StandUP Paddle Planet

Paddle a kayak. Take a new bike for a spin. Experience some activities you’ve never tried before at the Outdoor Adventure Festival on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16 at Creve Coeur Park. All ages are invited to experience a little adventure with demonstrations, competitions, games and entertainment planned for the entire weekend.

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Outdoor opportunities, high-adventure thrills and green enterprises have transformed Chattanooga into a regional powerhouse for businesses that cater to the recreation set, entrepreneurs say.

Fly fishing is a little different. First of all, the fly employed by the fisherman to lure the fish from its watery home is not a worm or a baitfish, but rather a combination of feathers, thread and fur. Its meant to look like a dragonfly, grasshopper or another insect, or a smaller fish thats native to the region. There might even be some tinsel involved, like from a Christmas tree.....

Fly fishing is a little different. First of all, the fly employed by the fisherman to lure the fish from its watery home is not a worm or a baitfish, but rather a combination of feathers, thread and fur. Its meant to look like a dragonfly, grasshopper or another insect, or a smaller fish thats native to the region. There might even be some tinsel involved, like from a Christmas tree.....