TRIP-AT-A-GLANCE: DeGray Lake (Arlie Moore)
DATE / TIME	1/13/2026
PUT-IN	Arlie Moore Boat Launch
TAKE-OUT	Arlie Moore Boat Launch
GAGE	401' (lake pool level)
FLOW / DISCHARGE	0 CFS (lake)
AIR TEMPERATURE	62°F-64°F
PRECIPITATION	None
WIND	15-20 mph with whitecaps and 12" wind waves
PARTICIPANTS	Sam Reyna and Kent Walters
VESSLE TYPES	Liquid Logic Remix XP9 and Dagger Katana
CLOUDS	Sunny
Paddling MILES	1.3

 

Ready to go

 

We launched from the Arlie Moore boat launch and followed the shoreline.  The objective of this trip was a shoreline cleanup – anything we could reach with our new retrieval devices, and wherever there was a lot of stuff out of reach, get out and collect it.

Sam trying to keep his kayak aimed into the wind with the waves knocking it around

 

Sam reaching for a half-buried bottle

Photo Credit: Sam Reyna – Kent positioning in the shallow mud for a retrieval effort

 

We collected a lot of cans and plastic bottles, some broken glass, styrofoam cups, a headband, a hat, a child’s facemask, fishing lures and floats, underwear, a shoe, a tube, a beach ball, a diaper, and more.

 

Photo Credit: Sam Reyna – My bow box overfloweth

Partially emptied haul

The wind was blowing so hard that we decided to go back to our starting point that was just across from us and police that shore from the land.  Then we simply dragged our kayaks up the slope instead of going around the point to the ramp.

 

LESSONS LEARNED:

Maybe don’t believe the weatherman when it comes to the wind forecast

 

Author: Kent Walters

 

DeGray Lake (Arlie Moore Launch)

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