Flambeau River Smallmouth Fishing

by Tanner Speidel | Aug 5, 2018 | Fishing

Some places are notorious for producing giant fish. Some are faraway and some are close to home, but with a little research and ambition, some can be very rewarding. The last few seasons I’ve been researching and planning where to go to find big river smallmouth bass....

Bedford River Festival 2018 Big Air Ramp

by alexread | Aug 2, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Last weekend I headed up to Bedford for the 2018 River Festival to try my hand at the Big Air Ramp with the guys from Canoe Trail (www.canoetrail.co.uk) Once I got there I was super excited to get on the ramp and have a go. Sitting on top of the 6m ramp for the first...

NEW VIDEO: Hooked on Wild Waters S4:E3 “Small Bartrams, Big Adventure”

by Drew Gregory | Jul 27, 2018 | Coosa, Drew Gregory, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Hooked on Wild Waters, Internationalisation, United States

On the latest episode of Hooked on Wild Waters, I catch the rare Bartrams bass on the wild and scenic Chattooga River! I talk to locals and the experts about this fish to learn more about it. The river itself is as beautiful as anywhere I’d ever paddled,...

A Quick Trip to Catch Some Guadalupe Bass

by clinttaylor | Jul 25, 2018 | Big Tuna, Fishing, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips

The weekends are a great time for me to spend some time outside. Fishing is one of the many activities I like to do in my free time so if there is a weekend with good weather, there’s a good chance I will be out on the water. This past weekend I decided to take...

Summer River Bronze Patterns

by teamjk | Jul 15, 2018 | Fishing, rivers

Summer time on my local river usually means shallow, clear, and very warm water. It’s also one of my favorite times of the year to fish. The water is warm so the smallmouths metabolism is high causing them to feed more often and or feed on bigger meals. This time of...

The Hairy Lemon

by Jessie Stone | Jul 15, 2018 | Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater

Even though the end of the Hairy Lemon has been looming for several years now because of the construction of Isimba dam and the flooding that it will cause, receiving the news suddenly on July 5th ( while I was at the Lemon) that this weekend would be the last weekend...

My Personal Best Score at Fibark

by Greg Parker | Jul 7, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, United States, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Salida is a special place for me. It is where I dialed in my cartwheel and learned to loop. It is where I learned all of my other advanced hole tricks. It is where I try to progress myself and the sport with combo moves. It has always been my favorite play spot and I...

Clinics on the Farmington River

by Jessie Stone | Jul 3, 2018 | Clinics, Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

I am teaching several clinics on the Farmington River after the Triple Crown, coming up this month, July 14th and 15th. Its a super fun event so come out to the river and join all of us! My clinics will be Wednesday July 18th and Thursday July 19th in the afternoon....

APE’s Celebrate 16 Years of Cleaning Up the Nolichucky River

by wildwildwes | Jun 29, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

Saturday, June 23rd, marked the 16th Annual Nolichucky Cleanup. The Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts have been hosting this event nearly every year to help keep the Nolichucky River clean for paddlers, fishermen, and river-users alike! The summer is a very popular...

John Day River

by teamjk | Jun 25, 2018 | Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

Since having first one then two little munchkins join our lives a few years ago, we’ve toned down the Class 5 Cali creeking and have been on the hunt for good family friendly river trips.  Places where you can load up the raft, bring a hodgepodge of assorted...

The JK Rockstar in the Grand Canyon

by teamjk | Jun 20, 2018 | rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

I was awake one of the last nights of my trip in the Grand Canyon watching the milky way stretch across the sky as I remembered the incredible place I was fortunate enough to explore. We went down into the river with a group of 16 people with 5 rafts, 7 kayaks,...

Dirty Bird Confidence Series

by crystalgustin | Jun 19, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

Mark your calendars. July 7th we will hold our annual Dirty Bird event. We will meet at the NOC outpost (on the pigeon river in TN @ 11), gather, do our safety talk, break up into groups and get on the river. We will divide slicey boats and little playboats. Along the...