The Long Road North

I apologize for the lack of blog material here at watermanatwork.com and also at ronbarbish.com. This is the time of year I make my annual pilgrimage from the desert southwest to my home in the Pacific Northwest. This season of kayak fishing in the desert was terrible. The Sonoran desert is not a calm place, … Read more

No Fish Report

It has been a long time since a kayak fishing photo or video has posted on the watermanatwork.com kayak fishing blog. The reason for that is there is no kayak fishing to be done here on the lower Colorado River. In the same place, a few years ago, it was easily one of the best … Read more

No News

I’m sorry to report that there has been no kayak fishing lately. Of course it sucks when you go somewhere to go fishing and there is no fishing at all, but I think we are starting to see the results of the multiple environmental catastrophes here in the American west. Drought and extreme weather are … Read more

For Sale

This is a temporary category of the watermanatwork.com blog to sell some of the things I’ve accumulated over time. I’ve done a lot of things and have some interesting stuff for sale. These are my personal possessions, no stores involved. Some of the items will be posted on online classified page websites. Most of the … Read more

Hot Cascade Mountain Bike Riding

This post presents hot Cascade Mountain bike riding during the hottest days ever recorded in the Pacific Northwest. We still managed to get some excellent early morning rides before it got too hot. One day, June 27, 2021 it was 113°F. 3000′ in the Cascade Mountains, cancelling the day’s ride because it’s too hot. That’s … Read more

Kayak Fishing for Largemouth Bass

The winter season of kayak fishing for largemouth bass on the Colorado River is in the history books with a couple last days of good fishing and a last look at the always present desert wind. It’s been a good winter fishing season. Spending more time on the water you get more experience and I … Read more