In late April, we had our first hot day and so we headed out to Mayatan Lake. The lake was open and deserted. The launch was easy but there was a bit of slime at the entry (had to scrub it of the boats when we got home) so we made sure to get in dry footed.
There was a lot of birds in the western basin, including loons and coots. There were no weeds this early and the water was quite murky still (usually clears up by summer).
Otherwise, the only thing of note is a new lodge just south of the the passage from the western basin into the eastern. The beavers have really done a number on the trees in behind it.
The passage was open and navigable. There was six to eight includes of water all the way through.
The exception was at the very east end (picture below) where the bottom comes up (I suspected a buried log) and there was only 3 inches of water. We bum-scooted over this. I'm not sure what this means for later in the year if there is no rain and the lake level starts to drop.
Lots of birds in the eastern basin and the noise from the frogs was insane.
We had lunch floating in the eastern basin and then paddled back to the launch.
Overall, this was a lovely morning. Bright sun, 20 degrees, and no bugs!
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