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The Tennessee Valley Angler


Sweet New Online Magazine!

Well-known fly fishing photographer Brian O’Keefe and other photography and video professionals have joined forces to publish a magazine available online called Catch Magazine. I spent a while...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing, photography
Jerusalem Creek by Ted Leeson

I just finished reading a most superb fly fishing book tonight (I’m writing this on Thursday night). It’s a book entitled Jerusalem Creek: Fly Fishing through Driftless Country by Ted...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: book and video reviews, fly fishing
He is my Daddy

My father traveled with us on our recent Yellowstone trip. In the days leading up to the trip, I was pleased to see him becoming honestly excited about the fishing. You see, Dad is a serious bass...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing
Another Yellowstone Moment

Okay, so I still haven’t got all my photos edited from the trip. In fact, I haven’t worked on rods, tied flies, gone fishing or done anything else essential to the life of the...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing, photography
Back from Yellowstone

We’ve been back from Yellowstone for over a week now. I don’t want to be, but that’s just the way it is. I’ve been meaning to post something about the trip, but I’ve...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing
Another Rod Finished

Moss agate stripping guide on a Rainshadow blank. Things have been slow here on the TVangler site lately. We’ve failed to post anything on a few recent fishing trips, but it’s not for...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 5 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing, rod building
New laws for protecting Alabama’s Catfish

Back in February I had posted an article about how Alabama’s catfish were under much distress from our current laws and practices. To make a long story short, commercial fishing and out of...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 5 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: other fishing, alabama, catfish, laws, outdoor alabama
Holiday Weekend in the Backcountry

Jacqulyn makes an upstream cast. The stream in this area has a definite Western feel to it. Jacqulyn and I headed into Smoky Mountain National Park just before what I knew would be a busy Memorial...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: essays, fishing commentary, fly fishing, photography
Hawgdaddy’s Hints: Tabis Update

I played a lot with my wide angle lens on this trip. The tabis get the wide angle treatment here. Unfortunately, almost all my photos turned out to be trash-worthy. My freshly finished fiberglass...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing, hawgdaddy's hints
Tall Tales

Certain details in the story below have been altered to protect the unrepentant guilty. The location was my place of work. Not a pleasant place for me, so we’ll just skip the place...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fishing commentary, fly fishing