13th Annual Ocoee River Race by wildwildwes | Oct 21, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 2021 edition of the Tennessee Valley Canoe Club Ocoee River Race went down on 10/9/2021 and we had some extra flow in the river with 1,800 CFS to make it even better. The race course starts at the put-in for the Middle Ocoee at the Roger’s Branch launch ramp. The...
The Kayak Fishing Show Season 8 episode 9, Tarpon in Puerto Rico PT 1 by Lucien Shreiber | Oct 20, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Saltwater FishingIn honor of the passing of our good friend Omar Orraca, I am airing this episode shot on our last visit to Puerto Rico. Joining me on the trip was James McBeath from Jackson Kayak. This is the first of two episodes shot from that trip. Please join me for this airing...
BIPOC Paddling Skills Day – Greater Seattle Area by kylethomas | Oct 18, 2021 | Clinics, Events, Exploration Feature, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.comOn September 18, 2021, the Greater Seattle area paddling community gathered at Lake Sammamish to share our passion for paddle sports with community members. The fun and free paddling skills day was designed to introduce Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) to...
CKFC Tournament – Boyd Lake, CO by Scott Brands | Oct 14, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe Colorado Kayak Fishing Club (CKFC) held their fourth bass tournament of the year on Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO on August 21. The dog days of summer can prove to be quite difficult when it comes to catching fish in Colorado. Not only do you have to deal with the...
The Lower Yough Is Actually Quite Fun by Will Wanovich | Oct 13, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIn the summers, I work and paddle on the Yough River. Since I only live 10-15 minutes from the Lower Yough put-in and I’m usually too busy with work on the weekends, I spend a lot of time paddling that section. It can sometimes get a bit boring running the same...
Super Swell Summer 2021 by Jessie Stone | Oct 12, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesHurricane weather has dumped lots of rain and produced huge swell off the East Coast this summer and fall. Earlier this month, a magical convergence of two hurricanes and some luck produced some gentle(ish) giant waves off the Maine coast. Coincidentally, Alex Nicks...
Get back to your Core by Justin Hausner | Oct 11, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner2021 was an interesting year to say the least. I made the choice early in the year to scale back on my tournament rig, going from a BigRig FD in 2020 to the brand new YuPIK in 2021. The transition had its issues for sure. I found myself asking “now, where do I put...
The Only Way (OUT) is Up by JK Team | Oct 8, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Mylo Nicholas In September when the rivers are low, there can still be sections left to explore. The Arc River, in the Maurienne Valley (French Alps), is not frequently paddled, due to restricted sections and dam controls, but can offer some incredible...
Keep it Simple When Rigging Your Fishing Kayak by Bill Schultz | Oct 7, 2021 | Accessories, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, YuPIKKeep it Simple When Rigging Your Fishing Kayak Just the other day a friend who had just purchased two sit-on-top fishing kayaks mentioned it wasn’t as easy as he and his sons thought it would be. I told him I totally understood and then gave him a few tips that I hope...
Brown Trout Mountain Kayak Fishing by Scott Brands | Oct 1, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerJoin Scott Brands as he takes his BigRig FD out on scenic Georgetown Lake in the mountains of Colorado in search of pre-spawn Brown...
Inner City Kids Camp 2022 by Emily Jackson | Sep 30, 2021 | Emily Jackson, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Family Posts, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesInner City Kids Camp 2022 Inner City Kids Camp or Jessie’s Kids Camp are the two names for one week of my year depending on who you ask, they represent a week of kayaking for kids from disadvantaged homes. Through the years, since 2002 to be exact, Jessie Stone, my...
Issie’s summer in Nottingham & competing in the British Championships by JK Team | Sep 28, 2021 | Event Coverage, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, UK, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Issie Wormall This summer I have spent weeks paddling at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham training for the British Championships and for Team GB selections. My time training on inlet gate and twin since the start of the summer improved massively, on inlet it...
