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Can’t Wait for My Fried Alligator on a Stick!

Can’t Wait for My Fried Alligator on a Stick!

| March 1, 2012 | 2 Comments

Each year we participate in the Houston Fishing Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This event, although small in the grand scheme of shows, is an overall cool event put on in the Houston area. There is a large diversity of booths (including ACK) available for the public to go visit and almost [...]

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A Growing Interest in Offshore Kayak Fishing

A Growing Interest in Offshore Kayak Fishing

| October 23, 2011 | 1 Comment

When I look at how far the sport of kayak fishing has grown over the years, it’s pretty downright amazing. Several years ago, when I would go kayak fishing, it was a treat to see a couple of fellow anglers towing around their plastic boats. Today, I routinely find over a dozen kayak anglers getting [...]

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Reside in Houston and Enjoy Adventure Racing?

Reside in Houston and Enjoy Adventure Racing?

| April 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Join us this evening in welcoming Houston Fit Adventure Racing to the ACK Houston store. Houston Fit Adventure Racing is conducting a free  summer season informational session to help you learn more about training programs that will prepare you for adventure racing. Houston Fit Adventure Racing offers specialized training for aspiring and experienced adventure racers [...]

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Taming the Currents and Seeing in the Dark

Taming the Currents and Seeing in the Dark

| April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

I recently got a chance to go on a late night fishing trip. I was particularly excited because this was going to be a great opportunity for me to test out some new equipment that I had purchased for my kayak. As usual the weather conditions were not predicted correctly. Instead of 5-10 mph winds [...]

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Winds of Shift

Winds of Shift

| February 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

I recently had an opportunity to take a quick trip to Matagorda Bay here in Texas with my co-worker Jerron for some coastal winter kayak fishing. The game plan was to target trout in the morning and hope for the sun to lure some redfish into the flats for some easy catching. However, the weather [...]

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Good Friends, Good Fun & Good Brew

Good Friends, Good Fun & Good Brew

| December 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

The holiday season can easily become crazy and stressful so it’s always nice to be able to take a day where you can gather with close friends for a good time and reflect upon the previous year. I recently had the opportunity to do just that with our friends from P.A.C.K. (Paddling Anglers in Canoes [...]

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Living with the Trinity River: A River’s Story

| August 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Saturday before last I went to the documentary viewing of Living with the Trinity River: A River’s Story.  The viewing took place at Houston Community College’s Performing Arts Center and was sponsored by ACK-Houston, The Sierra Club and The Houston Audubon Society. ACK-Houston set up a booth to help spread the word on kayaking [...]

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Houston Bayou Bash

| July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

This Past Saturday at  Minute Maid Park for the game between the Astros and Cardinals, Austin Canoe & Kayak-Houston along with Hobie Kayaks had a booth for the annual Bayou Bash weekend at Minute Maid Park.   Cully and Ester from Hobie joined Jackie and I from the Houston store in raffling off a kayak [...]

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