KAYAKING & RAFTING

[embedded content] Published on April 23rd, 2022 | by Kayak Session Kayaking whitewater isn’t always about huge waterfalls or stouts galore. You’ve got to learn to see the best of low water too. The Dee in the UK is the only river that puts out white water every day of the year. You’ve just gotta

Sure, you can land a cast on a dime, but can you tell whether that inviting access point is legal to use? Jeff Little and Chad Hoover recently found out the hard way that a familiar roadside pull-off was off-limits due to landowner complaints. Despite their best efforts, the expert anglers went home with matching

Table of Contents hide The low brace is incredibly effective at preventing you from capsizing to your onside in a canoe. It allows you to reposition your body so that you can regain a stable posture with your head over your tailbone, which itself is centred above the keel line of the canoe. In the

[embedded content] Published on April 22nd, 2022 | by Kayak Session Wild Waters, Nouria Newman unfiltered. Behind the paddling machine, discover the women. You might discover in this movie some of Nouria’s crazy runs you have not watched before. But what you will really discover is a much deeper insight on Nouria Newman’s personality and drive.

Our planet’s waterways form the foundation for our core passion in life: paddling. It goes without saying that we owe it to ourselves, our home, and future generations to protect and preserve these beautiful, unique, and wild spaces to the best of our abilities. Earth Day takes place annually on April 22. It is a

Become a better paddler and you can go farther, more efficiently, and have lots of energy left over for the fish fight of your life. Don’t be the angler who scrapes and bangs into the launch—or the one who splashes and slashes to make a turn. These nine expert paddling skills will help you catch

Jason “Paddle Guy” Milne is an Australian kayak fisherman and YouTuber with a passion for chasing tuna. In this video, he teams up with a drone-piloting friend to get some amazing footage of a bluefin tuna bust-up. Milne ends up right in the middle of the action, hauling in a catch-and-cook feast. Watch the full

What does the future hold for your paddling budget? “Only three in 10 Canadians believe younger people will be better off than their parents,” or so says a research study produced for the federal government. I doubt we’d find a higher level of optimism from our American readers. Still, there’s no question that when it

Contest Published on avril 20th, 2022 | by Kayak Session New for 2022 is an Instagram reels competition!Times are changing how we spend our lives watching videos on our phones and we are stoked about this new way of consuming content and decided it’s time for a competition. The rules!Entries must be no longer than 20

[embedded content] Published on April 20th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Three 6yr old kids kayaking on the infamous Chambly River near Montreal, during the summer heatwave, showing that kayaking is a game that can be enjoyed by all ages! Check out this short video by Corran Addison showing how kayaking is something for everyone.

MOSCOW, IDAHO — Northwest River Supplies (NRS), a worldwide leader in paddlesports equipment and apparel, is introducing a new generation of dry wear developed in partnership with GORE-TEX and built with the GORE-TEX Pro line of materials. “We built this line from the ground up—based on paddlers’ needs and requirements, and it beats all expectations,”

This video is for those of you wondering what the heck is the appeal of the Greenland Paddle—A.K.A. the skinny stick. With the majority of modern sea kayaking paddles adopting a spoon-bladed design, it may seem odd to revert to a paddle with substantially less surface area for water catch (typically we’re looking at a

[embedded content] Published on April 19th, 2022 | by Kayak Session For those of you that did not manage to catch the Little White race this year, here’s a video of Dane Jacksons run where it did not all go to plan… Along with some racing, we get to see the stoke people have for

You’ve seen them on TV, in the magazines and online. You thought, how do they do it? How can Jim Sammons, Drew Gregory and Kayak Kevin Whitley spend their lives paddle fishing? The answer isn’t skill, talent or good looks, it’s their lucky fishing hats. Famous Kayak Anglers Dish on Their Lucky Fishing Hats Kayak

Nothing causes panic on a remote river trip like serious damage to your canoe. However, with a black bag of essential items and the skill of a drunken surgeon you can repair even large, gaping gashes in whitewater hulls. Try these backcountry canoe repair techniques next time you’re in a pinch, and make sure you’re

Like a weird uncle no one talks about, I wouldn’t admit that I have a glitter-boat-loving, bass-fishing friend. I know, how can we get along, right? Our moral compasses are polar opposites. I like the fluid feel of a paddle through the water while he likes the roar of a 250-horse fuel-injected monster. The horror.