Of particular interest to Dr. Buckner is the role that fire has played in maintaining the natural forest communities of the Smokies. This comprehensive session includes instruction in casting techniques, basic knot tying, reading the water, and on-stream demonstrations. We discuss essential equipment, popular mountain flies and their use, and trout-related entomology. On-stream photography will be covered briefly as well. You must furnish your own equipment.
Actual fishing is encouraged after class.
If you plan to fish, you need to provide your own license. Jim Casada, Ph.D., professor emeritus, Winthrop College, History. He is president of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and past president of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. Dr. Casada has an established track record as a writer on natural history, with more than 3,000 magazine articles and more than 20 books to his credit, and has won more than 80 regional and national writing awards. There are 29 known species of salamanders in the Smokies - more than in any other mountain range on earth.