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Fishing - 2/28 -3/15/10

I've been too busy to compile individual reports lately, so here's a compilation from the last couple of weeks.

On the 28th, Jason, Wade, and I headed to Chocolate Bayou. We'd had pretty good luck there the week prior so we were hoping that luck would continue. We met there about 9 and decided to try underneath the bridge first since it was closest to the launch.

Wade was first and nailed a little flounder. Then, in quick succession, I landed 3 ra

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Added by Rick K. on March 16, 2010 at 8:05pm — 2 Comments

I'm back on the water!!!!

Well now that the chilly air is out of TX I'm back on the water. I'm not yet at 100% due to a stupid cold I've had for about 3weeks. But after a doctors visit today and two shots later I'm feeling better. This past weekend I fished in my first kayak bass tournament and did what I think is okay. I finished on the board in 29th out of 49 kayakers. I also landed my personal best largemouth bass with 45mins to go in the tourny. The location was Lake Bastrop which is just east of Austin, TX and about… Continue

Added by Bobby C on March 15, 2010 at 8:45pm — 6 Comments

New Kayak

Well, i have bought a kayak, i was looking at the coelman fastback but after reading reviews i have gone for a Seyvlor K1 Pointer. I bought it for use on running rivers but the first i took it out in the Bristol Channel, with my brother he was on his malibu sit on top kayak. We paddled out from Ilfracombe harbour, out to the open water and up to Capstan. When we about half way round he decided we should paddle to an outlying rock, and swap over kayaks, i almost went for a swim as i tried to get… Continue

Added by Lee Driver on March 15, 2010 at 4:51pm — 1 Comment

Feeding frenzy

So Sunday my buddy and I are heading out of Channel Island Harbor towards the first oil platform and we see a group of pelicans diving bombing into the water about a mile out. So we paddle over and we come upon the birds, seals and a pod of dolphins attacking a school of fish. The dolphins are jumping all around us, as close as a couple of feet. SO awesome. I had one dolphin bump my kayak as he swam under. My buddy actually had a group of 4 or 5 seals following him for a while. That freaked him… Continue

Added by Lance Pillsbury on March 9, 2010 at 8:55pm — No Comments

Anyone know who this is?

Anyone know who this is?
"> Would you mind asking your club members if anyone knows the kayaker in the attached photo? I'd like to forward a full-sized version of this shot to him. Feel free to post on your site, if you think it will help.
> Picture taken at Surfer's Point on Sunday, February 28,2010, about 1:00.
> Thanks and regards,
> Tim Hanson

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Added by Geoff Jennings on March 5, 2010 at 8:35am — 5 Comments

the Hwy 41 to Niblick run on the Salinas River

Salinas River Trip Report _ Hwy 41 to Niblick Bridge (10 miles Class II)

By Matthew Geyer with Rey Sears and Tom Hall on 28 February 2010

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Added by Matthew Geyer on March 2, 2010 at 11:30pm — 21 Comments

Kayaking with Fuzzy Guppies in the Finger Lakes

Most people do not think about the Finger Lakes as a kayaking hot spot... but they should start! whatever you like, from sea kayaking, rec kayaking, and yes... kayak FISHING! The finger lakes have all of that to offer... and Fuzzy Guppies is right in the middle of it. Sitting on the Seneca-Cayuga River, which is a beautiful slow moving river filled with all sorts of wild life. it is also about 2.5 miles away from the deep waters of Seneca Lake, the deepest fresh water lake in the world! Home

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Added by Justin Hausner on February 24, 2010 at 10:34am — 2 Comments

Chocolate Bayou - 2/21/10

Jason, Wade, and I decided we were going to head out this weekend. The only question was, what day? Well, the winds weren't looking great on Saturday and I ended up being loaded with stuff to do for my wife, so even though there was a little bit of rain predicted on Sunday, the winds looked much better and I was free of chores.

As we we've considered various locations over the past few weeks, one place that kept

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Added by Rick K. on February 23, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

still pondering

We are considering another trip, but have not yet decided on Travel Health Insurance for our group. While many in the group still have Health Insurance, we have heard that International Medical Insurance is helpful in Canada. Have you guys had this experience? I wou… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on February 21, 2010 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Christmas Bay - 2/13/10

Jason and I decided to do some exploring this past weekend. It was supposed to be one of the best days weather-wise we've had all year and after a chilly start, it was.

We met at what used to be Ernie's around 8:30. I think the temperature was still in the high 30's when we launched. I know it was cold. My hands and feet were freezing, but at least we had not much wind to contend with.

