On a hot June day I got an early start to go up to the Roche Lake area, then onto the Bleeker Lake Forest Service Road. I parked at the Rec Site on the lake and launched my kayak. I paddled the whole lake, going around the lakeshore in a 4.5 km counter-clockwise loop. The lake has low water levels as a … Continue reading →
On a hot (36 C) day in June I drove to Monte Lake on Highway 97 South. I used the boat launch on the Monte Creek Forest Service Road on the north end of the lake. I paddled down the middle of the lake to the south end, then returned along the western shore back to the start, a 5.5 km route. There was … Continue reading →
On a sunny and warm weekend morning in June I drove through the community of Knouff Lake to the Rec Site on the western side of Sullivan Lake. I used one of the hand launch spots to paddle the lake. For this day, I chose to do a clockwise loop going north to the Resort, then south along the eastern side around the islands, then … Continue reading →
On the last day of May I launched my kayak into the lake from the Lac le Jeune Campground beach, and battled winds for a loop route on the west end of the lake. At times the winds gusted to 20 km/hr from the west. This was Day 28 for 2025.
Continue reading →On a day with windy conditions in the Interior, there was one direction where the winds were not forecast until later in the day and that was in the Paul Lake – Pinantan Lake area. I drove up to Pinantan Lake and launched from the end of Cridge Road and paddled to the marshy area on the northeast side of the lake. Blackbirds, marsh wrens, … Continue reading →
A 4.7 km paddle around Walloper Lake on a grey morning. No other boats on the lake, but I spotted great blue herons, an osprey, a killdeer, blackbirds, geese, and many ducks. Fish jumping for a new hatch. Very little wind and a quiet spot for a paddle. Day 22 for 2035.
Continue reading →It rained overnight, but started to clear by morning. I drove to Paul Lake and parked at the beach area below the campground. There were grey skies, but the winds were light. I launched my kayak and paddled east to the end of the lake. A hatch was on so fish were rising and swallows were swooping. At the marshy east end … Continue reading →
Time was short and my truck was in the process of being sold privately, so I went out early for a last paddle using the 2009 Toyota Tacoma to bring the kayak for a paddle on Edith Lake. There was no wind in town, but it was windy at the launch at Edith Lake. I headed into the wind, making slow progress for a … Continue reading →
As I cycle through a long list of paddling spots each season, I visit some lakes only once in the year, at the right time of year. Louis Lake is a marshy lake just off the Pinantan Road. Any access requires hauling the boat and hand launching on a muddy shoreline. The lake drops in summer and becomes too shallow at the west … Continue reading →
