KAYAKING & RAFTING

If you’re looking for a state in the Midwest full of laid-back rivers and lakes to do some paddling, Ohio has you covered. Popular with canoeists and kayakers alike, the Buckeye State boasts over 3,000 named creeks and rivers, 60,000 lakes and reservoirs, and, of course, the mighty Lake Erie. So popular are man-powered watersports

Over the past two decades the invasive snakehead has expanded it US range. It has become a gamefish common to many freshwater bodies along the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states. The jury is still out on their impact. There is one thing for certain though, anglers have a blast catching these things. Snakehead are an explosive

The internet loves this trick. Its success was perhaps born out of travel restrictions in 2021–when folks were spending more time on their home rivers practicing fun and challenging moves–or, perhaps it’s just a fantastic trick that was destined for instant success. Either way, the “Tennessee Tomahawk” has taken the whitewater world by storm. Finally,

A village of no more than 6,000 people in the northern Adirondacks, Saranac Lake is surrounded by wilderness, mountains, and dozens of lakes and ponds. Not to mention the Saranac River, part of the historic 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which runs through its downtown. As a result, the community attracts a wide range of

Crescent Kayaks have been building boats in the Southeast since 2001. Now Crescent is entering the ring with their first specialized fishing kayak, the Shoalie. Crescent built the Shoalie as a 12-foot paddle kayak designed to be maneuverable in rapids and coastal waves. Entering the ring with larger brands in the kayak fishing arena is

What might be a gorgeous bucket-list destination for a keen paddler is evidently a nightmare for others. Using TripAdvisor and Yelp, we combed through the best of the worst one-, two- and three-star reviews of our most cherished paddling areas. Even though the vast majority of reviewers raved about these locations, there’s always a few

Events Published on juin 8th, 2022 | by Kayak Session A visit by a former French President, the first ever ICF Masters World Championships, records broken and the return of a paddling legend – the 2022 ICF wildwater canoe world championships in Treignac was an event to remember. It’s taken four years to get back

Events Published on juin 8th, 2022 | by Kayak Session France completed a dominant weekend at the ICF wildwater canoeing world championships with two more gold medals on Monday, including a fourth crown for two-time Olympian Manon Hostens at her final appearance before the Paris Olympics. France took advantage of local knowledge to win both

Events Published on juin 8th, 2022 | by Kayak Session France’s Manon Hostens won her third gold medal of the weekend, teammate Quentin Bonnetain won his first, and Czech Ondrej Rolenc announced his retirement after successfully defending his C1 title on the penultimate day of competition at the ICF wildwater worldchampionships in Treignac, France. Italy’s

[embedded content] Published on June 8th, 2022 | by Kayak Session John & Huw from Pistil Productions are over in the states where they met up with their Belgium buddy Yoran Jacobs for a month of quality whitewater. Check out what they got up to in their first week of travelling. Tags: american kayaking, kayaking,

Enthusiasm for the Yukon River Quest is at an all-time high this year, with a record-setting field of 119 teams currently registered. That doesn’t surprise anyone, says board president, Deb Bartlette, considering the 2020 race was a no-go due to the pandemic and 2021 was cancelled due to flooding. “I get emails every day from

John Langford at Voyageur Quest Outfitting demonstrates two strokes that will have your canoe traveling in a straight line—the Goon stroke and the J-stroke—and discusses the benefits of each. What is a Goon Stroke? The Goon Stroke—coined by canoeing legend Bill Mason—is often practiced by beginner-intermediate paddlers, because it’s the easiest stroke to get you

Events Published on juin 7th, 2022 | by Kayak Session One wonders what it would take for Slovenian Nejc Žnidarčič to actually be beaten in men’s wildwater kayak sprint races these days. The 38-year-old has dominated the sport now for five years, winning titles with broken ribs, infections and burning fevers. On Saturday he won his fourth