Great Bay & Fish Factory
May
1
Sat
11:00 AM
- Location
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630 Great Bay Blvd
Little Egg Harbor, NJ
(609) 296-4406
How to find us
"I'm the one with the big blue truck"
- Attendance
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14 people attended.
Who organized?
Meri
Who attended?
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14 attendees
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“ Very cool trip! I loved exploring the Fish Factory & hunting for treasures on the shore. Beautiful day all around! Thanks Meri and everyone in the DVK! ” -
Beaver Bait“ AWESOME!!! What an AWESOME day! I loved this paddle. The Fish factory was cool to walk around, and all of the neat things laying on its shores. We had a great paddle around the island itself, and then back to captian Mikes. great,great day! ” -
“ great day,great company,nice to be paddling salt water again.thanks to the organizers for another nice trip.On a hunch i looked up materials used for seeding new oyster beds and found out that porcelain shards are used when old oyster shells are not available.That may explain what we found on fish island today. ” -
“ This was day with warm sun, a cool breeze, pleasant water with the tide going with you all the way. The people were great and I had the chance to use my longer boat due to the channel crossing. Powerboats were nearby but caused no problems for us. There was a lot of poison ivy around the Fish factory and hopefully no one will have a reaction to this. A physical injury, a cut on someone's hand was quickly taken care of by the organizers and all was well for the rest of the day. This was a great day. ” -
Audubon Man“ What a gorgeous day! The bird life was astounding and abounding! Saw American Oystercatchers, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey galore, Willets, Cormorants, Eastern Towhee, Common Yellowthroat Great Black Back Gull (Imperial Dump Buzzard), Laughing Gull, Forster's Terns, Turkey Vulture to name but a few. It was a great paddle! Thanks to Meri for organizing and to Boy and Victor for running interference for us all on the power boats! I'm still bobbing up and down! ” -
Magellan“ Great workout...even better weather. The long arse ride was WELL worth it..and i finally found a tick in my shirt...i felt left out before that. Thx as always Ms. Meri/Boy etc. ” -
“ Could not have asked for a better day! Lots of sun, nice and warm, and only a light breeze. We had a swift crossing across calm waters to the Factory and spent some time exploring. I think fall will be a better time to plan a re-visit, as the poison ivy and ticks were out in full force. We still had a wonderful time exploring the ruins and spotting osprey and other sea birds. Finished up circumnavigating the island which was larger than we expected! Got a nice workout as the tide started to turn, and then got to relax running with the tide down the far side again. Had a great time with everyone, thanks for coming out! ” -
Cookie“ What a beautiful day to explore the Great Bay! Winds and current were not bad, and really not much boat traffic so it was a pretty smooth ride! One thing that has to go is th POISON IVY! The Island was covered...I hope no one is splotched up! ” -
“ This was so much fun. It was my first time in salt water and it was awesome. I will admit that I was a little nervous, but Meri and Boy led a great trip. I just want to thank everyone on the trip for making me feel so comfortable constantly doing new things in a kayak. ” -
“ The weather and company was 100%, had a Great time ” -
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Map of our route: http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=197104
I am sorry That I have to cancel because of a Prior commitment I forgot about.
Just an FYI......Little Egg Harbor comes up as Tuckerton, NJ on Google Maps, even when you look up Capt Mike's. So, if you are using a GPS, and cannot find the address in LEH, try Tuckerton.
Gonna be a great day! Don't forget - no boats under 12 feet as this is an open water crossing. Sunscreen and bug spray are recommended. You might want to consider boots and/or long pants as poison ivy on the island may be an issue. Also, there's a parking fee at the marina so bring some cash. See you all there!!!!!
Yeah!!! First crisping of the summer! :)
IT looks like tomorrow is going to be beautiful. 88 degrees and full sun, which means DON'T FORGET SUN SCREEN. The burn index out on the water tomorrow will be very high.
Barb, we'll be out several hours. It's a fairly short paddle to the factory itself, but we usually spend a couple hours exploring and take a lunch break before heading back. A lot will also depend on how much paddling around the island we do. Sorry I can't be more specific, there's just a lot of variables.
I think I posted my question in the wrong spot.... Any estimate of about how long this paddle will be? Thanks!
Yup, that should be fine, Jim!
Is my Cayuga 146 long enough for this paddle?
Meri :
Can we circumnavigate the island, just to make longer ?
This was so awesome last time! Very excited about doing it again.
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