Mike Watts

fishing, Mike Watts - November 1, 2023

The last few weeks of summer brought little rain to the Carolina mountains. Streams withered and water warmed. Trout hunkered down in deep pools...

fly fishing Mike Watts - October 26, 2023

Fly tying is an exciting extension to an already exciting sport. It allows the use of natural and synthetic materials to construct flies that...

fishing, Mike Watts - June 19, 2023

Are all fishermen liars? Or, when combined with our egos, are we are encouraged to make profound statements and then forced to back them...

fishing, Mike Watts - June 19, 2023

Being a grandpa is one of life’s greatest blessings, and sharing my passion of the outdoors and fly fishing with my grandson is humbling,...

fly fishing Mike Watts - April 11, 2022

By John N. Felsher Black Creek flows through Alabama near the town of Gadsden. It...

fly fishing Mike Watts - April 4, 2022

By John Kumiski Here they come, a school of tarpon! If you...

fly fishing Mike Watts - March 30, 2022

By Tom Keer Fly rodders easily recognize names like Kreh, Pallot, Fernandez, Flick, Beck, and Abrames. Yet for all the...

fly fishing Mike Watts - March 26, 2022

Fishing the Cumberland River by Tom Morford and Bill Allman