Kayak Fishing Ultimate Resource

Taking care of dry gear, be it waders, dry tops, dry suits, or even breathable rain gear, is often overlooked. They are usually tossed into the back of the truck, or in a tote, and if they’re lucky, you’ll remember to pull them out, rinse them off, and hang them up to dry. While rinsing your gear is the first step to keeping it in good shape, there are additional steps to breathe life back into these breathable waterproof fabrics.

Location: River
Latitude: 45.5180517
Longitude: -122.3545383

Location: River
Latitude: 45.50377698290395
Longitude: -122.30840341796875

Location: River
Latitude: 45.540691429808305
Longitude: -122.38006060682375

NRS brought along a new “Chinook” PFD at Outdoor Retailer in August, and now that new 2013 NRS Chinook Mesh Back Fishing PFD is live on the website now! The 2013 Chinook is a lot like the older model, but let me show you a couple cool new features.

Last year we in the PacNW complained at the lack of summer it seemed we had. It was cool the whole time, and there was some appreciable rainfall to boot. This year has been a different story. It’s been a more typical PacNW summer with comfortable (mostly) temperatures, plenty of sun, and next to nothing when it comes to rain.

Which sucks for fishing.

I spent the day on the Wilson River yesterday, just scoping things out and throwing flies to some of the resident cutthroat.  The water levels were low, but not devastatingly so. The water was still moving, although just barely in some areas.

What really sucked was seeing fish, big steelhead to be exact, just hanging out in some of the slowest moving holes. It’s agonizing to see only because these fish are crazy tight-lipped right now.

Until the rains come. Then they’ll be on the bite again, and guess where I’ll be…..

If you blinked at Outdoor Retailer “Summer Market” show in Salt Lake City, you could have easily missed this new product from Scotty. The “438 Gear-Head Track Adapter” was made to interface with the YakAttack “GearTrac” system, whether you use the large GT175 or the new slender GT090 tracks.

Some folks say that Jackson Kayak has thought of everything. It’s the little details such as the scuppers found on Jackson boats that help solidify that claim. The underside of the kayak boasts some large openings that serve a couple purposes besides draining water from the deck. Their large size makes great hand holds if you’re car-topping on top of an SUV. They’re also the perfect home for your fish finder transducer.

The Jackson Kayak “Coosa” is a phenomenal platform for river fishing. As such, it’s also pretty decent running some rapids. I was looking to increase the river-running potential of the Coosa, and that really meant gaining a bit more control of the kayak. The best way to control a kayak is to wear it; to become one with it.

Luther Cifers, owner and head mastermind behind YakAttack Gear, released a couple photos last Thursday of some of the latest stuff coming out of R&D.