Adventures on overlooked water

Real trips, practical notes, and the kind of places you find when you take the long way home.

Paddle Board Fishing Lake of Egypt (Southern Illinois)

Taking the paddleboard out to Lake of Egypt in Southern Illinois for some awesome topwater bass action.

Paddling the standing timber and weed lines of a classic Southern Illinois reservoir.

Skinny water, light tackle, and a multispecies beatdown on a crystal clear Illinois creek.

Paddling the remote shorelines and timber of Clearwater Lake in Piedmont, Missouri.

Exploring a quiet campground lake in Southeast Missouri in the kayak.

Hooking into hard-fighting Jack Crevalle on the Indian River in Melbourne, Florida from the boat.

Casting topwater lures tight to the bank shade for aggressive summer largemouth bass.

Kayak bass fishing, campground reviews, gear comparisons, and honest adventures from the random ponds, creeks, and lakes of the Midwest.

Find practical logs, kayak access details, and tips for catching bass in small creeks and overlooked waters.