After what seemed to be a very long stretch of cold water, windy weather and poor fishing, things have really turned around here in the desert southwest. The fishing conditions and the fishing itself have been good to very good, just down a notch from the five star fishing we had a few weeks ago, … Read more
Once again, a run of good fishing has brought blog posting to a slow trickle. We are out in the desert, away from the water and the fishing, to catch up on our computer work so we will have another healthy kayak fishing post in a few days. Please check back and sorry for the … Read more
I posted in the previous blog post that we had hit into some great largemouth bass fishing. The fishing has settled down a bit to what would be considered “normally” good fishing, but for a few days, the largemouth bass fishing was on fire with plenty of big fish and lots of kayak fishing action. … Read more
A long time user of Dawia fishing reels, my first experience with Dawia customer service was very disappointing. About nine months after purchasing the Dawia REVROS 2500H spinning reel, the anti-reverse stopped working. I called Dawia because the reel was still under warranty, they told me 60-90 days to repair. How about the part that … Read more
Sorry for the long delay between blog posts, but we have run across some great kayak fishing conditions and fantastic largemouth bass fishing out in the Arizona desert. There is minimal or no phone coverage. We want to get out there every day we can because we are catching big fish and getting great video. … Read more
After more than ten years of solid kayak fishing in the ocean, rivers and lakes, it was time to retire the stock paddle from my Hobie Quest. A lot of people complained about this paddle, but I’ve used it in about as many demanding kayak situations as you can find and I don’t have too … Read more
Despite an all day rain event a couple days earlier, about 2:45AM, a wildfire broke out in the lower Colorado River watershed north of Yuma, AZ. We happened to be camping less than a mile away from where the fire broke out. By sunrise, the fire was burning strong. It had been windy overnight but … Read more
With much of the United States dealing with a series of serious winter storms, it’s hard to complain about cold weather in the Arizona desert. There’s no snow here, at least at sea level, but it has been cold in the mornings with temperatures dipping into the low 30’s Fahrenheit. While there is no precipitation, … Read more
Water temperature has a significant role in successful bass fishing. In this YouTube video, watermanatwork.com kayak fisherman Ron Barbish, explains how the temperature of the water can be a real factor in whether or not you catch any fish. Pretty basic stuff that every bass fisherman should know. Click HERE or on the photo above … Read more
While most of the lower forty eight states are shivering in the grip of deadly winter storm, we are fortunate to be kayak fishing on the Colorado River in southwest Arizona. The weather and fishing have not been ideal, but we can’t really complain too much. We’ve been looking around, trying to find the bass … Read more