Raleigh Area Lakes. Jordan, Harris, Falls.

[sethman919]

We will be out from 10:30 through the afternoon. Will be loaded with kids and friends

 

[Shookie]

I should be on the water by 11:30

 

[Shookie]

 

[Taylorman]

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Very jealous. Spoke to Chatlee this morning and no update on my 252SE. ?we’ll be out there before the end of summer.

 

[suke]

Wife and baby are now sick.....lovely. I'm still not 100% anyways.

 

[Joshua Miller]

Are we doing another meet up in August before school starts? I was there at Falls Lake in either 2017 or 2018. Would like to do it again.

 

[Julian]

I'm on Falls pretty much every weekend....

 

[bubbasuwannee]

Went to Emerald Isle Saturday then Jordan Sunday afternoon. Couldn't even get into Seaforth to launch...they were full. Went to Ebenezer Church and launched there. Very crowded yesterday. But had a great time!

 

[Julian]

Went to Emerald Isle Saturday then Jordan Sunday afternoon. Couldn't even get into Seaforth to launch...they were full. Went to Ebenezer Church and launched there. Very crowded yesterday. But had a great time!

Yeah....Fathers Day is always a busy boating day. Falls was busy.

If any of you are ever on Falls, check the bay below as this is where the group I've been hanging with has been rafting up most of the time -you have to go all the way to the far back right corner of this finger. The other spot we hang out at is where the F of "Falls Lake State Recreation Area" is written:

 

[granpachuck]

Went to Emerald Isle Saturday then Jordan Sunday afternoon. Couldn't even get into Seaforth to launch...they were full. Went to Ebenezer Church and launched there. Very crowded yesterday. But had a great time!

We were out Sunday as well. I avoid Seaforth and Ebenezer on weekends. Always busy because of the beach area at both. New Hope was not bad at all yesterday. It seems I run into more inexperienced/ inconsiderate boaters at Seaforth . When ever I think about times people pulled up to the ramp, backed partway down, then started boat prepping, its almost always Seaforth.
Due to the wind yesterday, we shot over to the cove that backs up to 64 and hauled the grands around on the tube. They had a blast, really nice day yesterday.

 

[granpachuck]

Yeah....Fathers Day is always a busy boating day. Falls was busy.

If any of you are ever on Falls, check the bay below as this is where the group I've been hanging with has been rafting up most of the time -you have to go all the way to the far back right corner of this finger. The other spot we hang out at is where the F of "Falls Lake State Recreation Area" is written:

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We joined you guys a few years ago when you had the last meetup there. Had a great day.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

Yeah....Fathers Day is always a busy boating day. Falls was busy.

If any of you are ever on Falls, check the bay below as this is where the group I've been hanging with has been rafting up most of the time -you have to go all the way to the far back right corner of this finger. The other spot we hang out at is where the F of "Falls Lake State Recreation Area" is written:

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My wife's been wanting to take a trip up to Falls Lake. It's a bit of a drive for us from Harnett county, but not too bad. Harris is the closest, followed by Jordan. Here's a couple pics from saturday.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

We were out Sunday as well. I avoid Seaforth and Ebenezer on weekends. Always busy because of the beach area at both. New Hope was not bad at all yesterday. It seems I run into more inexperienced/ inconsiderate boaters at Seaforth . When ever I think about times people pulled up to the ramp, backed partway down, then started boat prepping, its almost always Seaforth.
Due to the wind yesterday, we shot over to the cove that backs up to 64 and hauled the grands around on the tube. They had a blast, really nice day yesterday.

I'll have to look at New Hope. I know there's a bunch of different boat launches. Yesterday was only our 2nd time at Jordan lake.

 

[Austin-BR]

Yeah....Fathers Day is always a busy boating day. Falls was busy.

If any of you are ever on Falls, check the bay below as this is where the group I've been hanging with has been rafting up most of the time -you have to go all the way to the far back right corner of this finger. The other spot we hang out at is where the F of "Falls Lake State Recreation Area" is written:

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When I go to Falls Lake I like to this cove here. I was there on the 30th.

 

[suke]

Went to Emerald Isle Saturday then Jordan Sunday afternoon. Couldn't even get into Seaforth to launch...they were full. Went to Ebenezer Church and launched there. Very crowded yesterday. But had a great time!

What ramp do you use out at EI? I grew up down there, but the ramps I used to use I wouldn't dare put my boat in at. LOL! Or I would use the ramp at my parents, but man that's a haul as it's in Jacksonville off the New River. Also not sure I'd make it under one of the bridges there, even with my tower down.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

What ramp do you use out at EI? I grew up down there, but the ramps I used to use I wouldn't dare put my boat in at. LOL! Or I would use the ramp at my parents, but man that's a haul as it's in Jacksonville off the New River. Also not sure I'd make it under one of the bridges there, even with my tower down.

I used the public ramp right on Emerald Isle. Its a nice ramp, a tad busy, but plenty of parking.

 

[suke]

I used the public ramp right on Emerald Isle. Its a nice ramp, a tad busy, but plenty of parking.

the one after the fire station by the church? Or there used to be a church right by there anyways.


Oh dang just looked at it on google maps. I swore there used to be 2 churches there, but now looks like it's a park and massive parking lot.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

the one after the fire station by the church? Or there used to be a church right by there anyways.


Oh dang just looked at it on google maps. I swore there used to be 2 churches there, but now looks like it's a park and massive parking lot.

It was my first time there...but yea a small park and big parking lot.

 

[suke]

It was my first time there...but yea a small park and big parking lot.

That ramp has been there forever, but never used it as it was super shallow. How was it navigating out to the main channel? Was it marked? I could see it getting busy and clogged with that channel in there and at the ramp. How bad was it getting in/out? Wife has been wanting to take our boat down to my parents house down there, but our ramp options to get out to the sandbars I used to hang out at are limited, or I wouldn't dare put my boat in at. That mud there could be littered with oyster beds. Was no big deal in HS when I ran those waters nearly every day and knew them well.

 

[bubbasuwannee]

That ramp has been there forever, but never used it as it was super shallow. How was it navigating out to the main channel? Was it marked? I could see it getting busy and clogged with that channel in there and at the ramp. How bad was it getting in/out? Wife has been wanting to take our boat down to my parents house down there, but our ramp options to get out to the sandbars I used to hang out at are limited, or I wouldn't dare put my boat in at. That mud there could be littered with oyster beds. Was no big deal in HS when I ran those waters nearly every day and knew them well.

The channel is marked really well. It does zig zag a bit leaving the main lane into the ramp, but was well marked. We came back right at low tide and had no issues at all. There was other boat traffic, but nothing unmanageable.