: 389 Thanks: 135 Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts	Under-standing I've gone snorkeling there in the past. Marked for the Mt Washington as far as I can tell. There was no place shallow enough for me to stand (high water); I would avoid it during low water.

06-17-2021, 01:43 PM	#2
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,577 Thanks: 755 Thanked 355 Times in 267 Posts	can someone post a picture of the location here from a map? __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

06-17-2021, 01:49 PM	#3
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,382 Thanks: 1,353 Thanked 1,628 Times in 1,060 Posts	Not just the Mount Middle Ground Shoals has been on the charts long before the new Mount came to Winni in 1940. Some of the old steamboats were pretty big too. Even today, a deep-vee with a single I/O can draw 3'. Add to that the variation in depth due to wave action, and routine low water late in the season, and it becomes a place to be cautious around. Of course, it might also be great place to drop anchor and relax. No neighbors to make it a NRZ. I don't see a lot of fishing activity in that area, but maybe I just don't go by often enough.

The Following User Says Thank You to Pricestavern For This Useful Post:
Hivolt (06-17-2021)

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Descant For This Useful Post:
DotRat (06-17-2021), Hivolt (06-17-2021)

06-18-2021, 08:49 AM	#4
Bizer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 336 Thanks: 0 Thanked 243 Times in 82 Posts	Twenty-five years ago, I spent an hour meandering through the area looking for rocks. The shallowest spot I found was four feet down, adjusted for low lake. That would be about five feet down at today's height. But as gwhite13 said, I wouldn't bet my lower unit on that fact. But if you're going into that area at less than one MPH and wearing polarized sunglasses, you should be OK.

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bizer For This Useful Post:
betterthanbacon (06-20-2021), Hivolt (06-18-2021)

06-20-2021, 06:23 PM	#5
JTA Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 233 Thanks: 34 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	I’ve sailed through there in my Sunfish. No rocks close to the surface, but why risk it?

The Following User Says Thank You to Hivolt For This Useful Post:
Top-Water (06-21-2021)