Southeastern Fly

David and Dan Sharley continue their discussion on fishing tailwaters. They discuss the content from David's published article Observations From The Tailwaters Part II. This episode is informative, and packed with useful information for anglers of all skill levels. There is something in this episode for everyone who wants to learn more about fishing below dams.

Want to learn about fly fishing shoals, gravel bars, runs, pools, stair-steps and other structures on tailwaters? David sits down with Dan Sharley and they discuss Observations From The Tailwaters. Observations is a published article David wrote several years ago. This episode is informative and fun, while the guys take the tailwater topic very serious.

David takes time to visit with guide, TV host, fly fishing consultant and, all around fishy guy Frank Smethurst. The guys talk at length about Frank's GA roots fishing the Chattahoochie, saltwater fishing, old friends, as well as how to fish in Telluride, where Frank currently resides This is another episode with loads of technical tips and useful fly fishing knowledge.

Matt Milner is the owner of Rising River Guides in Cotter, Arkansas. Matt joins guide and host David Perry on this episode of Southeastern Fly. They talk at-length about the White River system. Matt started fishing in Memphis, then after picking up a fly rod, he quickly set into motion a life on the river. Matt and David talk about fly fishing the Little Red, rivers in Colorado and finally settle...

The Southern Appalachians- This episode is packed with usable fly fishing information for anglers of all skill levels. Southeastern Fly Guide David Perry is joined by previous guests Dan Munger and Jimmy Harris. These guys answer listener questions and get in-depth on topics like; whats the best cast, the best non-fishing things to do, what's their 2nd favorite river, and the best rods for fly fis...

While David is at the beach he makes contact with an old friend and guide, Ollie Smith. They talk about Ollie's upbringing in fishing and his path to owning Blue Ridge Anglers .  Midway through this episode David and Ollie talk extensively about fishing Upper East TN and Western NC. They talk flies, techniques, different water types and how guiding clients can be sometimes a challenge, but mo...

Host David Perry is joined by guide, Eric Ezell. Eric guides for WorldCast Anglers in Driggs, Idaho and fishes there as well as Jackson Hole. Eric got his start fly fishing in Tennessee and moved quickly to guide in the West. Eric is full of useful information about the waters around Tennessee and freely gives helpful tips for anyone's trip out West. Learn the different hatches for different times...

Host of Southeastern Fly David Perry is back on the road for this interview. David is in Chattanooga, TN at The Hatch Outfitters for a discussion with owner Seth Fields. Seth has written articles for American Angler, Fly Tyer Magazine, the editor for The Angling Report,  you can read his most recent work about Fly Fishing Cuba in Grays Sporting Journal. In addition to all his writing and edit...

Landlocked stripers on the fly and carp on the fly. Begin cracking the code for catching these two difficult to catch species, when Southeastern Fly Guide and Host, David Perry talks at length with Guide Henry Cowen in this episode. Henry leaves no stone un-turned as he talks about fly choice, the makeup of the species in salt and freshwater. Henry is a master at reading lakes and he goes in-depth...

Southeastern Fly Host and Guide David Perry takes a day off and stops in to speak with Susan Thrasher of Southern Brookies and David Knapp of Troutzone Anglers. These three Tennessee fly fishing guides answer angler’s questions about fly fishing travel, high-sticking, dry-droppers, dry flies, and they finish with an in-depth conversation about streamers. This is a no holes barred fly fishing Q&amp...

Host and Southeastern Fly Guide David Perry has an in-depth discussion with Author, TV & radio personality, and all around fishy guy Joey Monteleone. David and Joey go all-out as they talk about everything from where fish choose to stay and why, then they visit on why stealth in fly fishing presentations are so important to an angler's success. They don't stop there and get into the weeds abou...

Podcast Host and Guide David Perry at Southeastern Fly travels across Tennessee to meet with Jessica Callihan  at the Clinch River. Jessica talks of her service to our country and how a fall took her from a helicopter mechanic to pain and multiple surgeries. She talks about the injury and how Project Healing Waters (PHW) helped her to turn the corner from depression, and the pain, to an angle...

Podcast Host and Southeastern Fly Guide David Perry stops by Fly South in Nashville, TN to speak with Blake Parsons about bringing Trout Unlimited (TU) back to life in the Music City. David and Blake talk at length about the current state of TU, how the organization is working with TVA, the USACoE, TWRA, TWRF, and other government agencies to improve the health of Middle Tennessee fisheries. Blake...

