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The Tennessee Valley Angler


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Here at the TVangler, we haven’t fished much lately. Insane went insane and ripped half his house apart. He calls it “remodeling.” Last I heard, Matt was in Colorado...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: photography, bass fishing, fly fishing, miscellaneous, fishing
A Bull Runs Through It

I know what I’m about to say may shock and surprise you. I know this because I’m sure by now the loyal reading populace of TVAngler understands me to be stunningly handsome, ruggedly masculine, and -...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: other fishing, bass fishing, miscellaneous
Purists: A TVangler Essay

Fly fishing has its purists. You know, those sometimes admirable, sometimes irritating, sometimes arrogant, always interesting folks who profess to cast only dry flies upstream to rising trout, or...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: essays, other fishing, fishing commentary, bass fishing, fly fishing
Fall rainbows and football frustrations

As fall begins to appear on the horizon, I am reminded of the many wonderful things to come. The wise old trout, Alabama football, and hunting season are the three things I love most. As wonderful as...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing, miscellaneous
Some Recent Trips

Hawgdaddy with a beast from Pond R. Finally, I’ve been finding time to hit the water a little. I’ve gone fishing for at least a short time over the last three weekends. Things were...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: other fishing, bass fishing, fly fishing, fly fishing, pond r
TVangler Book Review: Active Nymphing

I recently finished reading Active Nymphing: Aggressive Strategies for Casting, Rigging, And Moving the Nymphs by Rich Osthoff. While not a ponderous tome devoted to the more delicate and artistic...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: book and video reviews, fly fishing, fly fishing, trout, nymph fishing
APT to Air Special on Flint River

Alabama Public Television (APT) will air an episode of the popular program Discovering Alabama with North Alabama’s Flint River as the focus. The show’s host, Dr. Doug Phillips, will...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: miscellaneous, alabama public television, discovering alabama, north alabama, flint river
The Billabong Mystery

And now for a cultural lesson from Matt the Flint River Correspondent…Last night on the Discovery Network there was a story about fishermen in India. Actually the story was about Tigers in...

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Tags: other fishing, miscellaneous
Example of Incredibly Fine Rod Craftsmanship

Click the image for a closeup view of the handle on Mr. Cover’s site. I came across this breath-taking example of rod-building on the Rodbuilding.org forum and just had to share it with...

Started in The Tennessee Valley Angler • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: fly fishing, rod building, hand-engraving, hand crafted fly rod
Catfishing?

This is what we’ve been reduced to. Catfishing. With chicken livers. Yes, you read that right. Several members of the TVangler staff went fishing for catfish with chicken livers and...

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Tags: other fishing, miscellaneous