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2017 Kayak Fishing Events in Alabama

2018 Alabama Kayak Fishing Events are here.

THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING ALONG.

PLEASE SEE THE 2018 PAGE!

Check each club’s Facebook pages and websites for rules, event updates, and results.  Here we try to offer a comprehensive look at kayak fishing events in Alabama during 2017.  Note that some events may be hosted by clubs from outside our state.

Feel free to contact us to add your events and details.

Always check the host organization’s websites for last minute event details and weather updates.

2017 Alabama Kayak Fishing Events

  1. January 20 – HOW NA First Meeting


  2. February 4 – YakTribe Alabama Beach Cleanup, Dauphin Island
  3. February 24-26 – KBF Best of the Best (Wetumpka/Invite Only)
  4. February 25 – NAKA Tackle Swap, Decatur, AL
  5. March 4 – MBKFA Mayday Park
  6. March 11 – CCKFT Lay Lake
  7. March 11 – SKA Pickwick Lake
  8. March 18 – HOW SA First Event, Mayfair Park, Daphne, AL
  9. March 25 – The NAKA Open – Lake Guntersville
  10. March 30 – April 2 – HOW SA Mobile Boat Show
  11. April 1 – NAKA Demo Day
  12. April 1 – ICKA Warrior River
  13. April 8 – CCKFT Lake Logan Martin
  14. April 8 – SKA Wilson Lake
  15. April 8 – MBKFA Heron Bay
  16. April 8 – Kayak Bass Series Lake Eufaula
  17. April 13 – CRKA Gadsden Mall (5pm)
  18. April 22 – CRKA Gadsden Mall
  19. April 28 – Heroes on the Water NA mtg – Guntersville State Park
  20. April 29 – RKKT Weiss Lake
  21. April 29 – MBKFA Woods n Water, Mobile, AL
  22. May 4 – CRKA Tommy’s Marina (5pm)
  23. May 5, 6 – KBF Trail Coosa River, Wetumpka, AL
  24. May 6 – CCKFT/ICKA Neely Henry Lake
  25. May 6 – CKA Chattahoochee River, Valley, AL
  26. May 6 – TVKA Guntersville (BB Comer Bridge – US 117 Bridge)
  27. May 6 – YakTribe Meetup, Jeff Friend Trail Kayak Launch, Orange Beach, AL 9AM
  28. May 13 – SKA Pickwick Lake
  29. May 13 – RKKT Coosa River Gadsden
  30. May 20 – NAKA Smith Lake
  31. May 20 – MBKFA 11th Annual Bagwell Tournament, Delta Port Marina on West Fowl River.  Add’l info.
  32. May 25 – CRKA Big Head Bait Shop (5pm)
  33. June – NAKABIGBASS and NAKAFUNFISH
  34. June 3 – MBKFA Fish River
  35. June 4 – Heroes on the Water North Alabama – Lake Guntersville
  36. June 10 – SKA Wheeler Lake
  37. June 10 – CBY Lake Guntersville Stevenson, AL
  38. June 15 – CRKA Rainbow Landing (5pm)
  39. June 17 – TVKA Lake Guntersville (night)
  40. June 24 – ICKA Lay Lake
  41. June 30, July 1 – KBF Lake Wheeler