David joins River Through Atlanta Owner, Chris Scalley on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. Chris talked in-depth about growing up along the banks of the Hootch. The guys talk about fishing nymphs and dry flies, and the best times for both. Chris talks about fishing transition areas around shoals and then they talk about fishing long - slow pools. The conversation encompasses everything from g...

What do Rascal, a book by Sterling North, and Walter Babb have in common? Listen to this episode of Southeastern Fly. Tennessee fly fishing guide and podcast host David Perry spends an evening talking to his longtime friend and owner of Troutzone Anglers, David Knapp. David Knapp talks about how he started casting in the front yard with a fly rod from Walmart and then how he graduated to the local...

Host David Perry of Southeastern Fly gets together with Dan Sharley and they have a beer while talking about "people of the river". Both have some interesting outdoor moments and recount their own stories of people who manage to do a lot of things on the river. Some things are hard to believe. Stories include; The Bushwacker, Gravel Bar Meemaw, Whiskey River, Over-Under 40 guy, and there are other...

On this podcast episode of Southeastern Fly, David loads the mobile studio and travels to Knoxville, TN to talk with Chota Outdoors, Mark Brown. Mark talks about growing up North of Atlanta and fishing with his brother, who was a big influence in Mark's fly fishing and who taught him everything from casting to tying knots. Mark brings a wealth of paddling knowledge to this episode and discusses so...

On this episode of Influence we stop by Cumberland Transit, in the heart of Nashville, for a discussion with former Middle, TN guide and all around good guy, Ronnie "Grumpy" Howard. Grumpy talks about growing up and fishing with his grandparents. We have a discussion about how a bottle of Scotch shared with a guy in an Arkansas fly shop started his friendship with Jeff Hawthorne and how that frien...

On this episode of the Southeastern Fly- The Angler's Influence we go back to the Panhandle of Florida to talk Cleve Evans who is the owner of Forgotten Coast on the Fly . This time we talk species and locations from trout to tarpon. We talk all things fly fishing from why we practice casting to how we explore new areas to how we explore new areas and why exploration is important. Our first s...

On this episode we talk about the destruction and rebuilding of the Forgotten Coast of Florida from Hurricane Michael. This is a conversation with Cleve Evans who is the owner of Forgotten Coast on the Fly. Cleve tells the story of the time leading up to the storm through the time he and his family returned to what was left of their home and the area. His words paint a picture of the emotions and...

On this episode of Southeastern Fly, The Angler's Influence, we talk with the Editor of Dun Magazine , Jen Ripple. Our conversation begins when Jen admits to only knowing how to fish with a fly rod and how she was swimming and diving while her siblings fished on the lake near her home.  Jen takes us on a journey to Ann Arbor where she learned to tie flies then spent her time learning to fly f...

On this episode of Southeastern Fly - The Angler's Influence we travel back to Helen, GA. and we have a conversation with Jimmy Harris, the owner of Unicoi Outfitters , about the people who have influenced his fly fishing. Jimmy talks at length about growing up in Middle GA and how his mother was his first fishing influence. Then we talk about his move to Arkansas where he began fly fishing. After...

On this episode of Southeastern Fly - The Angler's Influence we travel to Unicoi Outfitters in Helen GA to talk with fly angler, photographer and writer David Cannon of www.davidcannonphotography.com .    David is a full-time commercial- and editorial photographer based near Atlanta and he specializes in two totally unrelated genres of photography: architectural and lifestyle. On the lif...

Owner of R and R Fly Fishing and Rise Fly Fishing Advice  , Charity Rutter joins us on this episode of Southeastern Fly, The Angler's Influence. Charity walks us through her fly fishing story, which begins in rural Oklahoma and winds its way through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Right away Charity provides insight about some of the projects she is currently working on such as...

Drummer for the band Safetysuit and Moonshine Rod Company Partner, Tate Cunningham talks with us about his first time fly fishing in Deckers, to befriending the guys at the fly shop. He leads us on the path as he fly fished with local Nashville musicians who took Tate through fly fishing 101. We also talk about reading John Gierach books even though neither of us can pronounce John's last name the...