Bowfin VS the Big Rig ~ Inside The Ride Chris Hamm ~ Breakdown Paddles

Playak News Flash - September 26, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Bowfin VS the Big Rig Jackson Kayak - Fly fishing for Bowfin from the Jackson Kayak Big Rig is a blast! I target Bowfin standing up and paddling very shallow marshy areas in Lake Champlains many bays. Hunting them down and always ready for one to appear. They disappear just as quickly. They vanish like ghost in the thick matted vegetation. Lucas St Clair Talks Wild Steelhead Conservation in the Skeena River System First Ascent - In fly-fishing circles, BC's Skeena River reverberates with a mystical, legendary character. Last spring Eddie Bauer Sport Shop guides Lucas St. Clair and Andrew Bennett landed at Skeena Spey Lodge in an attempt to confirm if the rumors were indeed true. Inside The Ride Chris Hamm SUP Magazine - Chris Hamm is his hometown's biggest fan. San Clemente is the best, he says. It's got the best surf, the best weather, the best people. Great Falls of the Potomac – Maryland and Virginia Lines Jackson Kayak - Now that we live in Tennessee, Washington DC and Great Falls is not terribly far away. We had tried to paddle Great Falls on our road trip last spring, but when we passed through, the water levels were too high. We have a good friend, Laura Farrell, who just moved to DC and were eager to paddle the falls for ourselves. Saving a Wild Northwestern Gem American Rivers - Today's guest blog is a part of the America's Most Endangered Rivers® series highlighting the Rogue and Smith rivers in Oregon and California. Our guest blogger is Evelyn Cook, a retired writer and editor with over 40 years of experience covering the Southern Oregon and Northern California region. Whitewater passion and adventures of Edward Muggridge Canoe Kayak - Here is a breath taking amazing video footage from young whitewater enthusiast Canadian shredder Edward Muggridge. He has goals in whitewater and his latest is participating in the 2016 Whitewater Grand Prix. Kai Myers of Canoe and Kayak talks to him here and we see Muggridge's passion and inspiration for pursuing higher and higher stages of whitewater kayaking. This teenager is awesome forks!! More Than One Million Malaria Cases Each Year Due to African Dams, Study Finds International Rivers - African reservoirs create perfect breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes Scienstists Against Malaria I didn't feel well during my visit to India's Narmada Valley, where the Sardar Sarovar Dam was flooding the homes of poor farmers, in 2001. Boardworks Provides The Best in Sup From Yoga to Fishing Confluence - This October the Boardworks line of innovative Stand Up Paddleboards is getting even better with new offerings for yogis and anglers alike. Active consumers looking for a new adventure are ditching the mat and boat for a SUP that can offer a new dimension to their respective sports. Another Sassafras Penobscot Replica - Part 1 Paddle Making - ManX's recent paddle submission based on the c.1900 Antique Penobscot Paddle inspired me to finally get around and work on a similar paddle paddle blank that had been lying around. Breakdown Paddles unsponsored - There were a few different option for breakdown paddle joints at Paddle Expo last weekend. Unsponsored took a brief look at each. Here are breakdown paddle systems of three paddles – Werner, Robson and Palm… Workout Wednesday Sup Training SUP Athletes Association - Success in your SUP training involves a commitment to excellence and consistency. Focus on your goals and consistently make decisions to help you achieve them. I created the 'Workout Wednesday' posts to give you specific SUP training drills that can be completed each week. Use the SUP training sessions to stay focused, improve your conditioning and prepare for your next big SUP race Our Coaches Are Starting to Show Up for Our Level 1 and 2 This PaddleFit - Our coaches are starting to show up for our Level 1 and 2 this weekend and out 5 day performance course next week. Welcome Brent. Hometown Brittany Parker - Salida is what you think of when you think mountain town. It's got a little bit of everything, including a whitewater park...that, during highwater, is hard to leave. Squannacook Junction and Nissitissit Ice Trash Paddler - This past Sunday morning it was just a spot on a map that for some reason I decided to experience first hand.  Specifically it's the spot in Groton, Massachusetts where freight trains carrying ice cut from Muscatanipus Pond in Brookline, New Hampshire would have left the Brookline and Pepperell Branch and passed onto the Fitchburg Railroad's Peterborough and Shirley Branch en route to Ayer Junction.  UN GARS, UN PÈRE PARLE DE SUP AVEC LE SUPER NATURAL DE JACKSON KAYAK Patrick Levesque - Je suis maintenant un collaborateur pour le site web québécois Un Gars, Un père . Il s’agit d’un « blogue visant à valoriser l’engagement paternel et l’importance de ne pas s’oublier, en tant que “gars”, une fois devenu papa ». Mon premier article sur  Un Gars, Un père  traite de mon aventure avec mon plus jeune lors d’une sortie sur le Lac-Saint-Jean avec le SUPernatural de Jackson Kayak . Le partage d’une passion ne commence jamais trop tôt Fin août...

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