The forecast was for morning rain so I arrived at Jacko Lake at 7 am and launched my kayak.    There were grey skies, but almost no wind.

On a paddle around the lake I enjoyed seeing ducks – coots, mallards, and barrows golden-eyes, but there was also geese, loons, yellow-headed blackbirds, woodpeckers, and loons.    Birds were exhibiting nesting behaviors, there was a hatch on the lake, fish were jumping, and spring was evident along the shoreline of this lake in the grasslands.    Jacko Lake is one of our best paddling spots.