As fellow YakAngler's you probably realize how important a good pair of shoes are.  While kayak fishing we often get in and out of our kayaks to fish eddys, walk up on the banks, or just loading and unloading our kayaks.

There's no such thing as being too cautious when you're kayak fishing, spending hours exposed to the sun. I only wish we'd had the knowledge and the products that are now available to outdoor enthusiasts during the first 20 years of my life.

One issue that I am very passionate about is sun protection, and I’m sure that you’ve educated yourself about the importance of protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful rays. All kinds of health issues can arise related to sun exposure, not to mention the agony of sunburn. To me, sun protection is every bit as important as wearing your PFD and the lures and tackle that you’ll be using. Even though I live in one of the most hot, humid climates known to man, face protection is an important part of my sun protection arsenal.

Today I came home to a pair of Columbia Drainmakers anxiously waiting to be opened on my front porch. Snatching them up as I walked into the house I didn’t pay any attention to the card board box they were shipped in. It’s a box; it doesn’t have a story… Right?

Have you ever talked to one of the old timers at the bait shop and stopped to look down at their hands? The majority of them look like they are wearing old leather gardening gloves! While kayak fishing we always focus on wearing sunscreen; keeping ourselves protected with long sleeves and a wide brimmed hat, but what about our hands?

After what seems to have been a continuous, non-stop rainfall the first half of this spring, I decided that if I was going to get to fish much I needed better rain gear.  Not that I'm afraid to get wet, but sitting soaked in a kayak for several hours on a chilly day can be more than a bit uncomfortable.

 

With Christmas just around the corner, we wanted to share with you antoher Pro-Staff Christmas guide.  The items below are what I would recomend to any kayak angler on your fishing list.  Enjoy!

Anglers can look forward to one of the best returns of chinook salmon in several years when the fall fishing season gets under way Aug. 1 on the Columbia River.

Fisheries managers are forecasting a return of 655,000 adult fall chinook this year, which is up from a return of 429,000 chinook last year. If the run materializes as expected, it would be the largest fall chinook return since 2004.

If there's one thing I learned while fishing the Georgia Kayak Tournament Trail at Lake Harding this month, it's this:

It's hard to fish muddy water.