KAYAK FISHING REDFISH CATCH&COOK!!

by dustinnichols | Oct 31, 2020 | Featured Post, Fishbrain Premium Content, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, YuPIK

Hey everyone! Fall in Texas means the red fish are starting to group and feed voraciously on everything the can find. Easy pickings makes for some filets to bring home, so here is one of my favorite ways to prepare red fish! FISH TACOS with Peach Pico…You can...

Freestyle Nationals 2020 – Covid Format

by Jessie Stone | Oct 27, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Freestyle Nationals 2020 Despite the cancelation of the majority of kayaking events this season due to the pandemic, U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Nationals were held, but under a new and different format. It was great that everyone could participate, regardless of whether...

How I’m surviving…Thriving the low water blues

by Hannah Ray | Oct 26, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

Early winter started out great here in Iowa. I had a fun and chilly New Years day playboat and surf session to ring in the new year. Then the craziness that is 2020 began. All the events I had planned on traveling to were canceled. All the events I had planned on...

Moon Myths? | Kayak Fishing

by Scott Brands | Oct 23, 2020 | Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner

I recently came across a book entitled “High Percentage Fishing: A Statistical Approach to Improving Catch Rates” by Josh Alwine. The author is an engineer and statistician who evaluates data putting popular fishing theories to the test. One of the subjects he covered...

Russell Fork Zen 3.0

by dianegaydos | Oct 23, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Zen

Had a great time paddling the Russell Fork last weekend, and my husband Daniel and I both got to try out our new Zen 3s! The Russell Fork is located on the Virginia/Kentucky border, with the put-in and most of the rapids in Virginia, and the take-out in Kentucky. It’s...

When in Doubt, Get Out: A Short Story About Instinct

by JT Hartman | Oct 20, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

It was mid-September. Despite the sun gracing us with it’s afternoon rays, I was shivering a little. The water temperature in the Deschutes River had dropped notably over the previous weeks, developing that all too familiar bite indicative of the summer season drawing...

Freestyle workshop – Wiesenwehr

by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 19, 2020 | Featured Post, Germany, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Thanks to heavy rain in the beginning of the year, the kayak circumstances were prime! On a sunny Saturday we decided to organize a freestyle clinic on the Erft. The hole is located in a little village called Neuss, near Dusseldorf. It’s mostly rain dependent but runs...

First Jackson Antix 2.0 Ride on the Grand Canyon

by kylethomas | Oct 16, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I had the fortunate opportunity to test out the Jackson Kayak Antix 2.0 at one of the greatest American treasures, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. This was my first time seeing an Antix 2.0. What better than to take it on a 280 mile test drive? Having paddled...

Waterfall Pit Stop

by dianegaydos | Oct 13, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Since our big trips were cancelled this year, we’ve been going on more local trips. Last week, we went up to the Gauley River in West Virginia and had extra days off work, so decided to lengthen the trip and also go up to the Youghiogheny River in Maryland. The Gauley...

A COVID Angler | Kayak Fishing Canada

by Trevor Thomson | Oct 9, 2020 | Big Tuna, Bite, Canada, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner

A ‘COVID’ Angler! By: Trevor Thomson No, I do not have COVID19, nor have I had it, that was intended to get your attention, and read this blog about my experiences this year Kayak Fishing on Western Canadas Trail Series. Hope it worked? Now read on………………….. Like...

Roadtrip to Larcay | Whitewater Kayaking France

by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

For the people that are familiar with the European freestyle scene, might know that France has a bunch of amazing waves! Some are quiet famous others might not be as much. Last spring, we were in luck, one of the lesser known unicorns was running at prime level!...

Whatchan River 5th Descent

by JK Team | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Little Shredders, River Running, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Submitted by: Dane Menzies July 7th is the day we decided to drive to the Whatchan river for a 5th descent, we arrive at the ferry terminal and prepare for a scouting mission that we are about to go on. We find a trail that leads down to the river from a construction...