Welcome High Country!

Welcome to the inaugural High Country edition of The Angler Magazine. I have been looking forward to the release of this edition for several months now, and it’s finally here! The High Country of North Carolina and Tennessee has some of the most scenic countryside in the world, and some of the best fishing as well.

Fly Fishing in the Blue Ridge

By Louie Pardue All my life I have wandered the mountains and streams of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I have …

Brook Trout – Anthony Creek and Little Cataloochee Restoration Projects

Contributed by The Great Smoky Mountain National Park Fisheries Department Once upon a time, the Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was …

Mouse Fishing on the Kanektok

Mouse fishing; just the words chained together alone almost doesn’t make sense. In the lower 48 you’re pretty much cornered …

Spinnerbait Musings

By Eddie Cochrane Do you ever wonder what a fish is thinking when he strikes a lure? I know I …

Fly of the Month – Caddis Pupa

By Eli Crumley Blackhawk Fly Fishing keepemwet94@gmail.com   Hook: Tiemco TMC2457 size 14/16 Thread: UTC 70 denier (color) olive Body: …

Fly Fishing the Chauga River

By James Marsh The Chauga River is a little known, and far under used, trout stream that’s located in northwestern …

Visit and Explore Burnsville, NC

Whether you’re hiking, fishing or camping in the mountains or attending a performance at Parkway Playhouse or coming to the …