Rigging a kayak to sight fish and how to catch grass carp on the fly

by Drew Ross | Apr 22, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater, Mayfly

In this video, I’ll walk through how I set my kayak up to sight fish redfish and grass carp. But it’s useful in any situation where transition speed and stealth are important. Then I’ll take you out for a few days and chase grass carp. I’ll...

APRIL fools, MAY…. catch Spring bass

by joey monteleone | Apr 16, 2020 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

In many regions the arrival of April (and May) means you can open your tackle box and throw just about anything and catch bass. Warming surface water temperatures climbing from the 50’s into the 60’s sends bass toward shallow water in search of food sources as they...

Bass Fishing Tips | Disturbing the Peace

by joey monteleone | Mar 24, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Cast after cast go unrewarded, you feel like you’re in the right spot, so when is it time to change baits? This is a question that haunts the newest of kayak anglers. You have a box full of baits that are supposed to catch fish but it seems like the bass have abandon...

Kayak Fishing Stream Secrets

by joey monteleone | Jan 30, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional

Kayak Fishing Stream Secrets Flowing freely across the continent, rivers, creeks and streams all hold the promise of adventure, fishing and fun. If you can navigate moving water, breakdown the puzzle and fool a few fish you’re on your way to learning stream secrets....

2019 Year End Review – fly fishing thru 9 states

by Drew Ross | Jan 20, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Mayfly

I was able to travel and fly fish (wade and kayak) in 9 states (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado and New Mexico) in 2019. This is the wrap up video for those trips. The adventure continues in 2020 with more destinations...

The Good, The Bad, and How You Can Help

by Chris Ritchie | Nov 12, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

15 years ago, when I was a teen and really started going out on the rivers alone, it was a different world than it is now. You rarely ever saw a kayak. I don’t think that I had ever seen one on the water at all. Only in stores. Everyone, including myself, used an old...

Musky and Bass Kayak Fishing in Canada – Part 1

by Dennis Kieselhorst | Nov 8, 2019 | Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Germany, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Liska

Kayak Fishing in Canada has been at the top of my bucket list for years and I was able to fulfill that dream a few weeks ago. After preparing for weeks and watching musky fishing videos on YouTube every night, my family took me to the airport in my hometown of Bremen...

The Joy of Paddling

by Bill Schultz | Nov 5, 2019 | Fishing, Freshwater, Kilroy, Kilroy HD, United States

Photo by Paul Smith, Outdoors Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In the Fall 2019 issue of Kayak Angler Magazine there’s a great article talking with six top kayak anglers on why they prefer to paddle with their kayak fishing.  Four of the six are Jackson Kayak Pro...

How to Catch Success in Clear Water

by Chris Ritchie | Nov 4, 2019 | Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Catching fish in clear water is something that, growing up fishing small creeks and rivers, is something I had to learn to do. It seems easy enough in theory, right? I mean, you can see ALL of the fish. All that you have to do is place the cast in the exact place...

Colorado Fall Fishing

by Scott Brands | Oct 19, 2019 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater

Fall has finally arrived in Colorado, and I took advantage of the great weather with a pond hopping trip! Not really knowing what to expect, I loaded up the BigRig FD with four rods and a bunch of tackle. The morning started off with a strong jig bite, but after an...

Deps 250 Bass

by Nathan Rees | Oct 3, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

Took the Coosa HD out for a little kayak swimbaiting recently. I love the Coosa Hd for it’s versatility to fish all different types of water, and for the stability it provides while standing and fishing. On this particular day the bass were staged off a weed line just...

Peach State Kayak Anglers 2019 Season Recap

by Jon Hummel | Sep 30, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation

2019 Peach State Kayak Anglers Season Recap It was another great season for Peach State Kayak Anglers in 2019. To keep anglers excited and involved, we swapped in four new locations and it yielded a record turnout for us! Here’s a quick recap of the events Event 1...