2nd Annual Meet the Mountains Festival Grows in Success!

by wildwildwes | Sep 5, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

NORTHEAST TENNESSEE’S OUTDOOR SHOWCASE https://www.mtmfest.com/ Mission: To enrich the region’s quality of life, health, and wellbeing by increasing awareness and use of our outdoor recreation resources. About: This free festival serves as an annual coming together of...

Black Bass Diversity: What Does It All Mean?

by teamjk | Jun 13, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

If I were to ask how many species of bass there are currently, what would you answer? Most people would answer three: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass. The truth is, there are around 19 taxonomic forms of black bass out there. This is a fancy way of...

Behind the Scenes Part I: Hooked on Wild Waters, St. Marks River

by Jean Wilson | May 23, 2019 | Coosa HD, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Video

I had the huge honor to be invited by Drew Gregory to be his show guest and to fish and be filmed with him for episodes of his “Hooked on Wild Waters”. The filming took place in early March, 2019 in my backyard of Wakulla County, in the panhandle of north Florida. The...

A letter on growing up and staying in the game.

by davecrerar | Sep 18, 2018 | Canada, Events, Internationalisation, Whitewater

As we move from our carefree twenties into our thirties the looming call to conform to the “norm” becomes more and more insistent. There are responsibilities that crop up as we continue along life’s path that inevitably take time that we would otherwise spend...

Lemons, Not Lemonade

by teamjk | May 25, 2018 | Fishing, Video

We all love a good fishing highlight reel, but what happens on the less successful days? Last season during a small local event misfortune struck leaving my friend Nick and I scratching our heads.  It’s not always what happens on the water but what you...

The Salmon River – A Boaters Paradise Claire O & Jez take 22 kids down this amazing stretch of white water and capture it in an incredible film

by Claire OHara | Apr 5, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Karma, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

There is one place that I never had on my bucket list and having just been this summer I now highly recommend every kayaker out there add this trip to their list. The Salmon river in Idaho is stunning. It is without doubt a boating paradise, remote, pristine,...

Its Official – The Kalagala Offset will be Flooded – almost entirely!

by Jessie Stone | Feb 22, 2018 | JK Team Posts, Uncategorized, Whitewater

The Inspection Panel of the World Bank visited Uganda over the weekend of February 10th to meet with complainants and other locals and business owners who will be negatively impacted by the flooding of the Kalagala Offset. The week before, the World Bank had agreed to...

Coping with not being at …

by Valerie Betrand | Jan 13, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Norway, Whitewater

Ever tried to deal with not being able to fulfill a dream? Certainly you have, and so does most people. Sometimes major obstacles come in the way and demolish your last hopes of reaching a goal you held on tight for a while. For me, it was the recent Freestyle Worlds....

Camp Cooking with the Funks

by Ethan Funk | Nov 21, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Video

After a long day on the water at PAC kayak rental we decided to try our hand at redfish on the half shell and blackened speckled trout. It was by far the best camp meal we have ever put together. Super easy to do and absolutely...

Jackson Kayak’s Kids Teaching Kids Pt 1 Hand Rolling Made Easy

by teamjk | Nov 16, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Instructional, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Jackson Kayak’s series on Kids Teaching Kids kayaking fundamentals.  So often, kids are intimidated by cold, sounds, texture, and a desire to please that they fall into the trap of not wanting to try.  When kids show other kids how easy skills and...

Bronzefest Recap

by Chris Ritchie | Nov 13, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Kilroy, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

The Ozarks are lined with small, beautiful streams. Like blood vessels on a breakdown of the human body, a Google Earth view of southwest Missouri will reveal little blue squiggly lines that run all over the terrain! Swimming through the rocks and currents of the...

Downriver racing – a great family activity!

by teamjk | Nov 8, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Antix, Family Zone, Karma, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater

This is our first year being exposed to downriver races and we have to say… they are a great family activity! If you pick the right ones they are a family bonding experience with high fun factors.   We dipped our toe into the world of Downriver racing at CKS...