Award-winning outdoor writer and my friend Jim Casada, a native of the Great Smokies who has written or edited more than 40 books, has just published what he describes as “my book of a lifetime.” The work, Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: An Insider’s Guide to a Pursuit of Passion, appears as the nation’s most popular park celebrates its 75th anniversary. Its 448 pages feature separate chapters covering every major stream in the Park, and feeder creeks are covered as well. The book also incorporates a great deal of natural and human history into these chapters, looks at tactics and techniques, visits “Seasons of the Smokies,” discusses equipment, and addresses safety issues of concern to the angler.
Byron Begley, the owner of Little River Outfitters in Townsend, TN, says: “I am fascinated by this book and will be from now on. This is the complete book about fly fishing in the Smokies. It is obvious that Jim Casada knows more about Park streams, the area’s history and heritage, and our sport than anyone I know. It is a masterpiece.”
The book is available both as a softbound paperback and a hardback with a dust jacket. These sell for $24.95 and $37.50 respectively, with postage and handling being $5. More