Home Water: Iowa by Hannah Ray | Feb 5, 2025 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHome Water: Iowa I spent the majority of 2024 around home. The water window this year was brief. Levels fluctuated drastically with large rain events. Charles City saw near record high water for 3 days, prompting sandbagging and moving to higher ground. Even though...
Charles City Whitewater River Clean Up by Hannah Ray | Jul 28, 2019 | WhitewaterCharles City Whitewater Clean Up Prior to Charles City’s annual event, I hosted a river clean up with Charles City Whitewater, Charles City Chamber, and the Charles City Parks and Rec Department. Paddlers from near and far gathered for pre-vent whitewater fun and...
Rockstar 4.0 by Hannah Ray | Nov 22, 2018 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI’ve paddled the new Rockstar 4.0 small about a dozen times so far. At my home whitewater park ranging from 1700-12000cfs and down the main channel of the Ottawa at about 2ft when I was up there earlier this fall. My initial thoughts, this boat fits me great and...
Small River Pike Fishing on the Cuda HD by Tanner Speidel | Oct 14, 2017 | Cuda HD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, FreshwaterIt was an extremely dry summer in Iowa! The vast corn and bean fields were unseasonably dry and leaves were curling up on trees along the river. Some small ponds almost completely dried up and feeder creeks on the river were nothing but a trickle. The Wapsipinicon...
