Winter Time Blues by Nathan Rees | Feb 10, 2017 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesThere is only one thing to do in northern West Virginia when you get a 70 degree day in February, grab the kayak and hit the water! After a month or two of frigid temps, tackle organization, new bait orders, rigging boats, etc, the winter blues had finally settled in....
JACKSON KAYAK’S MAYFLY NOW SHIPPING – FIRST KAYAK MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR FLY FISHING by Bridgett Valet | Feb 7, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Press Releases, United StatesSPARTA, TN (February 2017) – The recent MayFly hatch in Sparta TN is big news for the fly fishing community and the kayak industry. Jackson Kayak’s MayFly kayaks – the first kayak made specifically for fly fishing – are emerging from the factory and...
Starting the Year Off Right in Uganda – The Nile River Festival by Jessie Stone | Feb 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis January marked the 14-year anniversary of my first trip to Uganda – wow has time flown by! Never in a million years would I have imagined how that trip would have changed my life. Today, 14 years later, I am still paddling as much as I can on the Nile which turns...
Antix in Maine winterboating by Adam Swett | Feb 3, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe large Antix got up here in Maine the same time a winter vacation I was planning on dedicating to snowboarding. It has been warm and rainy and the atlantic ocean has been cooperating so off we went to Blue Hill Falls. I didn’t think this boat would surf the...
Mexican Whitewater – Top Destination for whitewater enthusiasts by heatherherbeck | Jan 31, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesIf you paddle any level of whitewater, you have already heard about the epic rivers in Mexico. In the last 10 years, I have returned ‘south of the border’ for the incredible river adventures, but also for a lot more than that. Here are my top #5 reasons to...
Look, No Batteries Needed by joey monteleone | Jan 29, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesEach person for the most part carries all the tools necessary to launch and land. Launch the kayak and land fish that is. Every watch a fly fisherman wade a stream? Did you notice the absence of a depth finder? With the possible exception of a cell phone most decision...
My Favorite NorCal Species by jimrussell | Jan 25, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, VideoThe ocean in Northern California is home to an incredible diversity of fish and marine life. Of course, some fish are tastier or prettier or more fun to target than others. Here is a video I made showing some examples of seven of my favorite NorCal fish species taken...
4 First Descents in 2016 Part 4: Norte de Santander, Colombia; Rio Margua by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 24, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesNovember – Return to Colombia: Rio Margua In 3 different missions from 2003 – 2007 with Shannon Linnane, Jessie Coombs, and Lizzy English; I completed all but two miles of a river that had defined my view of an embattled country still emerging from the...
2017: Biting off more than you can chew, or taking time to chew what you’ve already bit! by Drew Gregory | Jan 21, 2017 | Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, United StatesAccording to experts at Ohio State you should chew soft foods 5-10 times and denser foods, like meats and vegetables, 30 times before swallowing. Does anyone actually do that? Maybe it’s because we bite off more than we can chew? It’s part of the American culture...
EJ Interviews Crispin Powley, Strike King’s Sales Manager by ericjackson | Jan 18, 2017 | Big Rig, EJ, Fishing, Internationalisation, United StatesHere is my Interview with Crispin Powley, Strike King Sales Manager, and fishing super star. “I got to know you as the Sales Manager for Strike King Lure Company, seeing you at trade shows, etc.. But you have had your share of...
4 First Descents in 2016 Part 3: AW, PGE, and a First D by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 13, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesOctober Grizzly Creek, North Fork Feather River; California 20 years ago PG&E, California’s largest utility and hydroelectric operator, wrote a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to complain about the the brand-new mandate to provide recreational...
First Snow of 2017 by crystalgustin | Jan 12, 2017 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Team JK, United States, Video, WhitewaterSeeing that I am from Wisconsin, snow isn’t a new thing to me. However, living in the Southeast, snow turns everyone into a child again. So with the new snow that just hit the area, I thought I would get my fill of playing in the snow. Not only did I have a...
