Remember Where You Started
Fall, 2001. My first fall as a student at WCU, on a whim, a neighbor on the 8th floor of Scott Hall asked me to go fly fishing with him...
Fly Fishing Western North Carolina in the Fall
Chris Maney came on board with Tuck Fly Shop Mid-Spring and his first blog post was about the summer fly fishing season, and he nailed...
Introducing...
I wan to take this moment to introduce the newest member of the Tuck Fly Shop Crew. Myself, Bobby and Jack welcomed Chris Maney to the...
Big Announcement!
In March, a new stop along the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail will be Tuckaseegee Fly Shop, Sylva ! Tuck Fly Shop is opening a...
The Rod You Will Eventually Own!
This past weekend marked the grand re-opening of the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians in downtown Bryson City. Events...
The Winter Skinny on WNC Trout Fishing
Over the past month we have received loads of calls asking how the fishing has been in our area/region. This also is a question we...
Closing of the Western Frontier
As the results from the 1890 U.S. Census data came in, Frederick Jackson Turner declared the Western Frontier closed in 1893. The...
The Cure for the Summer Time Blues
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Overview The smallmouth bass is most often bronze to brownish green with dark vertical bars on its...
Furled What?! A few thoughts on another tool in the Shed
Furled Leaders or Not Furled Leaders? I recently won a furled leader at our last local Trout Unlimited chapter meeting, and wondered what...
March Fishing Report
March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, acording to lore. This year it seems quite the opposite despite some rainy days here and...
