Southeastern Fly

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 angler who has a deep love for the sport of fly

David and Jessica talk at length about her time learning from local angler (and all around nice guy) Buzz Buffington. Jessica, who is originally from Michigan, brings us along as she walks through her time on the Clinch while working with PHW and finally into her transition from fly angler into the world of fly fishing art.

This isn't just an episode for those who may know someone who just needs a "boost" in life, this is an episode worth hearing from many points of view.

Stick around for the end as David talks with Jessica about his "death-march" to Fishcreek Falls in Steamboat Colorado. It's a hike that won't soon be forgotten.

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 and David speak to the state of the Caney Fork tailwater and the work the Corps has undertaken to make repairs to Center Hill Dam as well as the measures that are being put in place to improve cold water storage.

Trout in the Classroom has been successful around Tennessee and TU is partnering with teachers as well as TWRA to bring trout to the children of Tennessee in hopes of teaching conservation. They also talk about habitats that can be positively affected with proper care.

Finally David introduces the Rivers of Mt. Rushmore in the Southeast and Blake runs through his top four bodies of water in the Southeast.

This is an interesting episode for the anglers of Middle Tennessee and around the Southeastern United States.

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 golf courses to drift boats and from spiders to swinging soft hackles. Sit back and relax while you are taken on a trip from Buford Dam all the way to Alan Jackson's part of the Chattahoochee River.

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 streams. He talks of the book Rascal and how it shaped his love of fly fishing. David remembers his first guided trip with Walter Babb and how Walter instructed him on fishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

David Perry and David Knapp talk at length about the time they spent in Colorado and the local waters around Tennessee. Finally David K talks about the other people who influenced his love of the sport. The guys talk about David Knapp's first musky on the fly. A funny story that is sure to entertain. 

We hope you enjoy this episode of Southeastern Fly - The Angler's Influence Podcast.

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 others that will amuse you while making you ponder the people, you may have seen while fly fishing your favorite waters in the Southeast and abroad.

So, sit down and have a beverage, mow the yard, or perhaps travel on a plane and listen while hurling through the air in a hollow metal tube. It's a good way to kill some time, heck tie some flies and enjoy the fun if that is more your style. It doesn't matter where you listen but it does matter that you do listen and enjoy your time with David and dan.

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 some of the finer points of reading water. Mark and David talk at length about the subject and Mark reveals some resources he used to learn the water including two publications that would help angler's at any level of experience.

Finally Marks talks about hiking and fishing with his Dad and how his Dad taught him to move slower and experience more on any adventure outdoors. Mark and David wind down the conversation as Mark reveals his experience of seeing a mountain lion in East, TN.

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 friendship lasted for years. He talks about how Jeff taught him different ways of catching fish and set him up for more success on the river.

We talk in-depth about fishing the blue lines in East Tennessee. Grumpy shares stories as well as tactics that can help any angler who wants to fish small streams at high elevations.

Come on along and listen to what promises to be an entertaining and insightful discussion. Feel free to share this episode with friends.

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 stop are the mountains of North GA where Cleve learned to catch freshwater trout with his Grandmother in and around Suches GA. As Cleve grew and learned more about fishing, he picked up the fly rod and eventually went to Calloway Gardens where Kent Edmonds taught him the basics of casting and fishing on the fly. 

From there Cleve joins friends and begins to explore the areas he spent in his youth. Finally, Cleve landed on Panama City Beach and began to explore the Florida Panhandle. He was bit by the saltwater bug and bought a skiff to further explore the area for redfish, jacks and tarpon. 

You are invited to come along as we get to know Cleve Evans, Owner of Forgotten Coast on the Fly.

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 struggles that many people are still experiencing after the storm.

Thank you for taking the time to listen to the episode and if you are so inclined please share on your social media or any other way you feel comfortable.

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 fish as the ice began to thaw. We talk about Michigan and how she ended up in the town of Dover, TN where she is surrounded by water again.

Jen also talks some about different techniques of fly fishing as well as gives us some insight on Dun Magazine.