If you haven’t heard already Blake and Deanna Young of NuCanoe hit the road over a month ago, turning the country with two of their newest kayaks the Frontier 12. This Saturday their stop is Canoe Kentucky in Frankfort. If you want to come out and see the new kayaks you can check out the event details on the events map.

A few weeks ago I got to take a kayak fishing trip with a couple of friends, Geno and Jamie N.  We met at Canoe KY in Frankfort and shuttled over to our put-in.  It was then that I realized there wouldn't be much fishing accomplished that day, man was that water moving fast!  We still had a great trip, just being outside, on the water, in spite of the temperature being just slightly above freezing.

Just like a car or a motorcycle, making customizations to your fishing craft pretty much comes natural.  After using my Hobie Outback for the past five months I started to get a feel for some things I wanted to add and figure out how placement would best benefit my fishing experience.

Today I took the two hour drive from Louisville to Frankfort to attend Canoe Kentucky's newest monthly educational series “Tips From A Kayak Fishing Pro”.  This month’s class was lead by Tommy Puckett a Canoe Kentucky Pro Staffer and local Kentucky fishing guru. Many Kentucky Kayak Fishing and YakAngler.com members were there showing their support for Canoe KY and the great sport of kayak fishing.

Even though I went fishing yesterday for a short while, it’s just not the same as being out on the kayak with the sun warming my face.  I managed to catch a fish after fighting off a few hundred geese to get my line into one of the few spots around here that isn’t frozen, but still it’s just not the same.

The Louisville Kayak Fishing group tries to get out onto the water once every other week.  The last three trips I’ve taken with them have been to the Elkhorn Creek in Frankfort KY.  Why, because it’s one of the premier Smallmouth fisheries in the Bluegrass state and we just plane catch fish.

It was to be the day of my first fishing excursion from a kayak. I went with my boyfriend, Mark “YakSushi”, and some friends of ours, Jami and Geno.   I had not kayaked since I was an adolescent and my foot was broken. It may as well have been my first time.  We began the day at Canoe Kentucky. They allow you to demo any of their canoes and kayaks. Mark thought it would be a good idea for me to demo one just to see variations in kayaks.

 

I didn’t plan on demoing a Native Ultimate when we headed over to Canoe KY, but thankfully Nathan convinced me to give it a try.  My first thoughts when looking at this boat was canoe.  Big, heavy, hard to paddle, and nothing like a kayak but it did have a neat looking lawn chair for a seat!

This week’s spot light is a local Kayak and Canoe outfitter Canoe Kentucky located on the Elk Horn Creek in Peaks Mill, KY just outside of Frankfort, KY. Mark and I along with fellow YakAngler member James traveled to Peaks Mill this past Sunday morning to demo a few kayaks and introduce ourselves to the owners. We were blown away by Nathan and Allison's hospitality, customer service, and their enthusiasm for all things paddle sports.