One more “Bruce Story”

by Herschel Finch | Jul 9, 2019 | Fishing, Mayfly

I have a friend who’s a noted author and writer here in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.. Bruce Ingram has written for most of the major outdoor magazines, several of the local “lifestyle” publications and several books over the years, 4 of which are...

Back in the Saddle

by Herschel Finch | May 17, 2019 | Fishing

When you’ve spent the last year trying to find a new job (unsuccessfully), training a new dog (semi-successfully), preparing for a forced early retirement at 64 (remains to be seen), and dealing with all that the previous life events entail…it cuts into your...

Why should I care?…funny you should ask

by Herschel Finch | May 5, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, rivers, United States

Not sure if you’ve noticed but I’m kind of a clean water and tree-hug’n/Dirt-worshiper type. And as such, I’ve been kind of busy since last fall and right thru to now. Which kind helps explain my absence from the boards here lately. I was tapped by folks at the...

Snakeheads on Pohick Bay

by Herschel Finch | Aug 31, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States

Got an opportunity to get out with the VP of the George Washington Chapter of Heroes on the Water, and now good friend Jeff Singleton, on some water he knows well: Pohick Bay. Pohick is one the large estuaries that feed the Potomac River below Washington DC. These...

New Obsessions

by Herschel Finch | May 18, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Mayfly, Tournaments, United States, Wrap Ups

So what does a poor pro-staffer do while waiting for the last month and half (grrr) for the waters to become fishable on his home river? You can only rearrange tackle boxes and bags so many times, and clean, lube, and restring the main reels until the child-bride...

Earth Day 2017

by Herschel Finch | Apr 27, 2017 | Featured Post, Fishing, Trip Reports, Trips

This has been one of the craziest Springs I can remember in a long time for me. Lots of life-altering events, both small and large. And although we’re supposed to roll with the punches and we’ve all heard that old saying “that which doesn’t kill you makes you...

Things to Think About…

by Herschel Finch | Apr 7, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, United States

I see you out there… you’re hanging out on the Jackson site, reading the ramblings of all of us on the fishing team, so you’re either in the market for your first fishing kayak or you already have one and are looking to upgrade. Just about everyone in the kayak...

Up-ing Your Game

by Herschel Finch | Mar 9, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, rivers, United States

Okay, so you’ve been fishing the local lakes and slow moving rivers for a couple of years in your new Jackson kayak (you *did* buy a Jackson…right?) and you’ve caught some nice fish. You’ve learned where some decent fish hang out and you’re pretty confident you can...

World Water Day

by Herschel Finch | Mar 23, 2011 | Coosa, Creeking, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Recreational/Touring, rivers, Team JK

So today is World Water Day and it got me to thinking; having the Shenandoah River so close to me is both a blessing and a curse.  A blessing in that I have so much history at my fingertips, I have some of the best smallmouth fishing in the world right out my back...

‘Home’ is Where the Fishing (buddies) Are.

by Herschel Finch | Mar 12, 2011 | Coosa, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, Recreational/Touring, rivers, Team JK

A visit home to North Carolina is always pretty good,..generally most trips involves a little golf with my sister and her “golf-monster” husband. Well it’s all her fault he’s like that. He was all about NASCAR and hunting before he married her 12...

Kayak Cart or My Way of Beating Cabin Fever

by Herschel Finch | Jan 27, 2011 | Coosa, Fishing, JK Team Posts, rivers

November is a lousy month to become a member of a ‘pro-staff’ fishing team. It’s cold, so’s the water, and opportunities to get out and get your new Coosa wet are few and far between. As an example…I picked up the Coosa back in Nov in Tennessee and floated with the...