Known as the "Grand Canyon of the South", the Russell Fork is one of my all time favorite rivers. Ten years ago some old school boaters took me down for the first time. It changed my life. At the time I was still doing a lot of park & play, and downriver class IV stuff. I had only dabbled in big hair. One weekend on the Fork and I wanted gnar all the time.
Caleb Paquette is the man. I owe most of my big water Johnson City days to this guy. Here he is charging through Fist.
Cooper Lambla got some race practice on Saturday. He was looking strong speeding through Fist in a Wave Sport Excell. He will be a contender in this years Lord of the Fork Race.
No matter how many times I run Tower and Fist, they always give me butterflies. This is the Fist rock, a place I never want to see up close.
On Sunday, Coop took his Riot Nitro for some downriver play. This is a ledgewheel sequence from El Horrendo.
We logged five runs in two days. It was a great weekend with many memorable moments including big downtime at Third Drop, shorty tops, and catching the water both days. Don't bother putting on before noon this year. The pools are taking longer than usual to fill due to nonexistent natural flow. It was my first day in the Grande on some real water, and it felt really good. The boat is predictable, stable and easy to figure out.
Last week I did some flat water training on Boone Lake and got a nice shot along the shore.
Known as the "Grand Canyon of the South", the Russell Fork is one of my all time favorite rivers. Ten years ago some old school boaters took me down for the first time. It changed my life. At the time I was still doing a lot of park & play, and downriver class IV stuff. I had only dabbled in big hair. One weekend on the Fork and I wanted gnar all the time.
Caleb Paquette is the man. I owe most of my big water Johnson City days to this guy. Here he is charging through Fist.
Cooper Lambla got some race practice on Saturday. He was looking strong speeding through Fist in a Wave Sport Excell. He will be a contender in this years Lord of the Fork Race.
No matter how many times I run Tower and Fist, they always give me butterflies. This is the Fist rock, a place I never want to see up close. 
On Sunday, Coop took his Riot Nitro for some downriver play. This is a ledgewheel sequence from El Horrendo.
We logged five runs in two days. It was a great weekend with many memorable moments including big downtime at Third Drop, shorty tops, and catching the water both days. Don't bother putting on before noon this year. The pools are taking longer than usual to fill due to nonexistent natural flow. It was my first day in the Grande on some real water, and it felt really good. The boat is predictable, stable and easy to figure out.
Last week I did some flat water training on Boone Lake and got a nice shot along the shore.
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