Popping Cork on the Fly Rod??

by Darrell Olson | Sep 4, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Fly fishing guide; Captain Gary Dubiel has developed the Pop-N-Fly. It is a lightweight foam cylinder with an embedded articulated shank that is connected between the butt section of your leader and the tippet that has your streamer fly attached. The foam suspends...

Fly Fishing Challenges from a Kayak

by Darrell Olson | Aug 2, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional

Not too long ago I decided to get back into my Jackson Coosa X and show it some love. The weather that day was hot, almost bluebird skies with some white clouds, and of course very windy. The wind didn’t worry me as since I decided a little over 4 years ago to put my...

My Jackson Coosa X Fly Fishing Set-up

by Darrell Olson | Jul 2, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects

Being a fly-fishing person, this style of fishing allows me to be a minimalist when it comes to kayak fishing. There is no need for a fishing crate as storage under the kayak seat provides satisfactory storage for my fly boxes. However, my Coosa X set-up is a little...

Broken Fishing Rod? Try This!

by Darrell Olson | May 12, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

We have all managed to break a fishing rod whether it was a tip in a doorway or ceiling fan. All we need to do is clean up the tip section and replace the rod eye tip. A few of us have also broken the fishing rod further down the rod by horsing a fish that was not...

Benefit Events

by Darrell Olson | Mar 8, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports

Whether a kayak angler experiences a life changing event or worst there is a loss of life event involved; someone or a kayak fishing club will organize an event to help for the cause or support for the family. In all situations it appears that the event is a fishing...

Fly Fishing the Greenbrier River

by Darrell Olson | Oct 22, 2022 | 2014 Karma Unlimited

My fishing buddy and I decided that we would head to West Virginia to fly fish the Greenbrier River for a few days, primarily for smallmouth bass. We also heard stories of largemouth and spotted bass, musky, carp, and even trout could be other species for the trip. We...

How to Repair a Hollow Body Top Water Frog

by Darrell Olson | Aug 22, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

I have never used those top water frogs, so I decided to leave my other rigs and lures at the cabin. I decided that if I’m going to learn how to use a frog and catch some bass using this lure the temptation of using my other setups needed to stay behind. My normal...

Surf Fishing 101

by Darrell Olson | Jun 28, 2022 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Sometimes my fishing buddies like to have a change in fishing methods. Sometimes we are fly fishing, using conventional fishing equipment, wading, or fishing from the bank. On this occasion, they decided that we should try some surf fishing; which could be very...

Top Veteran Rehabilitation Programs

by Darrell Olson | Sep 16, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Top Veteran Rehabilitation Programs Since 911, Desert Storm, the War in Afghanistan, the Iraqi War and other conflicts that are currently going on. There are many organizations that address the various challenges that Veterans are attempting to overcome in their...

Fishing an Oxbow Lake

by Darrell Olson | Jun 10, 2021 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Mayfly, YuPIK

Here in the Lowcountry area of South Carolina, maybe other areas along the coast of North Carolina down to Georgia or other areas near river systems that is very snake like, on these inside loops, the river travels more slowly leading to deposition of silt. Meanwhile...

Fly Fishing the Woolly Worm

by Darrell Olson | Mar 9, 2021 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Mayfly

The Wooly Worm fly is a great wet fly or nymph that is fished under the water surface. It is a popular fly for freshwater game fish. The fly can be fished in streams, rivers, ponds and lakes for trout, bass, bream, perch, etc. Tying this pattern in a variety of styles...

Kayak Fly Fishing without a Fly Rod

by Darrell Olson | Nov 13, 2020 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fly Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, Mayfly

With the various restrictions from state to state, county to county, and yes even by city to city some anglers have the option to go fishing either by traveling some distance, fishing in their neighborhoods or not event to have the opportunity to go fishing. For me...