On Saturday, I paddled from the bridge up to the culvert on the back side of the island for some exercise and deflower my kayak. I haven't floated any stretch of Lake Solano in years but never remembered it to be that shallow. The majority of it was 3' or less. I did find one short stretch pushing 4 feet or so and also one hole that was almost 6. The water by the culvert was extremely thin though did hold a few fish, late spawners I suppose.
The rain threatened but never came. I saw a few kingfishers, canada geese, cattle egrets, some lbj's and a ton of buffleheads. I should have taken my bino's but it was a nice way to enjoy part of the afternoon.
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Winter eats heat the way darkness swallows light. The terrors of failed power and frozen stems are stymied with fire, smoke and white ash.
The kayak worked very well, it is a Jackson Kraken 13.5. I've only been on a kayak once before and that was an easy 10 years ago, so this really was a maiden voyage. It seemed to track well, even without a rudder, plenty of speed short of tired arms and weak lungs on my part. It was also surprisingly stable. In time it will see the ocean, delta and perhaps Feather/Yuba/Sac.
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Winter eats heat the way darkness swallows light. The terrors of failed power and frozen stems are stymied with fire, smoke and white ash.
I have never used a kayak (mostly float tubes or pontoons). I just looked up your's and it appears to be a very solid watercraft. Good luck with it and keep us posted on upcoming adventures!
