Solo Kayak Camping in Freezing Temps - River Smallmouth Fishing

Описание: finally pulled the trigger on my first solo winter camp on the river.
After a long week of work, I launched the kayak with one goal in mind — find a place to camp, catch a few smallmouth bass, and see if I could make it through a freezing night on the river.
The bite started slow, but once the blade bait found the right seam the smallmouth started showing up. Once the sun dropped, the temperature followed. Camp was set, the fire was rolling, and dinner was on the menu — steak fajitas cooked over the fire, homemade bread, and honey butter inspired by the Outdoor Boys.
But the weather had other plans.
Overnight the temperature dropped below freezing, snow and sleet rolled in, and the riverbank turned into ice. Morning brought fresh coffee, bacon over the fire, and another shot at river smallmouth before packing up camp.
This trip is all about slowing down and experiencing the river at water level — fishing winter patterns, cooking over a fire, and spending a cold night alone on the bank.
If you enjoy kayak fishing, river camping, smallmouth bass, and outdoor adventure, you’re in the right place.

Thanks for being here.

— Tim

GEAR USED

Kayak: Old Town Sonata 106 MK
Rod: K Custom At Water Level rod
Reel: Shimano Metanium
Line: 15 lb braid to 10 lb fluorocarbon leader
Lure: SteelShad blade bait 1/4 oz
Camera: GoPro 13 POV + DJI mini pro Drone
Audio: Hollyland Lark M2 wireless mic


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00:00 Solo Winter Kayak Camping on the River
01:05 Building a Campsite
03:15 First smallmouth of the trip
06:10 Evening river fishing bite
08:05 Setting up camp before freezing temps
09:10 Cooking steak fajitas over the fire
11:19 Weather alert — snow and freezing temps
12:20 Freezing morning & camp coffee
14:10 Homemade bread & honey butter
15:30 Breaking down camp
16:50 River fishing Day 2
18:40 First fish on the new custom rod
22:42 Last casts before sunset