How To: Kayak Flounder Fishing

by Matthew Trucks | Jan 14, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation

Flounder or Fluke fishing is a passion of mine. As a native Jersey boy this is the type of fishing I grew up on for countless summers. Learning many of the techniques power boat fishing and kayak flounder fishing is basically the same premise. Better Technique? Kayak...

Skipper adventures Make it fun for the KIDS.

by Bart Swab | Apr 1, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Skipper, Trip Reports, Trips

Melea has been on a paddle craft since before she can remember. Now that she is 11, it’s really cool to see her getting around on our favorite fishing areas on her own kayak. I’ve been working on our distance and she can paddle comfortably and her...

Big Rig Flounder Fishing in New Jersey

by Matthew Trucks | Sep 8, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

Rolled out of bed to an unseasonable chill. Fifty four degrees Fahrenheit actually. For a moment I thought it was October and was getting up to go striped bass fishing but actually it was the end of August. Typically if it falls below 65 degrees time of year that is...

Flounder Pounder

by Charles Ganoe | Apr 19, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, United States

October in Northeast Florida bring in bull reds and doormat Flounders. You don’t have to go deep, in fact, on this day in late October, I was in about 12 inches of water using a float rig with a mud minnow when this 24″ flounder nailed it. No need to...

There’s never a loser at Paddlepalooza!

by Ben Roussel | Apr 14, 2014 | Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports

That is my friend Catch Cormier’s favorite line about the annual Spring kayak fishing tournament organized by BCKFC, now in it’s 11th year. After attending the event this past Saturday, he couldn’t be more right! Everyone involved put on one heck of...

Too Cold to Fish?

by Melita Ganoe | Feb 14, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater Fishing

Whenever you say you live in Florida, they automatically think it sunshine, 80 degree weather and Mickey Mouse every day of the year. I always laugh and then I tell them, Jacksonville is barely over the Florida line from Coastal Georgia and yes, we get our version of...

5th Annual New Jersey Fluke (Summer Flounder) Kayak Fishing Tournament

by Matthew Trucks | Aug 27, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

Tournaments in kayak fishing are looked forward to by the anglers as time to get away from everyday life and have a great experience doing something they love. Its not all competitive being the format we use by raffling off prizes instead of having 6 winners. Everyone...

Fishing for Memories Fishing Rodeo

by Tray Collins | Jul 8, 2012 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, United States

Earlier in the year Drew Gregory and I had a conversation about Google alerts and how he uses them to inform him of specific things that he’s interested in.   Last month I remembered that conversation and decided to set up a few alerts of my own.  I’ve been trying to...

CCA Louisiana’s STAR Tournament

by Tray Collins | Jun 3, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Whitewater

As the week pushed past Wednesday I began thinking about fishing.  Last weekend was the start of Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR (Statewide Tournament and Anglers Rodeo) Tournament which lasts Until September.  There are many divisions but the tournament...

A Weekend at Paddlepalooza

by Ben Roussel | Apr 5, 2012 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Tournaments, Video

This past weekend was BCKFC’s Paddlepalooza at Bobby Lynn’s Marina down in Leeville, LA. I had the pleasure of being down there Friday – Sunday. 201 people registered for the tournament, which is the most ever for the club, and according to Catch...