We headed out and into Churchill bayou. We turned up into a ma

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Added by Rick K. on February 16, 2010 at 8:02am — No Comments

Bayou Vista - 2/5/10

This was a quick last-minute trip for Jason and me. The wind was blowing a bit and I originally wasn't planning to go anywhere, but Jason called and we agreed to meet at Louis' around 2 pm.

We set forth and paddled under the RR bridge, where Jason nailed a rat red using a gulp SM (pumpkinseed). Here's the pic:

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Added by Rick K. on February 16, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

First kayak help

Hey I was wondering if you guys could help me choose my fist kayak. I am going to want to fish in it, but i was wondering if there is a kind of all around kayak. but I can not have it to long because I don't think my parents want a huge kayak in the garage. I think 12' would be max. So I was wondering if you guys could help me. Also I don't want to spend to much about 600 is my limit. So, if you guys have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
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Added by Greg Smith on February 10, 2010 at 1:08pm — 10 Comments

PACK Trip - Virginia Point - 1/31/10

We've had a lot of really bad weather around here lately. It's either raining, cold, windy, or all three. This PACK outing was originally scheduled on the 30th, but the weather was so bad, it was moved to the 31st. Although I didn't believe initially that this trip would be much of a success, I wanted to go anyway since Virginia Point is normally out of range for most kayak fishermen. The launch is private and the paddle to get there from the public launch is a long one that I am hesitant to ma… Continue

Added by Rick K. on February 4, 2010 at 10:57am — No Comments

Salinas River Trip Report

Salinas River Trip Report by Matthew Geyer, 23 January 2010 (w/ Chris Popp) I love Google Earth. It has helped to hatch many an adventure for me and the idea to run the Salinas River is one such hatchling. My dad lives in Atascadero and he drove down to the bridge on Hwy 41 to snap some beta pictures of the Salinas River after a week of heavy rain. (>see photo below)

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Added by Matthew Geyer on February 4, 2010 at 8:23am — No Comments

Headwaters Trails Inc.

Press Release- Press Release- Press Release- Press Release- Press Release Headwaters Trails Inc. 501 (c) (3) P.O. Box 33 Holly, MI 48442 (248) 634-3513 Phone www.headwaterstrailsinc.org Headwaters Trails is participating in the 2010 Quiet Water Symposium Headwaters Trails is a group dedicated to the creation of multi-use trails in NW Oakland County. Through an enhanced trails network we seek to encourage exercise, tourism, and an appreciation… Continue

Added by Willi H2O on February 2, 2010 at 9:38am — No Comments

Sea Kayaking this the Last week of January

Check out the Map of this weeks paddling http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ms… Continue

Added by Geoff Jennings on January 30, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Pics from January 2010 Winter Paddle on Shiawassee river

Click on links to to see more pictures Shortened link http://bit.ly/WinterPaddle Original link http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/576472143WBSNjx?vhost=outdoors A couple of friends paddled 5 miles on the Shiawassee River between Holly, MI and Fenton, MI on a nice winter day with temps around 35 degrees F

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Added by Willi H2O on January 25, 2010 at 5:51pm — No Comments

West Galveston Bay Evening Trip - 1/21/10

Since Jason and I discovered the winter pattern but haven't really had the chance to fish it, we finally put together a plan which would enable us to fish the pattern and find some fish. The plan was basically to start in the late afternoon and go to an area where we would be able to fish green lights after dark if it didn't pan out too well. This would also answer our question as to whether or not the green lights were good during the winter as well as the summer. We put in at Waterman's Marin… Continue

Added by Rick K. on January 23, 2010 at 6:02pm — No Comments

Ecuador - The whole shebang

Some of this has been copy/pasted from emails I sent, so if tenses shift midway, please excuse.

I decided to take a Trip on Tuesday Jan 5th. On Sat, the 9th I left for Ecuador.

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Added by Geoff Jennings on January 22, 2010 at 3:38pm — 1 Comment

January 5-20, 2010

I've fallen a little behind in writing my fishing reports, so here's a compilation of the past few weeks. On the 5th of January, Alex, Jason, Don, and I headed down to Bayou Vista to see if we could scare up any fish there. It was cold out - in the 40's and the wind wasn't very nice to us either. We didn't expect to catch anything and weren't disappointed. Here are a few pics from that trip: My kayak coated with frost just before I left home that morning:

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Added by Rick K. on January 22, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments