I grew up fishing with my dad from the shore, or sometimes from a rowboat or canoe. We never caught much. Although these were "fishing trips," I recall spending more time paddling than casting.

It may look like a poor man's sport. But kayak fishing is about much more than saving money. It's about enjoying the challenge of fishing primitive style, and sharing the "big fish" stories that come ...

Kayak fishing participation is booming. North American anglers took more than 38 million kayak fishing outings last year. That’s a lot of floating plastic. The Recreational Fishing and Boating ...

My love affair with competitive kayak fishing began five years ago. I was working on a customer’s compound bow at an archery shop when someone brought in a flier for a local kayak fishing tournament.

Take your time, and begin with the basic equipment that will get you on the water catching fish. Let’s assume you have a paddle and a PFD, so we won’t talk about those. Ninety percent of the people I ...

Have you ever noticed those bright and shiny kids’ kayaks stacked up outside of Walmart during warmer months? I bought one for my son, Jamie, when he turned five last year. They’re so inexpensive that ...

KENTUCKY LAKE — The rivulet that feeds the creek that spills into a bay that’s large enough to swallow 10 football fields before joining this nearly mile-wide reservoir is barely knee-deep, narrow as ...

In today’s world of electronic wonders and high-powered boats designed to get anglers to their honey holes faster than the next one, a fishing boat propelled by a paddle seems out of place. If recent ...

Fishing kayaks today rival the features of larger fishing boats without the major drawbacks. You get to be out on the water, where shore anglers can’t reach, without the major price tag of a bigger ...