Dauphin Narrows - Susquehanna River ~ Self Rescue ~ LRF on the kayak

Playak News Flash - August 27, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Dauphin Narrows - Susquehanna River YakAngler - I am lucky enough to have in my backyard the Susquehanna River - one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries - with multiple locations I can get to quickly. On this trip, I wanted to get to one of my favorite sections that I haven't been to all year: Dauphin Narrows, a few miles north of Harrisburg. Self Rescue Jackson Kayak - With our sport growing so fast, and so many people getting on the water now, I think a few of us are forgetting to practice self rescue. It's not hard. It just requires a few hours away from fishing to practice something which might save your life. The North Of Sweden -Hidden Wave Wavesport Blogs - The whitewater goods of Northern Sweden once again provided some quality action. Only a select few paddlers in Scandinavia have heard about the elusive 'hidden wave' in the north and even more difficult is knowing when the wave is running and for how long it might stay. The rumour in Sweden was that the wave only ran a few days each spring while the river was in flood. Wow were they wrong… Lobstering in Marathon for Mini Season Tampa Bay Kayak Charters - Got a spur of the moment invite from a buddy to make the trip down to Marathon for lobster mini season spur of the moment to the trip, can I clear my schedule on short notice of course. Mystery on the Merrimack Trash Paddler - I had just settled into my boat this morning at Southwell Park in N. Chelmsford when I noticed a moving white object in the Merrimack River. It was fairly close to shore and I paddled over for a closer look. Hyperlite Mountain Gear Southwest Pack Canoe Kayak - There's nothing worse than humping a one-size-fits-all drysack with a couple of questionable shoulder straps across a swampy, mile-long trail. Hyperlite's pack series (ranging from the 2400 cubic inches/40 liters to 4400/70) offers comfortable suspension systems in three frame sizes, and the lightweight Cuben sailcloth material adds remarkable durability. Expedition to Canada'S Far Northeast Canoe Kayak - I have had plenty of bad ideas in my time, and this is definitely one of them,wrote expedition paddler Ben Stookesberry on July 9 as he drove north for two months of exploratory whitewater boating in the Torngat wilderness of northeastern Canada. LRF on the kayak Jackson Kayak - LRF or Light Rock Fishing originated in Japan and came over to the UK a few years ago since when it has just exploded in popularity. It is essentially fishing incredibly light jigs and lures and aiming to catch whatever swims. Beach Club Session Before Dark Atlantic Paddle Surfing - Fun waves as the NE winds settled down cleaning up the surf down at the Beach Club Jesse, Walter and I had fun till dark. Good to get in the water since it base been a flat summer. August 18 Tailing Redfish for Dave'S Birthday Tampa Bay Kayak Charters - Got out with Dave to do some evening redfishing for his birthday. We fished an area inside Tampa Bay that I had not fished as much recently but was confident we could be able to locate some schools of redfish tailing and pushing on the flat. Revisiting The Relentless River of Everest Canoe Kayak - When a chance helicopter flight took Ben Stookesberry over Nepal's Dudh Kosi River in late March, the expedition kayaker was transfixed by what he calls a clean blue line in the valley below. Sullivan Creek (WA) Releases Begin September 3, 2014 Am. Whitewater - Sullivan Lake in northeastern Washington State has long been drawn down in the late fall for hydropower generation at other dams downstream on the Pend Oreille River. Through collaborative negotiations with American Whitewater and a suite of local, state, and national groups the fall releases were spread out and changed to begin in September. Post 28 – Paddling Under The Weather Newfoundland Kayakoholic - I awoke Sunday morning, still not feeling overly well, but the low-grade fever I had the night before was gone. I got myself a cup of tea to soothe my sore throat. The guys would be meeting at Bauline in less than two hours. Mid-August foul weather bass and snook fishing from land Tampa Bay Kayak Charters - We had a somewhat unusual weather pattern this month with lots of storms moving on shore during the morning as opposed to our usual pattern of storms forming inland and moving offshore in the late afternoon. Training for SUP Part 6 – The General Preparatory Phase Larry Cain - As you'll recall from parts 4 and 5 of the Training for SUP series, the second macrocyle in the per-iodized yearlong training plan is the General Preparatory Phase. This is a 12 to 16 week phase that runs from approximately December 1st to March 1st, although it can be adjusted to fit within your personal race schedule.

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