by joey monteleone | May 18, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
Red, White and Blue….gill If there was ever a fish that represented the USA it’s the bluegill, hard fighting, spirited and found all across the country. Widely distributed and eager to bite bluegill can be big fun on any tackle but especially fly rods and light...
by joey monteleone | May 13, 2021 | Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner
It’s Alright to Go Ultralight In a world that espouses to the BIGGER is better mentality, where we are offered to upsize, get the giant, family size, mega version you might want to consider downsizing. Decades of fishing have brought me to the conclusion that the...
by joey monteleone | Apr 7, 2021 | Big Rig, Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, Mayfly
River Reveal Rivers and river system lakes all over offer incredible fishing and kayaking adventures. With the addition of current, unstable water levels and various water colors the puzzle of what baits to pitch at the bass is a tough one to solve. Years of river...
by Emily Jackson | Mar 30, 2021 | Emily Jackson, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner
Kayak Fishing Tournaments- A Newbie’s Perspective Hey Jackson Readers, My name is Emily Jackson, I’m a 30 year old whitewater kayaker, mother of two, full time employee, wife and nomad. In my spare time, (which isn’t as often as I would like), I love fishing....
by joey monteleone | Mar 19, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner
Of all the beloved species of freshwater fish crappies almost always invoke a broad smile and the quick suggestion of a fish fry. Scattered throughout North America, known as specks, Cajun French call them “sac-a lait”, others speckled bass and many more titles. The...
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...
by joey monteleone | Mar 8, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner
Where is that….? Ever been out or even just preparing for a fishing trip and wondered where certain essential items were? You know you had it/them but the exact location eludes you. The solution; organization! Because when the bass or crappie or others are biting you...
by joey monteleone | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, Mayfly
Why the Fly | Kayak Fishing With evidence of being around for hundreds of years, used in both freshwater and salt water environments, fly fishing has an appeal for almost anyone. Flicking flies can be accomplished from the shoreline, waist deep in a stream, from any...
by Chris Funk | Jan 6, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, Liska
After his team finished the previous season with a devastating loss, they stood at the first practice of the new year. No doubt they were expecting a chastising, perhaps a tough regimen of drills and exercises. The veteran coach Vince Lombardi surprised them all by...
by Jon Hummel | Dec 28, 2020 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, Tournaments
Despite how crazy my 2020 season ended up, I was fortunate to get one final regular season event on the water. Originally scheduled for April, the annual King of the Rock event hosted by Peach State Kayak Anglers had to be pushed to the end of the season in September...
by Jean Wilson | Dec 20, 2020 | Coosa HD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner
Big Bass Kayak Fishing By Jean Wilson It was gearing up to be a great outdoor weekend of camping and kayak fishing for big bass with a friend on my backyard waters in the panhandle of Florida. Trophy sized catches were what we hopefully anticipated. Little did we know...
by joey monteleone | Dec 18, 2020 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing
Easily the most misunderstood bait in the bass box is the crankbait. By its own nature confusing because of the considerations. Think about the possibilities, there’s; size, shape, square lip, oval lip, lipless, baits with rattles, silent lures and of course the age...