Quick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak Part 2: Paddle and Clothes bag by Emily Wade | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured Post, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesBelow is a description of the paddle bag I use and the backpack duffel bag I use that is a game changer for my when I am traveling with my kayak and paddles on an adventure. 1. When I fly I always bring 2 paddles since I paddle freestyle with a 0 degree offset....
The Flow Meets the Peshtigo by Hannah Ray | Oct 15, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThe Roaring Rapids section of the Peshtigo is one of my favorite Wisconsin rivers. This section is approximately 5 miles in length with 6 named rapids. In between the rapids are fun boulder gardens. There are tons of fun lines and eddies to pick your way through the...
Fall Fishing is Fabulous by joey monteleone | Oct 2, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater FishingFall Fishing is Fabulous Decades of doing this fishing thing have taught me in the spring fish want to eat…in the fall, they HAVE to eat. Regardless of the length of the winter lay over bass and other fish emerge during the spring warm up ready to eat and begin to...
I just want to “git bit” by joey monteleone | Sep 12, 2024 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Featured Post, Fishbrain Premium Content, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing SubjectsI just want to “git bit” There’s a popular theory among fishermen that BIG baits catch Big fish. Personally, experience has taught me that there’s some truth to that concept. Big fish don’t grow that large eating small meals. There’s also the physical side of that...
Popping Cork on the Fly Rod?? by Darrell Olson | Sep 4, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingFly 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...
3rd Annual Snoqualmie Powerhouse Frankfurter Attainment Classic by kylethomas | Aug 28, 2024 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAlmost all whitewater races I’ve participated in have the same thing in common, going downstream. But not the Powerhouse Frankfurter Attainment Classic in the Greater Seattle Area. This fun community race transforms a local beginner stretch of whitewater into a...
Top Ten Reasons to Kayak by joey monteleone | Aug 26, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, FreshwaterTop Ten Reasons to Kayak The Sound of Silence – Whether your seeking the tranquility of a kayak “glide” exploring the water ways or going into sneaky mode to spot wildlife or catch fish the kayak is super silent. Boating Benefits – Paddle, pedal or electrified you’re...
Fly Fishing Challenges from a Kayak by Darrell Olson | Aug 2, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, InstructionalNot 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...
The Kids Kayaking Camp Turns 20 Something! by Jessie Stone | Aug 1, 2024 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesTwenty plus years of inner city kids kayaking camps, and they keep getting better. Each year I think,” it can’t be better than this and can we pull this off again next year?” The answer is YES! Though I will be completely honest and say I ruminate like crazy about how...
Revitalizing the USA Bassin Jackson Kayak Trail – Texas Division: A New Chapter Begins by JK Team | Jul 30, 2024 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerHello, fellow anglers! I’m thrilled to share some exciting news with you: the USA Bassin Jackson Kayak Trail – Texas Division is back and better than ever! As the new tournament director, I’m honored to lead this incredible community and help usher in a...
Living in the Moments, Enjoying the Bite by Henry Veggian | Jul 20, 2024 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingI set up on a concrete launch. My Bite FD is parked under a walking bridge during a passing shower. I stand and paddle like a gondolier through a grassy backwater. A corporate HQ building looms across the lake. Paddling a quiet creek, I turn to check my water paddle...
Class 2 Adventure by dianegaydos | Jul 19, 2024 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesEver wonder how you can make a class 2 river more exciting? Just add kids! A few days ago my husband and I took our kids to the Hiwassee River for a class 2 adventure. When I was first pregnant, my husband and I debated about the best way to get our kids on the river....