  42. July 1, 2 – MBKFA Slammageddon
  43. July 6 – CRKA Tillison Bend (5pm)
  44. July 8 – SKA Wilson Lake
  45. July 8 – CKA PSKA Chattahoochee River, Valley, AL
  46. July 22 – NAKA River Stop
  47. July 27 – CRKA I-759 (5pm)
  48. August – NAKABIGBASS, Demo Day, and NAKAFUNFISH
  49. August 5 – MBKFA Black Ops
  50. August 5 – Bayou La Batre Kayak Classic Fishing Tournament
  51. August 5 – Heroes on the Water North Alabama, Town Creek, Guntersville, AL
  52. August 12 – SKA Wheeler Lake
  53. August 12 – CKA Tallapoosa River, Wadley, AL
  54. August 17 – CRKA Canoe Creek County Ramp (5pm)
  55. September 2 – TVKA & RKKT Lake Guntersville TBD
  56. September 2 – MBKFA Weeks Bay
  57. September 7 – CRKA Rainbow Landing (5pm)
  58. September 9 – SKA Classic TBA
  59. September 9 – ICKA Logan Martin
  60. September 9 – CKA Chattahoochee River, Valley, AL
  61. September 21-24 – KBS Elite Championships
  62. September 22, 23 – KBF Trail Guntersville
  63. September 23 – NAKA Classic and AOTY TBD
  64. September 28 – CRKA I-759 (5pm)
  65. September 30 – CRKA Open TBD
  66. October 7 – ICKA Jefferson County Radius and AOTY
  67. October 20 – Prefishing and camping @ the Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic, Coosa Outdoor Center

  68. October 21 – The Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic on the Coosa River at Wetumpka by The Kayak Bass Fishing Clubs of Alabama .  Register here:
    http://coosariver.org/kft/?page_id=128

  70. November 10, 11 – KBF Trail Lakes Pickwick and Wilson

Key:
CBY – Chattanooga Bass Yakkers
CCKFT – Coosa Canoe and Kayak Fishing Tournament
CKA – Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers
CRKA – Coosa River Kayak Anglers
HOW SA – Heroes on the Water South Alabama Chapter
HOW NA – Heroes on the Water North Alabama Chapter
ICKA – Iron City Kayak Anglers
KBF – Kayak Bass Fishing Trail
KBS – Kayak Bass Series
MBKFA – Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association
PSKA – Peach State Kayak Anglers
RRKT – Reel Krazy Kayak Tournament Trail
SKA –  Shoals Kayak Anglers
NAKA – North Alabama Kayak Anglers
TVKA – Tennessee Valley Kayak Anglers

“Pretty awesome to look at one page an see all tournaments in one spot!” – Adam Overton

Events, News

Trail dates released for Coosa Canoe & Kayak Fishing Tournament

There will be three stops this year on the Coosa Canoe & Kayak Fishing Tournament hosted by the Coosa Riverkeeper in 2017.

The dates and locations are:

March 11 – Lay Lake
April 8 – Lake Logan Martin
May 6 – Neely Henry Lake

Participation in these events help promote the causes of the Coosa Riverkeeper and offer a down right good time for anglers young and old.  These are family-friendly events and parents can even fish with their children (and kids get their own division to compete in).

Check the Coosa Canoe & Kayak Fishing Tournament website and Facebook pages for details, rules, and updates throughout the year.

Those that place well in Coosa Canoe & Kayak Fishing Tournament events this year will earn entry into the Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic where kayak bass fishing clubs from across Alabama will come together to crown a champion!  More details on that event can be found right here.

Tournament

the 2017 Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic

THANKS FOR COMING!!!

VIDEO RECAP IS HERE.

 

WRITE-UP AND PICTURES ARE HERE.

Alabama Kayak Fishing club logos

October 21, 2017
Wetumpka, AL on the Coosa River

Open Division is open to all!

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Register here:
http://coosariver.org/kft/?page_id=128

RULES: http://coosakayakfishing.com/?page_id=1164

Read the rules, read the rules, read the rules.

ELIGIBLE WATER: The Coosa River from below Jordan Dam to the start of the Alabama River.

CAPTAIN’S MEETING: 8PM Friday, October 20, at the Coosa Outdoor Center.

VIBE KAYAKS has donated a Sea Ghost 110 kayak for a lucky angler in the Open Division.

WEIGH-IN TIMES:
Saturday, Oct 21 @ 2PM – Championship Division
Saturday, Oct 21 @ 3PM – Open Division

Awards, trophies, and prizes:
Saturday Oct 21 @ 3:15PM

A HAWG TROUGH Measuring board is required.

