There’s great news for inshore fanatics whose idea of a wet dream is a gaping yellow mouth or a copper back waking on a darting topwater lure. That’s right, pluggers, St. Croix has definitely raised the bar in the production rod department. Their new Legend Inshore Gulf Coast 7-foot medium-light rod out-performs custom sticks costing [...]
Fishing with Kayaks
Another State Record
While ice fishing Lake Winnipesaukee on Saturday March 9, 2013 for lake trout and perch I got quite the surprise. My day with two friends began as we targeted lake trout. It was a productive morning with 10 lakers landed collectively. When the laker bite died we decided to move inside a cove to a [...]
A Glow-in-the-Dark Kayak?
There are a lot of advances in kayaks over the past 10 years or so, but this is a new one. According to the release on Outdoor Hub, Jackson Kayak has unveiled the newest boat in their arsenal, the Illuminati, a glow-in-the-dark kayak. “We developed this option for those late night cruises, for those who [...]
Kayak Angler Lands 20-Pound Brown Trout in Milwaukee Harbor
When you think of night trolling, your mind doesn’t exactly go to a kayak. But that’s what Corey Gaffer and three of his friends were doing in Milwaukee Harbor on Lake Michigan, and they had some massive success. ‘‘Not long after we started, Corey, who was closest to the rocks, yelled: ‘Fish on,’ ’’ Tom Harris, one of [...]
Killer Shrimp Invading British Waters
It’s only 30 millimeters long, but these little shrimp are “voracious predators” that are invading British waters. According to the Daily Mail, the Environment Agency has found the shrimp in the in the Worcester and Birmingham canal following previous sighting in the River Severn. The shrimp came from Eastern Europe and kills a range of native species, [...]
Massachusetts Kayak Angler Searching for New Bluefin Tuna Record
Trying to catch a bluefin, unassisted from a kayak is a pretty tough feat. Trying to beat your own record, which was set at 157-pounds is boarderline insane. That’s what David Lamoureux set as his pre-season goal though. He set that record in 2009, catching the largest bluefin tuna, unassisted from a kayak. He wants to [...]
The Best Kayak-Striped Bass Fisherman Ever?
We would imagine having a near-50-inch striper battle you from a kayak amounts to something similar to a sleigh ride. But thanks to the guys from On The Water Magazine, we have some photo evidence of one kayak angler that has been hauling cow striped bass over the side of his diminutive vessel all sumer. [...]
South African Kayaker Shot, Robbed in Peru. Battling for His Life.
Davey du Plessis is a self-proclaimed adventurer from South Africa, and embarked on a quest to kayak the entire Amazon River. But, tragically, his run was cut short. According to Outdoor Hub, his mother took to his Facebook page, World Wonderer–The Amazon, early on Sunday, August 26. What unfolded is a horror story. While paddling [...]
Virginia Anglers Losing Public Access?
Dargan Coggeshall put in his kayak at a public access point in Virginia on the famed trout fishery the Jackson River, but he got out of that kayak and was fishing while wading in the stream, and now, he’s in the fight of his life over access and trespassing. A woman came down and took [...]
