Sun protection: How to avoid slippery hands by sethashworth | Aug 31, 2019 | Video, WhitewaterSkin Cancer sucks, but also trying to grip your paddle after applying sun protection also sucks so Seth Ashworth lays out some useful info on ways to stay protected but also still be able to grip your...
Night fishing by Anthony Shingler | Aug 30, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Lure reviews, RiggingOne of my favorite times of the year is the Late June to right now! Hot, humid and just miserable during the day. Nice calm and cool nights. During the weekends when I am not busy I will be on the lake at the hour hardly anyone can be found on the...
Beautiful Hot Summer Days = Perfect Paddling Conditions by Jessie Stone | Aug 25, 2019 | WhitewaterBeautiful hot summer days have made local paddling – in all local spots- an amazing treat this summer! In Switzerland there have been great water levels in my two local runs – the Saanen and Simme Rivers, and if that weren’t enough, the wave in Thun has been in! That...
How to Paddle 100+ Days in a Year by Hannah Ray | Dec 23, 2018 | WhitewaterHow to Paddle 100+ Days in a Year (When you work a 9-5 job, live 100 miles from the closest whitewater park with the best playspots, and you reside in Iowa) While Iowa is not known for its whitewater, it’s certainly possible to go whitewater paddling right here...
Good bye Summer! :) by Gergely Kapocsi | Nov 4, 2018 | FishingThis year was not about kayak fishing for me… I had a lot of work in the whole year and: – if I had some free time to fish, we had some terrible weather, – if the weather was OK, my car was in the service. – if the weather and the car was OK, i...
Making the most of the end of paddling season! by Vincent Family | Oct 24, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe BC paddling season has been an interesting one this year. It started with amazing news that the snowpack was 150% of average, after an amazing winter of lots and lots of snow, which had everyone super stoked for a long and plentiful paddling season. Spring run off...
A very different summer by Claire OHara | Oct 17, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Trip Reports, Trips, UK, WhitewaterIn April we got the very exciting news that we have a little one on the way. Due in December me and Jez couldn’t be more excited about the new addition to our life. We knew things were going to change but not as quickly or as majorly as they did. I had a big...
Charles City Challenge 2018 by Hannah Ray | Jul 26, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThe Charles City Challenge was another hit this year! The initial event date saw high water and officials postponed the event until the river subsided. Two weeks later, the river was down to a near perfect level for freestyle playboating, the sun was out, and...
Bass Fishing the Dog Days by Scott Brands | Jul 24, 2018 | FishingWith the days consistently over 90 degrees, the dog days of summer have arrived here in Colorado. Most fishing reports you hear are not all that good as many people tend to fish for trout despite water temperatures hovering around 75 degrees. Anglers targeting warm...
Summer PNWs (Personal New Waves) by janekoopman | Jul 23, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI cannot think of anything much better than warm summer afternoons spent with friends takings turns with surfs that make you giggle, basking on the rocks, cheering each other on, making new friends, eating snacks and not wanting to stop but also being exhausted by the...
Summer River Bronze Patterns by teamjk | Jul 15, 2018 | Fishing, riversSummer 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...
Summer is finally here!! by Andrew McIlhone | Jul 9, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Ireland, KrakenWell as the tital suggests it’s been a long winter here in Ireland with cold weather and storms. It’s been that bad that I hadn’t ventured out to sea in quite some time as the water temperatures have been ridiculously cold and the fish simply were not here. We had a...