Fragrant_Butthole t1_jdy1dh5 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:46 AM

It can be really very rough if it's windy. I've gotten in trouble there a few times in my kayak. Never dumped, but definitely sketch. Winds there are amplified due to the bowl it rests in, so what feels like a calm day can be quite rough. It can be calm as glass and then within a few minutes waves are cresting with whitecaps. If you really want to check it out I would advise you to stick to the perimeter and be sure to wear your PFD, (wearing it, not just with you in the boat) and go on a calm day.

buttonblanket OP t1_jdzk2mk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:27 AM

Do you recommend staying close to the shore then? Or maybe the opposite? I'm very much so new to canoeing and I'm going camping at Round Valley in May, so I was going to train on assunpink til then.

Fragrant_Butthole t1_jdzwijg wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:37 PM

closer to shore is better.

buttonblanket OP t1_jdzypev wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:56 PM

I once had a friend go out on the lake in an inflatable mattress so I lied, I'm somewhat seasoned