The Caney Fork River at Scott's Gulf

Caney Fork River – Scouting Trip Report #1

The Caney Fork River is a tailwater (a river flowing from a dam) that begins at the Center Hill Dam close to Lancaster, TN, and flows down to just outside Gordonsville, TN.  The river map below is from Canoe the Caney at http://www.canoethecaney.com/the-river/river-map.html. This is about an hour outside Nashville, TN off I-40. There are several Read more about Caney Fork River – Scouting Trip Report #1[…]

Fly tying vise, thread, and hook picture.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Tying Thread…and more…

Charlie Craven has an excellent article in this issue of Fly Fisherman about thread. He concludes pretty much what you’ll find from a little tying: threads are very different–some flat, some round, some heavy, some not. He also demonstrates why neither the “aught” system 3/0, 6/0, 8/0, etc. nor the denier measurement (which is the Read more about Everything You Wanted to Know About Tying Thread…and more…[…]