06-18-2011, 09:40 PM
A kayak can be launched just about anywhere. I usually launch at Government Wash and paddle across Vegas Bay to Hole 33.
Also Boulder Beach is a good place to launch or Hemingway Harbor on the eastside of the marina. Stay clear of the PWC (personal water craft) side during the summer (west of the fishing docks), you will get run over by crazy jetskiers.
Sometime next month, the Park Service will be opening a new launch at Echo Bay. I've only seen it from the water but it looks like a good place to launch a kayak when it opens. The present launch requires a lot of paddling before you get out of the harbor. The new launch cuts a lot of that paddling out of the equation.
I've also launch at Boxcar Cove but the road is rough. I was able to get my Ford Focus down to the water but there were a few hairy sandy areas I had to make sure to keep the momentum going to get through.
I prefer to launch my kayak at Willow Beach east of the fishing docks. Park in the first parking space by the covered picnic tables and carry your rig down to the shoreline. Be mindful that PFDs are required to be worn at Willow Beach while on a kayak.
I started with an inflatible kayak. Just a few tips for Lake Mead. I suggest you wear a PFD, leash your paddle to the kayak and tether yourself to your kayak. A PFD is required for everyone on the kayak. You are not required to wear it but do so anyway.
As a canyon lake, Mead can generate winds quickly and inflatible kayaks will blow away from you faster then you can swim. Leash the paddle with a old cellphone charge cord or buy one at the 99 cent Store. See:
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DVj2kUeQ4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DVj2kUeQ4[/url]
The first time I kayaked while I was fishing, I dropped my paddle without knowing it and looked up after reeling in a fish to see my paddle floating away with the light winds. I had to paddle by hand for amost an hour to get downwind to my car for a spare paddle and then paddle back to retrieve my lost paddle. Save yourself the headache and leash the paddle. You may also want to leash your rods and anything else you don't want to lose.
To make a tether, use a short piece of small diameter rope tied to the kayak and make a loop to fit around your shoulder. For more suggestions on inflatible kayaking go to:
[url "http://www.inflatablekayakworld.com/tips-advice/essential-tips/"]http://www.inflatablekayakworld.com/...vice/essential-tips/[/url]
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Also Boulder Beach is a good place to launch or Hemingway Harbor on the eastside of the marina. Stay clear of the PWC (personal water craft) side during the summer (west of the fishing docks), you will get run over by crazy jetskiers.
Sometime next month, the Park Service will be opening a new launch at Echo Bay. I've only seen it from the water but it looks like a good place to launch a kayak when it opens. The present launch requires a lot of paddling before you get out of the harbor. The new launch cuts a lot of that paddling out of the equation.
I've also launch at Boxcar Cove but the road is rough. I was able to get my Ford Focus down to the water but there were a few hairy sandy areas I had to make sure to keep the momentum going to get through.
I prefer to launch my kayak at Willow Beach east of the fishing docks. Park in the first parking space by the covered picnic tables and carry your rig down to the shoreline. Be mindful that PFDs are required to be worn at Willow Beach while on a kayak.
I started with an inflatible kayak. Just a few tips for Lake Mead. I suggest you wear a PFD, leash your paddle to the kayak and tether yourself to your kayak. A PFD is required for everyone on the kayak. You are not required to wear it but do so anyway.
As a canyon lake, Mead can generate winds quickly and inflatible kayaks will blow away from you faster then you can swim. Leash the paddle with a old cellphone charge cord or buy one at the 99 cent Store. See:
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DVj2kUeQ4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DVj2kUeQ4[/url]
The first time I kayaked while I was fishing, I dropped my paddle without knowing it and looked up after reeling in a fish to see my paddle floating away with the light winds. I had to paddle by hand for amost an hour to get downwind to my car for a spare paddle and then paddle back to retrieve my lost paddle. Save yourself the headache and leash the paddle. You may also want to leash your rods and anything else you don't want to lose.
To make a tether, use a short piece of small diameter rope tied to the kayak and make a loop to fit around your shoulder. For more suggestions on inflatible kayaking go to:
[url "http://www.inflatablekayakworld.com/tips-advice/essential-tips/"]http://www.inflatablekayakworld.com/...vice/essential-tips/[/url]
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