Bleeker Lake is 2 km north of Roche Lake.   Take the Bleeker Lake FSR and follow the bumpy backroad to the Rec Site on the north shore of the lake.   there is a small campsite there and a rough boat launch.   It is a popular fishing lake, but the lake is large enough for paddlers too.   A circuit of the whole lake is about 5 km.

I launched from a spot next to a campsite while campground was closed for overnight use.

A few ducks were on the lake, including some barrow’s golden eyes.

There was still a bit of snow on the south shore, which is at the foot of a hill.   Some pussywillows were caught in  sunny spot along the shore of the lake.

Mating pairs of ducks were in the shallow parts of the lake on the 1.25 hour loop.

A ripple of wind arose near the end of the paddle as silver light appeared on the lake’s surface.

This is also a lake I enjoy in mid-summer, especially since flowering aquatic plants grow in the shallow, marshy areas (full of insects and other critters too) on the east and southeast end of the lake.  I hope to return and perhaps combine it will another paddle of nearby Hosli Lake (on a very rough road).