Mac Brown Fly Fish

Great day on the water with Mac, and guest Dale! Mac knows his home waters to a T! Fun day of catching fish, missing fish, fly casting discussions, telling stories, and learning about the area.

Very knowledgeable and the use of science and principles of physics in the use of a fly rod gives you the tools to truly understand the why behind what is being taught so you can correct your casting in the right place instead of putting band aids on the problem. Just like golf - get to the right instructor and you will be able to improve with and without them!

Well Worth It!! Like most beginning fly fishermen, I learned from friends. And, like most folks, I was reasonably successful at getting the fly to hit the water, or so I thought at the time anyway. The problem was that much of my fishing was on a nearby lake, and when the fish were rising, they were always ten feet farther than I could cast. After consulting with the internet, I endeavored to teach myself to double-haul. Instead, I taught myself to throw horrible, tailing loops. My leader had more knots than the USS Constitution! Once more, I turned to the internet for help. This time, I discovered Mac Brown and his book Casting Angles. Now, Mac’s book isn’t a bunch of pretty pictures and big fish, but it is the most accurate text I have found on what is really, physically happening when a fly line is cast. I knew after reading it that I had to meet the man himself, so I wrapped a Smokey Mountain vacation around a lesson with Mac. He fixed what I asked, but more important, he t...