KAYAKING & RAFTING

It’s never too early to practice for an upcoming tournament. In fact, we’d generally just call it a good excuse to go fishing. For angler Melissa Kegg, a rumor of a vanished grass bed was reason enough to make the drive over to East Harbor State Park for some incredible dawn bass fishing on Lake

As a sea kayaking fan, should you root for the activity you love to become an Olympic event? The benefits of shining a global spotlight on the sport seem obvious, but the drawbacks of high-profile competition merit a second look—especially for paddlers who value personal exploration and the simple freedom to play around. According to

[embedded content] Published on August 31st, 2022 | by Kayak Session The Fuy is a classic of the fall. It offers not only incredible landscapes and scenery for us kayakers, but an absolute epic canyon with beautiful rapids, waterfalls and next level portages. A true gem when most rivers on the region are dry. Kayakers:

In the early days of the world wide web, editors at an outdoors magazine asked me to write a weekly fishing report for their new website. Each week, I called a dozen tackle shops across the country to find out what was biting, where and how. To tackle the assignment, I turned to another new

The story of standup paddleboarding didn’t begin with an inflatable at your local whitewater park in Colorado. The sport has crossed oceans and cultures to become one of the fastest growing in paddling today. If you’re like us though we know you’d rather be out on your board than sitting through a lecture. That’s why

Festival Published on août 30th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Coming up this week end on the magical Véneon river, the traditional and super roots end of the year event, the Derby du Vénéon. The annual end of season rendez-vous in the French Alps, the Derby du Veneon, will take place this year on September

[embedded content] Published on August 29th, 2022 | by Kayak Session The Gore Canyon race was canceled this year, but everyone still showed up in force to celebrate. Check out some of the epic lines and solid beatdowns that occurred this past weekend! Tags: beatdown, gore canyon, highlights, Tunnel rapid

Finding the right recreational kayak for your needs can be a daunting task with so many different designs and styles to choose from. Essentially it comes down to deciding how and where you intend to use the kayak, and then finding something that fits your budget. The bestselling Wilderness Systems Pungo series of do-it-all recreational kayaks

Formal instruction aside, whitewater paddlers round out their skills with informal advice from peers and fellow paddlers. But not every well-intentioned nugget of wisdom is worth following. How can you decide what advice to take to heart—and what to leave at the put-in? We caught up with eight top pros for their picks on the

[embedded content] Published on August 28th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Tom Dolle crushing some lines on the Rio Baker, Chile, is something that we all want to watch on a Sunday afternoon! So sit back and enjoy. Tags: chile, kayaking, rio baker, tom dolle, whitewater

ICF News Published on août 27th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Two teenagers and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Denis Gargaud Chanut were among the heat winners on the opening day of the International Canoe Federation Slalom World Cup in Pau on Friday, the fourth cup of the 2022 season. 17-year-olds Titouan Castryck of France and

Recently, a newbie canoeist asked a simple question on a social media page dedicated to backcountry travel. “Do I need to bring a spare paddle?” At least, I thought it was a simple question. “It’s the law to equip your vessel with a spare manual propelling device,” I replied. Whomp whomp. I was wrong. My error created a

Kayak fishing in the United States is a nationwide phenomenon with dedicated anglers in every corner of the country. We asked experts in every state if they had one day to fish, where would they go, when, what would they target and how would they fish? The responses uncover the top fishing grounds of the

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug 16, 2022) – HoloPundits, experts in immersive technology including Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR), is excited to announce its partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Working with ODNR’s Division of Parks and Watercraft, HoloPundits has created four unique virtual environments for the purpose of

[embedded content] Published on August 26th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Bren is back in Austria and shredding around a classic run, The Kaiserklamm. What makes this video even better is the insane shots from the FPV drone, check it out! Tags: austria, drone, fpv, kayaking, senders

Over the past few years, standup paddleboarding has grown in popularity and expanded into a growing number of households thanks to companies like Body Glove who make it convenient to toss a rolled-up inflatable paddleboard into a grocery cart on a big-box retail run. It’s through this strategy that Body Glove’s 11-foot Performer iSUP model