Articles on technique, reading water, and the craft of guiding
Evolution of fly casting instruction and fly fishing lessons is evident more today than ever before. Reflections on the sport's progress — and a lesson about drift learned at Observation Bridge on Deep Creek with my boys.
Setting up an oar frame correctly can make a huge difference in efficiency and comfort for the rower. This post covers frame placement, oar balance, spacing, alignment, oarlock position, and weight distribution for an NRS Otter raft.
One of the key challenges faced by new fly fishers is getting the nymph down. A successful fly fisher possesses an uncanny awareness of where the nymph lies in the water column — a skill developed over time with stream awareness.
Inspired by an email from Alaska-based friend Mark Huber, this post revisits key topics of fly casting style, substance, and intent — referencing foundational work by Al Kyte and Gary Moran in California in the 1980s.
Entropy or evolution in fly fishing and fly casting is alive and well all over the country. The sport is always changing — the question is whether those changes represent genuine progress.
Learn how to become a fly fishing guide and instructor while attending a 4-day course in the Smoky Mountains. Wages for landing a first guide job typically range between $2,400–$3,000 per month.
Fly fishing classes in North Carolina Smoky Mountains for trout fishing is a 4-day intensive course — an intense immersion into all things fly fishing in beautiful Bryson City, NC.
The Loop publication is an online magazine by Fly Fishers International in Livingston, Montana. As of Fall 2017, the Loop is now available for the general public — a win for fly casters and anglers everywhere.
The second annual Hall of Fame for the Southern Appalachian Fly Fishing Museum Induction took place on August 26, 2017, at SCC in Bryson City, NC — a chance to give thanks and share lessons from those who helped shape my journey.
The Fly Fishing Guide School in Bryson City, NC — 3–3.5 hours from Atlanta — draws students from metro Atlanta every session. Four FFI Master Certified Casting Instructors, Team USA members, and Hall of Fame inductees teach both career-track guide training and serious recreational skill development.
Bryson City sits inside Swain County — over 2,400 miles of wild trout water, one of the highest percentages of protected public land of any county east of the Mississippi River, and tailwater and wild-stream training waters within a short drive of each other. Here is why location matters more than any other factor when choosing a fly fishing guide school.
School dates, open spots, hatch reports, casting tips, and field notes from Bryson City — delivered monthly.
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