KAYAKING & RAFTING

[embedded content] Published on April 26th, 2023 | by Kayak Session Follow Casey Bryant Jones in this sweet edit from the Ottawa River as Spring melt is coming! A hotspot at this time of year!! >Check out more Ottawa videos here< Tags: canada, kayak session, ottawa, whitewater

For two decades, Ed Vater was the general manager and under-the-radar owner of Branches LLC, the Wisconsin-based manufacturer of Bending Branches and Aqua Bound paddles. Vater joined Branches in 2002, brought it back from the edge of bankruptcy, and quietly purchased the company in 2015. In April he sold the business to three members of

Local news station ABC 11 shared the recent undertaking of a team of archaeologists, indigenous community leaders, and volunteers to pull a 1,000-year-old Native American Canoe found in Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina. According to the news report, a group of teens found the ancient Native American canoe when swimming in the lake outside of

[embedded content] Published on April 25th, 2023 | by Kayak Session When I first started kayaking I became best of friends with Darcy Wright. Darcy taught me how to paddle and life changed as I fell in love with rivers. After that summer we made a pact to take one month off a year to

The Big Gear Show announced a new sponsor and partnership this month, ahead of its third annual show this summer. Taking place June 8-11 at the Colorado Convention Centre in Denver, the show will provide the opportunity for a wide range of outdoor brands to meet with specialty shop owners and buyers, as well as

[embedded content] Published on April 24th, 2023 | by Kayak Session Part 1 of Coast Mountain Chronicles – Follow Todd Wells, Eric Parker and Chris Korbulic as they attempt a descent of the Bishop River to Bute Inlet. “So here we are on day nine of a planned seven-day trip. We’re clearly out of food.

[embedded content] Published on April 24th, 2023 | by Kayak Session Follow David Silk, Leif Anderson, and Luke Pomeroy on a freestyle exploratory mission to the Rio Tapajós. Located in the State of Pará, Brazil, the Tapajós is one of the largest tributaries to the Amazon River with an estimated 15,000 m3/s at the time

Humans have been building and using small watercraft to travel in British Columbia since time immemorial. Coastal First Nations fashioned canoes from western red cedar and plied the waters of the Salish Sea. Other indigenous peoples used birch bark and willow trees in the crafting of their boats that they then used to travel inland

In an effort to catch some giant catfish, Spencer of River Certified heads to a desolate river reach. It’s a proper course for the adventurous angler. But, sometimes, to tangle with big fish, you need to be willing to go to reaches of rivers without the pressure of popular fishing holes. For Spencer of River

[embedded content] Published on April 20th, 2023 | by Kayak Session Follow Aloha in this edit as he captures every moment of DeeFest with an amazing edit of the weekend! From the event carnage through the day and the many moves made on the dance floor through the night. On the 15th-16th April the Dee

Feature Image: Robert Murphy/ courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shared the news of an impressive, near-record catch made by fisherman Robert Murphy earlier this month. The kayak angler was going for walleye when he hooked into a monster 102-pound paddlefish. Murphy was angling on the Upper White

[embedded content] Published on April 19th, 2023 | by Kayak Session Follow Bren Orton and Huw Butterworth as they enjoy a fun session at Area 47 kayak diving and launching off some mega ramps! « Best start to a week in a longtime, Huw hit me up because he had decided that Area 47 wanted us

ANDERSON, S.C. — As a resident of Upstate South Carolina, Lowell Brannan has spent many days on Lake Hartwell. But the two days he spent fishing the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX might have been his best two yet. With a two-day total of 183.5 inches — 92 inches on Day 1 and 91.5

Cypress, CA (April 14, 2023) – Southern anglers are already plying the backs of creek channels and shallow flooded timber for bait-chasing bass. Soon, northern bassers will likewise be chucking shallow cranks for prespawn bass. To that, Ever Green has your spring cranking covered – from prespawn into the early summer transition. Here’s a foursome of

The 1970s were a decade known for some fine filmmaking. The Godfather, Jaws, and the canoe tripping classic, Deliverance. In this era, even a safety video was delivered in an Oscar-caliber production, which brings us to The Uncalculated Risk. As paddlesports grew in popularity in the 1970s, so did the occurrence of accidents. The American

[embedded content] Published on April 18th, 2023 | by Kayak Session Follow Eddyline Creations as they show us the rapids and old school slicing involved with the Upper Yough Downriver Rodeo through this Promo video. This looks like a fun event! >Check Out More Downriver Freestyle Here< Tags: downriver freestyle, kayak session, Upper Yough, usa,