Kayaking as a Means to Help At-Risk Youth by teamjk | Jul 15, 2019 | Family Zone, FishingKayak fishing has been a lot more to me than just sitting in a plastic boat on the middle of a river. I have met so many fantastic people while being involved in the sport. When I started kayaking five years ago, I didn’t really know where it would ultimately lead me....
Beating the Banks by teamjk | Mar 18, 2019 | FishingNow before you get too excited, let me just say that this is not going to be one of those blogs that is jam packed with great strategies on how to dissect structure along the bank. In fact, it’s really not about fishing at all. It’s really more about something that I...
Southeastern Youth Kayak Anglers by Tim Thao | Jan 10, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Fishing, Wrap UpsCalling all youth anglers in the Southeast. I am proud to be part of this movement of young anglers. 2016 was my last year fishing with these amazing people. I have grown so much from the leadership and experiences the youth kayak community has put together. Special...
There’s something about freestyle by Claire OHara | Oct 10, 2014 | WhitewaterThis weekend the ‘Young Guns’ Youth Freestyle and Club Championship events took place at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham (UK). Paddlers of all ages and abilities came from clubs all across the UK to test their skills and show of their...
California Whitewater Weekend with SheJumps by Jessica Yurtinus | Sep 13, 2014 | WhitewaterI recently got the opportunity to teach some playboating and river running clinics on the South Fork American River for an organization called SheJumps. The purpose of SheJumps is to increase female participation in outdoor activties, and throughout the weekend we got...
John Glenn Middle School Checking In. by JK Fans | May 22, 2012 | WhitewaterAs the JK educational guy i get to work with loads of great programs that work to get people excited on kayaking. What could be better than that? Seeing some of the super posative results that these programs get. Travis Stewart just sent me this email and photos of...
Abby Holcombe- 7 yrs Old Shares why She loves Kayaking and her Fun 1- Reddy! by JK Team | May 2, 2012 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterFavorite Kayak and Why- My red Jackson-Fun 1 named “Reddy”, It is a kids size but just as good as my Dad’s Rockstar Favorite River and Why- Upper Deckers on the South Platte because it has easy parts and challenging parts with a perfect surf wave for Reddy and a great...