Fall Wetland Touring Schedule 2012

[DeBo]

Hello swampers!! It has been a couple of seasons since we have had a schedule of wetland touring trips. I am looking forward to reconnecting with old paddling companions and meeting new ones. These trips are open to all comers and all skill levels who wish to get outdoors in some beautiful places, see wildlife and ancient trees.

The following list of trips is subject to change due to weather or water levels. I'm also be making some adjustments to avoid conflicts with other club events and to fine tune it due to some hunting events such as special permit hunts. A week before each trip occurs I will post a brief description of the trip with meeting times, locations and any other directions. Post general comments or questions on this thread. Post specific questions or comments about the next upcoming trip on that trip thread as it is posted.

Oct. 6 Saturday-Poke Bayou Cleanup Float in Batesville-POSTPONED to 13th
Oct.13 Saturday-Poke Bayou Cleanup Float in Batesville
Oct. 14 Sunday (New Date!!!) Saturday-Maddox Bay-North Unit of White River Refuge
Oct. 21 Sunday-Rex Hancock Black Swamp-Cache River Refuge CANCELLED DUE TO LOW WATER
Oct. 20/21
Nov. 3 Saturday –Bayou Deview –Combined Ozark Society ACC float
Nov.17-Grassy Lake –Bell Slough WMA. CHANGED TO SUNDAY NOV. 18TH BAYOU DEVIEW
Nov.24 Sat./Sun.-Felsenthal- Float and camp-Felsenthal Refuge CANCELLED Will be rescheduled after New Year
Dec.1 Sat./Sun.-Wattensaw WMA Camp and Float
Jan.1 2013-Little Maumelle-Happy New Year Red Hot Cider Float

[Karla]

Hope to make some of these. Will bring fishing rod when doing Wattensaw

Karla

[sig]

How does the rescheduled poke Bayou trip affect the Maddox trip?

[74broncogirl]

I am definitely interested in these floats if I'm off work on these days! Thanks for posting and leading them!

[seark]

My niece and I would like to join for the Bayou DeView on Nov. 3. Will keep an eye out for the deets.

[seark]

My niece and I would like to join for the Bayou DeView on Nov. 3. Will keep an eye out for the deets.

[sig]

Seark...

Bayou Deview was changed to Hurricane Lake near Bald Knob. See the other thread for details.

http://forums.arkansascanoeclub.com/vie ... hp?t=22538

[Cal34]

We were bowhunting near Grassy lake yesterday and used our kayaks to get to our spot.
We put in at the bridge on Palarm creek and headed toward the dam. We had to take out
and drag our kayaks 3 times and only made it a half mile before we gave up and hunted.
There are several trees blocking the creek and our paddles hit bottom everytime we paddled.
It is really low. The woods around Grassy lake are not flooded either. The boat lanes in Bell
slough are dry to.