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A MOVEABLE FEAST: Scooping Gourmet Dinners by Kayak

Aug 31, 2011 at 2:14 pm in Adventure Travel, Culinary, Kayak and Canoe by Mark Malby · 6 Comments »

Taking a break from kayaking on the white shell beaches. (photo: Mark Malby)

It was on the eleventh day of our journey that I found the lagoon. South of Bella Bella, on a rugged coast midway-way between Vancouver and the Alaskan border, and so far off the beaten sea-track that we hadn’t seen a fishing boat or a seaplane in a week. Even the radio stations had faded [...]

Kayak vs Canoe – Which ones for me?

Apr 4, 2010 at 7:29 am in Kayak and Canoe, Water Adventures by kevinfalk · 2 Comments »

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A few years ago I had received a bonus at work and, since our family enjoys camping in the wilderness, I decided that it would be a nice idea to purchase something to make our camping experiences more pleasurable.  My initial thought was to buy a canoe; something that we could toy around in the [...]

Using A Kayak For Fishing

Jul 3, 2009 at 1:04 am in Fishing, Kayak and Canoe, Water Adventures by Gear Up and Play · Leave a Comment »

I used to wonder this same question, why use a kayak for fishing? I always thought they were too small, that you couldn’t get to the areas that you wanted to fish, uncomfortable, pain to load and unload, etc. I was completely wrong, in every sense. It did take me a little while to get the hang of kayak fishing, but once I did, everything else fell into place. My goal is to help you, so that it doesn’t take you as long as it took me to start catching more fish!