Kayaking in Whitehall Cr

Trip dates: 
Monday, April 14, 2025 to Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Trip length: 
18 days
Type of watercraft: 
Kayak/canoe/rowboat

4/14/2025 - 68F, sunny, calm. Paddled to Cemetery Pt and picked up some plastic and a foam cooler. Two powerboats out.

4/20/2025 - 70F, sunny, N@15. Paddled to Cemetery Pt. Challenging to paddle back against the wind. Picked up a few small pieces of plastic.

4/21/2025 - 70F, cloudy, SE@12. Up Ridout Cr, which was protected from the wind. No evidence of fish. No plastic.

4/23/2025 - 75F, sunny, S@1. Fished the mouth of Ridout Cr. No bites. Lots of oak tree flowers in the creek.

4/25/2025 - 72F, high clouds, S@10. Paddled to G7. Found an orange Home Depot bucket. One powerboat and one sailboat out.

4/27/2025 - 68F, sunny, W@5. To Cemetery Pt. Water clarity down to 1ft.

4/28/2025 - 72F, sunny, S@5. Up Ridout Cr. One powerboat and two sailboats out. Nice spring day out.

4/29/2025 - 72F, sunny, S@15-20. Breezy today. Went up the canal. Picked up a hard hat, plastic wrappers, and a disposable water bottle.

4/30/2025 - 75F, sunny, variable. Went to Cemetery Pt. No plastic. Two powerboats out.

5/3/2025 - 78F, sunny, S@10-15. Paddled up Ridout. No fish seen. Picked up a disconnected crabpot float and returned it to the watermen who dock in the creek.

5/4/2025 - 67F, cloudy, S@12. Several geese with 11 goslings - looks like multiple families.

5/6/2025 - 72F, sunny, calm. Paddled to Cemetery Pt. Found some small plastic. No fish activity.

5/7/2025 - 74F, sunny, calm. Paddles up Ridout. Some fish hitting at the surface. Saw two ospreys fishing. One dove from about 30 ft.

5/10/2025 - 65F, sunny, W@15-20. Stayed in the canal. Pleasantly surprised by the SAV in the canal.

5/12/205 - 71F, cloudy, S@10-15. Stayed in the canal. Picked up two pieces of plastic and helped a Boston Whaler capn.

5/15/2025 - 76F, sunny, calm. Nice evening out (around 1915-1930).

5/17/2025 - 82F, sunny, calm. Up Ridout cr, found several pieces of plastic and two AL cans. Lots of vegetation from last night's storm.

5/20/2025 - 55F, sunny, N@10-15. Kayak fishing with Damien Cook around Cambridge. No bites. It was a long morning.