Kayaking on Whitehall

Trip dates: 
Monday, July 18, 2022 to Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Trip length: 
9 days
Type of watercraft: 
Kayak/canoe/rowboat

7/18: Sunny, 89F, SW@20. Paddled up the canal due to high winds. Picked up three plastic bottles and one beer can.

7/20: Paddled up Whitehall past the marina. No plastic today. Talked with Robbyn.

7/21: Paddled up Ridout Cr. No plastic. The wind dropped from S@20 to 5 while out.

7/22: Paddled to minnow Cr. Pickedup a crabpot float. Took it to the watermen's pier in Minnow Cr. Lots of boats out.

7/23: Paddled to Minnow Cr. Sunny, 90F, calm. A couple of kayakers and two fishermen out.

7/24: Paddled to Whitehall Bay. Four kayakers and a couple of fishermen in a boston whaler. Picked up three pieces of plastic.

7/25: Paddled in the canal and picked up several plastic wrappers. Tried fishing but no bites.

7/26: Very calm today, low clouds, 75F. Paddled up Ridout Cr to the headwaters. Saw an eagle. The single osprey chick is still there.

7/27: Paddled up Whitehall. Found three pieces of plastic. One person fishing. There seems to be a big fish attacking something near the surface in the cove.