The revised and updated edition of Smoky Mountains Trout fishing Guide covers all fishable streams within the boundaries of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This guide takes the guesswork out of both the geography and the fishing in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. This book is designed to help both experienced and novice anglers select waters that suit their tastes and abilities. You'll find a chapter on each of the major streams in the Park. Listed with each stream is such valuable data as its location, fishing pressure, species of trout found in that particular watershed, both auto and trail access routes, campsite accommodations, and other information. Also included are chapters covering the early history of trout fishing in the Park, information on the aquatic insects that are most abundant in the streams, proven dry and wet nymph patterns, tips on gear, spinner fishing, etc.
Don Kirk has been a full time writer/editor for parts of five decades. He has written several books, been the start up editor on dozens of magazines, hosted television and radio shows, been a consultant and published over 10,000 articles on fishing and hunting. A native of east Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, Don is the best known fly fishing expert in the country on southern waters, especially the trout streams of the Great Smoky Mountains National. His fishing guide books to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sold over 100,000 copies.
Also an accomplished hunter, Don has hunted around the world for everything from polar bear and geese, to lions and whitetail deer. He also is regarded as one of the country's leading experts in antique fishing tackle. Don currently resides in Montevallo, Alabama with this wife Leah and two of his five children, Adam and Loryn. An old fun loving child of the 1960s, Don admits that he wants to be a fireman when he grows up.
