Join us today for a special episode as we celebrate our first year of being open! We laugh, talk, and tell stories about: Our most recent trip and fishing report on the South Holston RiverWhy we started Tailwaters Fly CompanyFinding the perfect place to open a shopWhat it’s like to fill your house with boxes of fly shop inventoryThe trout mural on our buildingHanging slatwallHurricane HeleneOur favorite aspects of running the fly shopThe fact that we have amazing customersSome of our favorite...
Join us today as we talk with Houston Brown, an East TN native and life-long angler who we at Tailwaters Fly Company consider to be a local legend (even though he’s only 25 years old!). We’ll discuss: Houston’s background and how it shaped his passion for fishingSome of the best and biggest fish Houston has caught on the Watauga and the South HolstonThe joy of targeting a variety of speciesHouston’s view on the health of the Watauga post-Hurricane HeleneSome exciting personal news for Houston...
Join us today as we talk with local guide Clint Waddell as we discuss: The most recent South Holston and Watauga River fishing reportClint’s near death experience and how it helped him become a guideClint’s wheelchair accessible drift boat and his ability to take people fishing with disabilities and mobility issuesSome of Clint’s most rewarding client experiences, including catching fish with someone who is blindClint’s new role on the Blue Ridge Guide Association, and all of the great work t...
Join us as we discuss a recent study on trout feeding behavior and size of food. We discuss: The motivation for conducting this studyCollecting trout from the South HolstonHow many cockroaches a trout will eatTrout difficulties in switching between food sizesPotential impacts of biodiversity on trout feeding behavior Check out the research paper “Prey Detection by a Stepwise Visual Template Matching Mechanism” and the accompanying Fly Fisherman Magazine article “Now I See You: How Trout Ap...
Join us for a book review (or endorsement) of Dave Zielinski's "Cicada Madness." Dave brings clarity to an often misunderstood flyfishing opportunity, periodical cicadas. Listen as we talk about: How this Book Helped me Climb the Cicada Learning Curve Highights from Dave's book My Process for Tackling Brood XIV Finding Cicada Success with the Family Grab a copy of Cicada Madness Check us out at https://tailwatersflyco.com/ Or pick up some periodical cicada flies A special thank...
Join us for our discussion with Caleb Corona of Reagle Beagle Fly Fishing Caleb’s East Tennessee Fishing RootsLife Cycle Details Requirements When Buying a Meat Thermometer to Measure Ground TempsTips on Locating Periodical Cicada Emergences Gear, Flies, and Tactics Useful Periodical Cicada Resource Caleb’s Cicada Patterns and Favorite Materials Contact Caleb at about periodical cicadas, tying, or guide trips at his website: https://regalbeagleflyfish.wi...
Sit in on our discussion with Matt Reilly as we talk periodical cicadas. Few fishermen or guides have as much experience chasing the periodical cicada hatch as Matt. Listen as we talk about: Matt's Experience Fishing and Guiding the Periodical Cicada HatchLife Cycle BasicsTips on Locating Periodical Cicada EmergencesTimingGear, Flies, and TacticsWhat it Takes to be Successful Fishing this Hatch (hint: sometimes it's multiple oil changes)Useful Periodical Cicada Resources Contact Matt and get...