Kayak Bass Fishing the Dog Days of Summer by teamjk | Aug 22, 2019 | FishingThe dog days of summer occur during the hottest and muggiest part of the season. Webster defines “dog days” as the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere. The blazing sun and...
The Smallmouth of Algonquin by teamjk | Aug 4, 2019 | FishingThere’s a 7630 square kilometre (4741 square miles) protected area in the heart of Ontario known as Algonquin Park. This beautiful and remote area has over 1,500 lakes and 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) of streams and boasts some of the finest Brook Trout and Lake Trout...
Draggin’ Flies: for still-water Trout by teamjk | Apr 20, 2019 | FishingThere are several Trout species that tend to inhabit deeper parts of still-water lakes. Lake Trout, Splake and even Rainbows spend a significant amount of time feeding in the mid to deep range on stocked put-grow-take lakes. To reach these deeper Trout, a fly angler...
Creek Sides by Brett Barton | Aug 24, 2018 | Creeking, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAgnes Creek – North Cascades, WA lower canyon epicness After first peering into the lower canyon from the rim high above, I had wondered what lay downstream ever since. And I only knew of this canyon because I had camped nearby on another backcountry...
Waterfallin’ by Brett Barton | Dec 25, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWaterfalls can be a lot of fun. Running waterfalls in winter can present other challenges you don’t think about until you’re on scene, like that log at the bottom being extra slick for setting safety. Or the rocks on the bank being iced over, making it...
Upper Sultan by Brett Barton | Dec 23, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Upper Sultan is a quality class IV+ trib in the Skykomish drainage. This section of river flows through remote canyons with many solid class IV and IV+ drops continuous in nature. The Sultan was originally dammed in 1965 to to supply local communities with water...