APE’s Nolichucky River Cleanup Back in Action

by wildwildwes | Jun 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Recreational/Touring, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

My local paddling club, Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts, has always kept the stewardship of the Nolichucky River near and dear to our hearts as one of our best natural resources in our area for whitewater paddling. Since the clubs formation in 1986 the group has...

Colorado Kayak Bassmasters Tournament On Pueblo Reservoir

by Scott Brands | May 31, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Tournaments, Video, Video

In this video I fish the second stop for the Colorado Kayak Bassmasters tournament series. After winning the last tournament, I went into this one at the top of the Angler of the Year standings. Tune in to see how I finished and make sure to subscribe, like, and...

Colorado Kayak Fishing Club Monthly Bass Tournament

by Scott Brands | May 11, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament

In this video Scott Brands takes us along a short after work kayak fishing trip ins earch for big bass! He is also competing in the Colorado Kayak Fishing Club’s April tournament where the 5 longest fish for the month go towards your limit. See if he can improve...

Kayak Tourney In The Snow!

by Scott Brands | May 4, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Tournament, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Come along as Scott Brands competes in the Colorado Kayak Bassmasters fishing tournament on Chatfield Lake! The conditions were brutal with freezing temperatures and light snow! The bite was tough, but tune in to see how he...

JK Trail moving into May

by Jason Cassetty | May 2, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Tournaments

The USA BASSIN/JACKSON KAYAK TRAIL wrapped up the month of April in Rough River Lake in Kentucky. 20 anglers took to the water on Saturday the 29th and just as in tournaments past these guys did not disappoint! 122 bass hit the TourneyX leaderboard which led to 17...

Kayak Slalom in a Dynamic Duo

by kylethomas | Apr 22, 2023 | Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

For me, being in a Jackson Kayak Dynamic Duo is directly connected with whitewater river racing. My first race in a tandem whitewater kayak was the Ocoee River Race in Tennessee, winning a gold medal with my good friend Sam. From that point on, I was hooked on racing...

JK Trail April 8th

by Jason Cassetty | Apr 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Spring time bass fishing can be feast or famine and we definitely saw both sides as the USA Bassin / Jackson Kayak Trail headed into Easter weekend. Starting with Patoka Lake in Indiana we had a tough day of fishing but a very competitive battle for position. At the...

Texas USA BASSIN kicks off

by Jason Cassetty | Mar 30, 2023 | Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

This past weekend was definitely a case of the “haves and have nots!” Saturday the East Texas Division kicked their season off in Ft. Worth and 24 anglers took to the water to find some big Texas largemouth. But like most lakes around the country the bite was pretty...

NoliFest 2022 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results

by wildwildwes | Mar 25, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

On Friday evening of April 22nd the river community gathered for this 5th annual event. The BoaterX had lots of fast action in the 8 mile enduro style course down the Nolichucky Gorge. There were a total of 48 athletes (record # in event history) competing with 46...

Gnarvana Boofing on the Watauga Gorge

by wildwildwes | Mar 23, 2023 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Watauga Gorge is a beloved Class IV-V river run near my neck of the woods. Many locals describe it as the biscuits and gravy of whitewater boat riding in the southeast! It is chocked with a variety of different rapids that host many fun boofs, slots and slides. The...

Jackson Kayak Trail debuts in Kansas and Missouri

by Jason Cassetty | Mar 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports

This past weekend was the last week of winter and boy did Mother Nature remind us to pump the brakes on spring 😂! We had 3 divisions kick off their respective seasons with high winds and freezing temperatures. Starting on Saturday the BIG HILL division in Kansas sent...

Cherokee Lake Tennessee kicks off the season

by Jason Cassetty | Mar 10, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

USA BASSINS JAKSON KAYAK TRAIL has its first ever winner and a 19” smallie takes BIG bass. Please help me congratulate Chris Falin on his victory on Cherokee Lake this past weekend. Chris has been fishing from a kayak for the last 4 years and jumped at the opportunity...