I launched at Vernon Richards Riverbend Park, paddled up stream then back down to the park. Bring your kayak cart as it's 50 yds to the river from the parking area. My go to bait was a 5" bluegill Keitech swimbait on a 3/8oz Owner flashy swimmer. The wil ...
San Marcos River-SM Scout Camp-Shady Grove
The San Marcos River is a 72 degree, crystal clear, spring fed river in the heart of Central Texas. On this trip we paddled 5 miles from San Marcos Scout Camp to Shady Grove Campground. The river flow was 224 cfs at the Martindale gauge. We wanted to sho ...
Kayaking City Park to San Marcos Scout Camp
The San Marcos River is a 72 degree, crystal clear, spring fed river in the heart of Central Texas. On this trip we paddled 7 miles from City Park to San Marcos Scout Camp. The river flow was 163 cfs at the San Marcos gauge. We wanted to showcase some of ...
Cypress Bend Park-New Braunfels Texas
Cypress Bend Park is located in the heart of New Braunfels Texas, covering almost 17 acres along the Guadalupe River. A wonderful park for your friends and family to enjoy, kayaking, fishing, swimming, playing with your dog, and relaxing the day away.On ...
Guadalupe River at Spring Branch TX
Evelyn and I head out to the Guadalupe River in Spring Branch Texas for a great day of paddling. We ran the 6.2 mile trip from Guadalupe Canoe Livery to Rebecca Creek Road. Water flow was great at 350 cfs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb7seOIJ02o ...
San Marcos River Put Ins and Take Outs
The San Marcos River rises from the Edwards Aquifer in San Marcos Tx forming Spring Lake. It travels 80 miles throughout Central Texas and empties into the Guadalupe River in Gonzales Tx. This makes up part of the annual 260 mile Texas Water Safari race. ...
Upper Guadalupe River Put Ins and Take Outs
I drove out and filmed put in/take out points on the upper Guadalupe River. The upper Guad is an amazing and beautiful 230 mile long river starting the Texas Hill Country and running into San Antonio Bay (Gulf of Mexico). The most scenic sections are ...
A Texas Gem
Looking for adventure? The South Llano River near Junction Tx is easily one of our favorite rivers in Texas. The South Llano River is a marvelous, crystal clear, spring fed river. Fun Fact: it flows Northeast instead of Southeast like most rivers in Texa ...
Weekend Boat Stand Project
We used reclaimed wood to make these boat stands, in a few hours and you can build one as well. They stand 36" tall 40" wide with 18" feet, attached using 2.5" wood screws. To complete the cradles we used two pieces of 1.5" webbing side by side totaling ...
Blanco River
Heavy rains brought the Blanco River back to life once again. Muddy waters couldn't keep Evelyn and Alex away. After work they paddled the short 1hr trip from Uhland Bridge to Old Martindale Rd. The river was running 274 cfs at the SM gauge. ...