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Let’s face it.  Moms today are not like moms of yesteryear.  Today’s moms are active, vibrant and adventure seeking.  So don’t show up with flowers or perfume on Mother’s day.  Instead get mom a gift that will take her to new adventures here in Acadiana or across the world! Here’s just a few suggestions ofRead more

Simms was founded in 1980 by visionary angler and longtime river guide John Simms. Having spent decades providing clients with life-changing experiences on the world’s most majestic rivers, John realized the waders available at that time weren’t up to the job of keeping the folks he was guiding dry, comfortable and safe on the river.Read more

  Give the gift of paddling!  One of the best surprises you could give it a new kayak!  To help out, we are making this offer:  Choose any Native, Nucanoe, Hurricane or Feel Free kayak and we will give you a new Cannon Wave Aluminum Paddle plus a FREE Kayaking 101 class in the spring.Read more

Pack & Paddle is the kayak fisherman’s toy store.  We can help you pick out some great gifts for the kayak fisherman in your life.  Like all other gifts purchased at Pack & Paddle, they can trade them in after Christmas if they prefer something different.  Be brave and let us help you pick outRead more

Standard Mapping has innovated a way to overlay crystal clear aerial photo images onto your fishfinder.  Gone are the substandard images that show little or no detail of the marsh areas we all love to fish.  Instead of seeing the yellow areas that designate land, you will see every point, pocket, trenasse and pond.  YourRead more

We are blessed to live in Paddlers Paradise.  What could be a better gift than the freedom and fun a kayak brings to people from Acadiana?  Shop for a Christmas kayak with confidence with P&P’s great gifting advantages: Simple trade in for another kayak if the person on your list wants something different. Free ChristmasRead more

We all met at Lake Martin for 7am to get a little head start on the day. It was cool this morning with a little bit of a southeast wind. Fortunately it was not too humid so it made for a fantastic morning paddle. One of our paddlers apparently woke up late and promised toRead more

  The weather is getting cooler and in order to allow the sun to warm the pool, we started at Lake Martin for the morning session with Jonnie, Michelle, Monica, and Rachel. We first discussed what to bring. Jonnie said, “bring a partner,” which is an excellent idea! With a partner it is much easierRead more

We had a typical late summer afternoon forecast – 40% rain. Luckily we only received a little drizzle. After spending a bid longer than usual on the on land part of the class,  we took to the water. The progress seemed to be slow at first but all showed steady improvement. Then for the tourRead more

We had scheduled a noon-pool and evening-lake session because of the hot weather. Jim, Stephanie, Mary, and Valerie all wanted to learn rescues and strokes in a sit in kayak. We started with the wet exit with and without sprayskirt, followed by the paddlefloat rescue. Some folks used the stirrup to get on the backdeck. ThenRead more