Nolichucky Dam Access Cleanup by wildwildwes | Mar 29, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSaturday, March 20, 2021 was the first day of Spring. Several from our local paddling club, Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts – http://www.riverapes.org, celebrated this day by coming together with others in the local community to give back to one of our beloved...
Tag Teaming Tournaments by Bill Durboraw | Mar 26, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JAdventures Main BannerThrough my local fishing club and tournament travels I’ve been very fortunate to meet many great anglers. I really enjoy talking all things fishing with people while learning from them at the same time. While doing this I’ve made some really good friends along the...
Whitewater Kayak Surfing the New River Dries by Emily Wade | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe New River Dries is a section of the New River located in wild and wonderful West Virginia. When the river is high, water overwhelms an upstream dam and pours into the Dries, forming big waves and making the Dries a freestyle kayaker’s paradise. I first saw footage...
Speed Trap | Fishing Speed Tips by joey monteleone | Mar 24, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, JAdventures Main BannerSpeed Trap The slogan, “speed kills” has been around for a long time. In sports speed is definitely an asset, in fishing it can be a liability. You see fish chasing schools of bait, adrenaline flowing you cast to the activity and crank your bait back as fast as your...
When Losing becomes Learning – Kayak Bass Fishing Trail Event on Lake Murray by Jason Gardner | Mar 23, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, JAdventures Main BannerI have a terrible fault. Prepping for tournaments 3-4 months out and making my mind up, right then, where I am going to fish. I know where I am launching, where I am pedaling my Big Rig to, and where I am going to win the tournament. Maybe I am getting a little ahead...
French Winter Stouts | Creeking by JK Team | Mar 22, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesDespite rules and lockdowns in the last few months, me and the Eggstream crew still managed to fall off a number of cool french winter time stouts! This year had a particularly big snow pack, and with heavy rain on top, many rivers came to life for a couple of weeks....
Keys to Kayak Crappie by joey monteleone | Mar 19, 2021 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, JAdventures Main BannerOf 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...
Nirvana – The Best Creek Boat For Me by kylethomas | Mar 18, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI have the same Jackson Kayak Nirvana as I purchased in 2017. No hull replacements. SAME ONE. Simply put, I love this kayak! It has provided me the confidence needed to paddle challenging rivers, the safety to withstand a lot of rock contact over the years, and the...
Tournament Selection Process and Kayak Fishing 2021 Tournament Preview by Bill Durboraw | Mar 17, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, JAdventures Main Banner, LiskaThe 2021 tournament season is here and with it comes the tournament schedules from every fishing trail series whether its Local, Regional, or National. Every year the beginning of my season begins with selecting which tournaments I will plan to enter. My tournament...
Stalkin’ Critters in Super Skinny Water by Chris Funk | Mar 15, 2021 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, JAdventures Main Banner, Liska
Kayaking Dynamic Lower Body Stretches by crystalgustin | Mar 12, 2021 | Featured Post, Fitness, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionLet’s be real, most kayakers don’t stretch before they hit the river. Is this wise? As a PE teacher who instructs my athletes to do a dynamic stretch and a static stretch, I prefer to lead by example and at least do something before I get into my kayak. Why is...
Maury River Goshen Pass Kayaking by JK Team | Mar 11, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Adam Swett One of my favorite places to go in Virginia to hang out and boat is up on the Maury River in Goshen Pass just upriver of Rockbridge Baths. The drive over from central Virginia is beautiful and once there is so scenic and high quality paddling...
