Rivers For Change on the South Fork Yuba by Galen Volckhausen | May 19, 2012 | Whitewaterheadwater |ˈhedˌwôtər; -ˌwätər| noun (usu. headwaters) a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source. Today, Darin and I, paddled the headwaters of the South Fork Yuba River. The Yuba River is a major tributary of the Feather, 1/3 of its flow,...
Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic 2012 by Steve Gibson | May 19, 2012 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Events, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, Fly Fishing, TournamentsOn May 11, I loaded up the Jackson Cuda and headed north to Jacksonville, Florida to fish the 9th annual Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic. This was my third time attending this event. This event brings in close to 400 kayak anglers each year. The captain’s meeting...
The Jackson Coosa on the Bow River, Alberta by Stephen Laurie | May 17, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, VideoSo with the winter fading away up here in the great white North I was finally able to get my Coosa out for the first float of the 2012 fishing season. I decided to spend the day on what’s considered to be the Blue Ribbon section of the Bow River just south of Calgary...
NOC’s New Feature- Video! by JK Team | May 17, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterI have recently gone to the Nantahala for a shootout and a hometown throwdown checking out the new wave shaper. A lot of hard work and changes have been done on it since the last time I’ve paddle at the NOC. The construction done on the wave has made it more retentive...
2 critters with sharp teeth by JK Team | May 16, 2012 | Cudamy son ethan and i have fished our Cudas hard this year and they have never let us down. one of our favorite fish to chase is the long nosed gar, you have to love a fish that can pull the yak as fast as you can paddle it !!!
Seal launch under log by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedOn the N Fork of the Stanislaus in California, Andrew seal launched in his Villain S into a flat pool. But a little angle sent his nose under the sloping log, one piece of a mighty Ponderosa Pine that had fallen upstream and left pieces scattered through several of...
Boof Practice by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedJiri Vala runnin’ laps with the Villain on Yellow Creek falls during a early spring Cheoah release.’
2011 Midwest Freestyle Championships – my spin by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedThere ain’t nothing like a good fitting pair of shoes or boots. Each variant of shoe or boot has a purpose. For example, one wouldn’t want to run a marathon in a pair of Mukluks that were too big. Similarly, my Allstar fits me. Somehow it became part of...
Cascades by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedAfter our ACA course at landmark learning the we saw the Cascades were running on the Nantalaha and couldn’t help ourselves.
Mega Boof by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedLaunching into the air on a great boof on the Lover’s Leap section of the S Fork American river in California. Unfortunately, at low flows like this it lands on a rock. My buddy broke his seat on the landing but with the speed from my Villain S I was able to...
Hurley weir – 3 gates by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedWe’ve just had 2 years or drought, followed by the wettest April on record. At last, like an old friend, the River Thames (South East England) is up and the play boaters are out on the waves. Picture taken of me in my Superstar – go pro fixed to the end of...
Checkin in from Alberta by davecrerar | May 16, 2012 | WhitewaterChecking in from Alberta, Canada It has been a strange year adjusting to a life away from the Ottawa Valley and the Canadian Rockies, but, it has been an amazing journey. My perception of kayaking in this area was poor, at best. But with the help of a few amazing...
