Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: An Insider's Guide to A Pursuit of Passion

Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - written by Jim Casada Jim Casada grew up in Bryson City, North Carolina within walking distance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He has spent over a half century roaming around these mountains with a fly rod in his hand. Jim has a deep interest in the Parks human history and that is one of the many things that make this book unique. As Nick Lyons says It is really several books.Separate chapters cover every major watershed in the Park, the rich fabric of the regions past is unveiled in a fashion only possible when the author is a trained historian, and in these pages you meet dozens of endearing characters and enduring traditions. For those seeking helpful where to go and how to catch trout in the Park, this work, which far transcends any existing book on the subject will become an angling bible. It includes chapters on each of the year four seasons and what they bring to the Smokies angler, extensive coverage of equipment, an experts thoughts on effective tactics and techniques, treatment of safety considerations, a remarkably detailed bibliography, seven appendices covering everything from seasonal climate conditions to graphs of stream slopes and stream waypoints of note, and even a peek into what the future like holds for the park. The Park is a paradise for wild trout, and its streams offer the finest fishing for them, in hundreds of miles of water, anywhere east of the Rockies. This book, truly an insiders guide, is as informative as it is interesting, and the author enlivens it even more by bringing a wealth of personal experience to its pages. If your passion is trout of the Southern highlands, this book will prove to be as indispensable as a favorite rod and wading boots. Sam Venable, longtime columnist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel. NO RETURNS ON BOOKS OR DVDS - Thank you!