It is a another calm day, this one a few degrees warmer than yesterday. I wait for the tide to get favorable, putting in an hour or so before high tide. Any current in the river for an hour or so on either side of the high (or low) tide is negligible. I put in under the highway bridge, cross the river and head upstream.
I use the channel between Carting and Peacock Islands, flushing about 2 dozen Black Ducks and Mallards as I go - 2 to 4 Ducks at a time. A Harrier is busy working the four islands, crossing back and forth on the lookout for a meal. A Common Loon is fishing at the channel exit.
The current is slack and it is easy paddling. I cross over to Great Flat and round it following the edge closely. I spot a Mature Bald Eagle near the mouth of Garbage Lagoon. Then, back over to the west bank and head back.
Flush 2 dozen Mallards and Blacks from the west side of Peacock Island. 2 Hawks have joined the Harrier, which is still working the islands.
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