As a fly fishing guide , I lose flies all the time. Of course, I try to limit the damage as much as possible, but if nothing else, big fish...

Enough has been written and argued about the best fly rods for the Smokies that I won't rehash everything here. My opinions on the subje...

Chasing big trout often involves throwing meat. Big flies, sinking lines, you know the drill. Here in Tennessee, our winter shad kill season...

My free time is fairly limited these days. Having a full time job as a fly fishing job doesn't equate to more fishing time, at least not...

While every year is different, most winters allow some good fishing opportunities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Timing is ever...

There are certain things that will ruin you as an angler. Of course, by ruin I mean spoil you so thoroughly that you don't want to do an...

By the end of our fishing on day two  of our big adventure, we had a decision to make. Continue to fish the stream that we had caught an ino...

Human nature causes us to look on the past with nostalgia. That can be dangerous, of course. One of my history professors in college liked t...