wapanocca 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 I just found this site. Years ago I tied trout flies and just started to get back into it. Have a Regal vise and fish old school Browning Silaflex rods....several, actually many!!. I fish the finger lakes of the Smokies and several other lakes around here. There is a trout stream right out my back door. At 72 I feel blessed; all my kids are off my payroll and doing well, I have a great wife and we have reasonable health. I look forward to learning a lot here. Ampetu wasteyelo, wapanocca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 Welcome to the site. With 72 years behind you, I am hoping you'll be relating some stories, too. You might learn a lot ... but we'll gain some too, I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 Welcome Wapa! Where is "around here"? Anywhere near Norris Reservoir? Or Douglas? I have friends in Maryville and Heiskell that I visit off and on. Really nice area, expecially around Townsend vicinity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellevue.chartreuse.trout 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 welcome to the site wapa! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wapanocca 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2015 I live between Maryville and Townsend. After I retired we spent four years on a Sioux reservation in SD. Then came back to the mountains. Fly fishing has been in my blood since 1964. This area has so many opportunities for a flyfishermen; everything from lakes to small streams full of brookies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2015 You're in a great place! Right near Douglas, the French Broad reservoirs, the Little Tennessee R. reservoir, and don't forget to visit Cade's Cove. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites