Kayak Fishing Basics

In this post, we are going to cover some kayak fishing basics that apply everywhere. We’ll start by showing a little winter kayak fishing on the Colorado River like we usually do this time of year, but things are different this time around. It has been very windy here in the Colorado River basin and … Read more

Plastic Grub Mod for Big Largemouth Bass

When we here at watermanatwork.com go kayak fishing for largemouth bass, our favorite lures are probably plastic worms, sometimes known as “senkos”, and plastic grubs. Plastic grubs also work great for smallmouth bass, but in this post we are sticking to largemouth bass. In this article, we’ll show you a simple grub mod for big … Read more

Kayak Keel Repair

On a recent kayak fishing trip, I noticed my seventeen year old Hobie Quest kayak was taking on water. Not too much, but any leak on a boat is bad and required immediate repair. It didn’t take long to discover the keel near the stern was worn through from years of dragging the kayak across … Read more

Summer MTB Riding Wrap Up

Just like that, summer is over and it’s time for the summer MTB riding season wrap up. The summer weather in the PacNW is usually fantastic with long days. Just like everywhere else in the American west, this area is suffering from a prolonged drought made worse by record hot summer temperatures. Last year was … Read more

Summer Cascade Mountain Bike Riding

The summer Cascade Mountain bike riding has been excellent with great weather. It has been on the warm side for the Cascades and a bit dusty, but the weather will be changing quickly here in the mountains as summer ends and the long PacNW winter shows up all too soon. There was a bit of … Read more

Great Weather, Great Mountain Bike Riding

Despite a few more excessively hot days, we’ve had some great weather and great mountain bike riding in the Cascade Mountains. It’s a bit dusty, but overall the conditions are about as good as can be expected for this time of year. We’ve come into town for supplies giving me a chance to make this … Read more

Hot Summer Mountain Biking

We are just back from a week of record hot mountain biking in the local Cascade Mountains. After last summer’s record heat, nobody was looking forward to yet another sweltering heat wave that in just a few years, has become a regular feature of the PacNW summer. With daytime temperatures expected to reach 100° or … Read more