8 Steps for safely measuring a Kayak Musky by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Oct 23, 2023 | Canada, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe Kayak Musky Challenge is an online tournament dedicated to the Muskellunge (Esox Masquinongy), a powerful Apex freshwater predator, and the unbelievable guys and gals who enjoy the challenge of catching them. The Kayak Musky mantra is simple; ‘Angler safety +...
Kayak Fishing Ice-Out Brook Trout by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Mar 31, 2023 | Canada, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerKayak Fishing Ice out Brook Trout “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” Ernest Hemingway Although the calendar says it’s spring, you certainly wouldn’t know it. The lakes of Eastern Ontario are covered with snow...
2021 Kayak Musky Re-cap and 2022 Primer by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Apr 7, 2022 | Canada, Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerToday marks the first day of spring, and for Musky nuts, that can only mean one thing. The countdown is ON! Personally, I’m getting the itch bigtime! (Seeing some nice Kayak Muskies already being caught by our southern Neighbors, certainly doesn’t help.) I had a...
Beware the TEETH! | Dealing with Toothy Fish by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Sep 2, 2021 | Canada, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, LiskaBeware the TEETH! | Dealing with Toothy Fish Who says big fish with sharp, fang-like teeth can only be found in oceans? Introducing the freshwater gamefish, Northern Pike and Muskellunge. Both are part of the Esox family and are known for their feistiness and bad dude...
Beginners Guide to Kayak Musky Fishing by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Nov 20, 2020 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishbrain Premium Content, Fishing, Fishing Feature, JAdventures Main Banner, LiskaBeginners Guide to Kayak Musky Fishing Welcome to the Beginners Guide to Kayak Musky Fishing. Kayak Musky fishing can be brutal! Kayak Musky gear is hard on your wallet, there is a high probability of blood, guaranteed sweat and most likely a shed tear or two! There...
Lights out Kayak Bass Fishing by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Jul 1, 2020 | Canada, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Liska*Flat calm morning after a night fish. Scott Barton fishing out of a JK ‘Liska’ Learn More about the Liska I started night fishing (or Lights Out Kayak Bass Fishing) for bass out of necessity. Having two young kids at home coupled with my shift-work job, meant that...
Trolling Flies for Ice-out Trout | Kayak Fishing by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Apr 9, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, LiskaTrolling Flies for Ice-out Trout | Kayak Fishing Throughout the ice-belt of the Northern U.S and Canada, April is the time of year many of us have been waiting for all winter. Open water! The kayaks have been pulled out of storage, the Robins are singing, geese are...
Fishing Photo Tips and Tricks | Creating Unique ‘Grip and Grins’ by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Feb 15, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, LiskaFishing Photo Tips and Tricks | Creating Unique ‘Grip and Grins’ Scroll through the social media feed of any passionate kayak angler, and you’re guaranteed to see a ‘grip and grin’ photo. We all do it. After all, kayak anglers are the...
Fishing with Lead-core for Lake Trout by scott.barton@ottawa.ca | Jan 16, 2020 | Canada, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, LiskaLead-core Lake Trout Lake Trout in Ontario can be found in Lake Ontario, Huron, Superior and across the deep, cold lakes of the Canadian Shield. Lake trout are most accessible to kayak anglers immediately after season opener, which in Eastern Ontario falls at the end...
