Check out this 10-minute video from Chris Sheridan called “Stonefly,” which traces the fly-fishing path of North Carolina angler Justin Adam Powell. Accompanied by beautiful. . .
Read MoreVideo: The Spiritual Journey of a Fly Fisherman
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Classic Fly-Fishing Story: “The Lesson”
Written by: Michael Doty
Merrill Tode and her Dad, Keith, proudly display her first trout. (See their story here.)
Photo by Keith Tode
[Michael Doty posted this story to the Orvis Facebook page out of the blue, and I enjoyed it so much that I asked if we could post it here. I’m sure you’ll find it as rewarding as I did.]
Sometimes you see angels in the strangest places. It was April 4, 2015, and I had gotten onto the North Mills River in North Carolina about mid-morning, along with several hundred other. . .
Read MoreVideo: “Homecoming” in the Southeast
Parker Smith–who lives right on the Madison downstream of Quake Lake–sent in this cool video from a trip back to his native South Carolina, where he made the most of his time. From. . .
Read MoreVideo: Backcountry Brook Trout In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
If you enjoy backcountry fly fishing—or if you have interest in doing some—you’ll get a kick out of this video from Damon Bungard, product manager at Jackson Kayak and brand manager for. . .
Read More5 Things to Know About Fly-Fishing for Bonito in the Carolinas
The Atlantic bonito is a blast to catch on a fly rod.
Photos by Capt. Gordon Churchill
It’s not bonita. Atlantic bonito are not the fish that anglers farther south call bonita; those are actually false albacore. But we are talking about the same fish that guys in the Northeast. . .
Read MoreVideo: Quite a Year on the Water
Regular readers of this blog know how much I love to see the young’uns get passionate about fly fishing, and the teens behind WildFly Productions really fit the bill. Check out their year-end. . .
Read MorePhotos: Zen and the Art of Brook Trout
Wild brook trout are well worth the hike in to headwaters streams.
All photos by Mike Jennette
Reader Mike Jennette caught this sweet, 9.5-inch wild brook trout last month in Mitchell County, North Carolina. He was casting a size 10 Olive Woolly Bugger in a crystal-clear, . . .
Read MorePhotos: A Solo Brook-Trout Journey in GSMNP
They do not grow large, but Southern Appalachian brookies are stunning.
Photos by Damon Bungard
Recent Trout Bum of the Week Damon Bungard sent in these great images from a recent hiking trip into Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina in search of brook. . .
Read MoreVideo: Birthday Browns, Part II
This is a horribly misnamed video, as there are more rainbows than browns on display, but it still offers a great look at a fun day on North Carolina’s Davidson River. (Actually, it’s a. . .
Read MoreVideo: Tamarack – Fly Fishing North Carolina
The young’uns from Wild Fly Productions are at it again, taking us on a fly-fishing journey in Western North Carolina. This time, they bring along a few novices and show them the . . .
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