Navigating Marten Rapid, Jayson Hayes took a sharp dive over the class III in his handcrafted wooden boat, splashing his back with an icy wave from the McKenzie River. His vessel was designed for this ...

Rich Batcheller describes the inception of his experimental fishing boat as a “classic pandemic story.” Like many Americans, Batcheller watched all his business suddenly evaporate when Covid-19 shut ...

If you’ve ever traveled to a boat ramp in Oregon, chances are good that you’ve laid eyes on a style of boat used the world over to fish and run whitewater rivers. It might be made of aluminum, ...

McKenzie River Drift Boats were developed over decades in the early 1900s. While the boats are used worldwide today, only two professional craftsman still exist in the PNW. This story was updated ...