Peter Salisbury Hypothermia is easily treatable but can be very dangerous. If you are ever going to be out in the wilderness overnight, especially if you are going to be around the water, you should make sure that you have a good understanding of what hypothermia is. It has been said that hypothermia is always treatable – … Read more
From southern Florida to the Great Lakes, from the long, thin Finger Lakes to the rugged Utah landscape, there’s something dangerous lurking in the water. It’s not piranhas, sharks, or alligators, but rather something far more insidious. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) different in origin but similar in risk are wrecking paddle sports, ruining summer vacations, … Read more
The excitement of fly fishing from a kayak can’t be beat. Whether you’re casting for reds at sundown or kissing the river with your flies for smallmouth, there’s a magic that a kayak brings to the sport. You’ll feel a special something, a touch more thrill as you watch your line settle gently over the … Read more
“There are many good fishermen and some great ones,” Hemingway wrote in The Old Man and the Sea. And as any angler can tell you, having the right equipment is a big step in the right direction of being a great fisherman, by improving your odds and decreasing your frustration. Kayak fishing, like kayaking in … Read more
Whether you prefer hunting eddies for trout, working cover for largemouth, or spotting redfish in the shallows, the thrill of kayak fishing will hook you for a lifetime. And as any experienced angler will tell you, no day on the water is safe without a personal floatation device (PFD). Required by law, a PFD isn’t … Read more