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My Favorite Kind of Picture!

I had the pleasure of fishing with this awesome tenkara newcomer on Friday. But this picture was taken on Saturday, when sadly (for me) I was nowhere around. He took the knowledge and skills he picked up fishing with me … Continue reading

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Do Good…Get Good!

Last Friday I had the pleasure of fishing with these two fine gentlemen who were in town to attend the Trout Unlimited SE Regional Rendezvous. Each is a leader in TU’s cold-water conservation efforts in their own area. Apparently, the … Continue reading

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Talking Tenkara to TU…on Tuesday

When I can’t be on the water, I love sharing the fun of tenkara fishing with fellow anglers. Last night I had the chance to talk tenkara with some of the awesome members of the Land O’Sky Chapter of Trout … Continue reading

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Fall Fun

Sorry for the long time between posts. It’s been a busy October and I’m just catching up. Here is a little slide show of some awesome people and fun fishing from the last month. Water has been really low in … Continue reading

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Quik Beginning Beginner

I’m trying to up my media game so here’s my first effort with the GoPro Quik App. I just rounded up a few short videos and pictures and gave it a go. Hope you like it!

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Rainy Days and Mondays

We’ve had a ton of rain this week. Monday we squeezed in a very wet trip just as the rivers were rising. We kept ourselves on the same side of the stream as we parked on so a safe retreat … Continue reading

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Beat the Heat!

Yesterday was a near record for warm temperatures with a high of 90 in Asheville. We got out of town and enjoyed cooler temps on lower water where this beautiful Brown topped off a fun and productive morning. After lunch … Continue reading

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Great Barrier Reef?

Yesterday as we were fishing we looked down to see a large school of brightly colored “minnows” swirling in front of us. They looked like tropical fish from a coral reef somewhere. In fact, they were locals, Tennessee Shiners from … Continue reading

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Doing Good…and doing Well!

Good karma is a beautiful thing. These two wonderful tenkara anglers supported the last of my four “Tenkara Tuesdays for TU” and the river showed its appreciation for their conservation mindedness with some great fishing. These two monsters put our … Continue reading

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This is How We do It!

Take a look at the excellent angling form of the tenkara first timer above. Rod tip high and leading the fly downstream, line tidy and ready for a take, fly drifting drag free with the current (flowing from right to … Continue reading

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