Exploring the Maurepas Swamp

by Ben Roussel | Jul 11, 2018 | Cruise FD, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring

I don’t get out much to fish anymore, but I found some time Sunday to do just that.  I loaded everything up late Saturday with plans to make the long drive to catch some Louisiana redfish in the morning.  When I woke up and checked the weather it was...

Exploring Caney Lake

by Ben Roussel | Apr 24, 2018 | Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Kilroy

I had to work in Monroe last week and I brought a Cuda 12 just in case there was down time.  Unfortunately there wasn’t much down time and I was only able to get out for a few hours one day.  I elected to spend that time on Caney Lake, launching from...

Pedal vs Paddle – Can’t We All Just Get Along?

by Bridgett Valet | Oct 7, 2017 | Coosa, Coosa FD, Cruise 10 Angler, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, United States

There have been an influx of pedal drive players to the kayak fishing market over the past few years. Folks swore up one side and down another that they’d never be in a pedal-propelled kayak … but changed their tune as new players entered the field. Full...

Late Summer Bassin’

by Ben Roussel | Sep 7, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, Kilroy, Kilroy DT

We spent Labor Day weekend up at Lake Rosemound where I had a couple opportunities to get back out on the water in the Kilroy DT and chase some bass. Saturday I got out just after sunrise, armed with my favorite buzzbait, I headed toward a big flat where I saw some...

Binge Watch Hooked on Wild Waters Season 3 Right Here on JK.com!

by Drew Gregory | Sep 2, 2017 | Coosa, Coosa HD, Cuda HD, Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, Media, United States, Video, Video

If you haven’t seen any of the new episodes of Hooked on Wild Waters, this is your lucky day! Below are the first 4 episodes of Season 3, which focuses on river bassin’! You’ll see Drew take on the mighty Coosa River, for which the Jackson Kayak...

A weekend at Rosemound

by Ben Roussel | Jul 20, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Kilroy, Kilroy DT

My parents have had a house at Lake Rosemound for almost a year now and we’ve made a few trips up that way, but never for more than a day or two.  It’s rare to find an entire weekend free, but we were able to do just that this past weekend.  We loaded the...

Largemouth Bass & Crappie Tips from the Coosa FD

by Bridgett Valet | May 20, 2017 | Coosa FD, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

The late spring morning dawned quietly enough. A few hours later the wind kicked up to between 15-20 MPH – nothing like a touch of a challenge to get things started! Largemouth bass and crappie were the quarry; Coosa FD was the vessel.   Following an...

An afternoon trip on an oxbow

by Ben Roussel | Aug 20, 2014 | Cruise 12, Cruise Angler 12, Fishing, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

Fished from the kayak this past weekend.  It was the first time I’ve been in one since Trout Challenge – which was in June, so it’s been a while.  Blake and I headed to a Mississippi River oxbow lake to do a little afternoon bass fishing.  Storms...

Pond hopping in the Cruise

by Ben Roussel | Apr 9, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports

I had to work in Simmesport this past week, but knew that I’d have time to sneak away and do a little fishing at some point during each day so a kayak came with me. Having never been to this part of the state no matter what option I looked at would be a scouting...