Free camping at the Coosa Outdoor Center has been graciously provided by the Coosa Riverkeepers.  It is included with your entry fee.

Kayak bass fishing clubs across the state are working together to put together a end-of-the-year event.  Many will be camping out at on the banks of the Coosa River at the Coosa Outdoor Center in Wetumpka, Alabama.

This is going to be a year-end celebration of all the good things happening in Alabama kayak fishing.  Meet other anglers.  Meet other clubs. Learn about what each club is planning to do in 2018.

This event will be open to anyone. There will be an Open Division and a Championship Division.  Each division will be eligible to win cash and prizes.

The anglers that have risen to the top of their respective club’s “angler of the year” races will gain entry into the Championship Division and the top angler in that division will be crowned the

2017 Alabama State Champion!

So, if you want to make a run for that prestigious freshwater title, find yourself a kayak fishing club in Alabama and get to participating in their tournaments.  If you work hard enough or (let’s face it) get lucky enough, you can earn a spot into the Championship Bracket.

Josh Tidwell kayak fishing the Coosa River below the Jordan Dam

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Didn’t qualify to be state champ? No problem.  Just show up and fish the side event and have a good time on one of the most scenic rivers in the South.  There will be plenty of people fishing that river for the first time that day.  And there will be plenty of good company that will share the water with you.  Also, you’ll have a shot at catching a trophy spotted bass.

Register here:
http://coosariver.org/kft/?page_id=128

But I don’t like fishing moving water!  Ok, we have you covered too.  You will be able to launch in multiple locations that offer lake-like flatwater conditions where there are no rapids.   Look at Google Maps at locations below the Coosa Outdoor Center, Goldstar Park, and below for fishing areas that offer slight to moderate flow.

Stay tuned to this page for more information as the clubs work together to coordinate the event.  What we know:

  • *Update:  the Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association is joining us and will also be sending anglers to the Championship Division.
  • Tournament day will be October 21, 2017
  • Open to all anglers in kayaks, canoes, SUPs, and other approved vessels
  • On the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama
  • Camp out, eat, drink and have fun in the days before and after the event if you like
  • Prizes and sponsors are being added
  • Two Divisions:  Open Division and Championship Division
  • Top 10 anglers from each of the NAKA (10), ICKA (10), CRKA (10), MBKFA (10),  and SKA (10) clubs will enter into the Championship Division (50 anglers).
    • Coosa Riverkeeper will be sending 10 more anglers as follows:
      • Top 5 Anglers overall
      • Best Young Angler (U-18)
      • Best Female Angler
      • 3 Best Bass winners
      • *Any overlap amongst these and we’ll keep working down the Overall Best list until we have 10!
  • So, up to 60 anglers will be in the Championship Division
  • Open Bracket will be eligible to win prizes as well
  • Clubs participating:
    • Coosa Canoe & Kayak Fishing Tournament (Coosa River chain)
    • Coosa River Kayak Anglers (Gadsden Area)
    • Iron City Kayak Anglers (Birmingham Area)
    • North Alabama Kayak Anglers (Huntsville Area)
    • Shoals Area Kayak Anglers (Muscle Shoals Area)
    • Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association (Mobile Area)
  • Tournament Director will be Mr. Frank Chitwood from the Coosa Riverkeepers.
  • Donations will be made to the Coosa Riverkeepers.
  • Manbuns are optional and result in no penalty when scoring fish.

    Register here:
    http://coosariver.org/kft/?page_id=128

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Event sponsors:

Bending Branches – www.bendingbranches.com
Orion Coolers  – www.orioncoolers.com
Red Fox Wireless Rover – www.redfoxwireless.com
YakAttack – www.yakattack.us
Big Wills Outfitters – www.bigwillsoutfitters.com
Vibe Kayaks – www.vibekayaks.com

 

Here’s a sweet video showing you a little bit about what it is like to fish on the Coosa River below Jordan Dam.