In this episode, Jacob Rash joins us to discuss the future of trout fisheries in Western North Carolina following the horrific flooding from hurricane Helene. Jacob is the cold water research specialist for NC Wildlife and has been with us before on the podcast, but this time he joins us to answer all of our questions about what the flooding has done to trout in our area. We also discuss what NC Wildlife is doing to research and learn more about how the fish in our area have faired from the storm, and we celebrate the announcement from NC Wildlife about delayed harvest stockings in our area. To learn more about what NC Wildlife is discovering make sure to visit: https://www.ncwildlife.org/trout

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https://www.mtyonder.com/

https://www.maggievalleyflyshop.com/

https://mountainflyanglers.com/

https://www.tuckflyshop.com/

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In this episode, we take the time to update everyone on the situation in Western North Carolina as we have all been impacted by Hurricane Helene and the extensive flooding that took place in our region. We’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of support that you all have given to us as our parents have lost almost everything in the flood. We’re in the midst of serving our local community and helping our neighbors, but wanted to take this opportunity to give a brief update on how we are doing and how you can help the local fly fishing community.

Help support our parents and get a great sticker: https://www.mtyonder.com/product/dads-on-the-fly-relief/31

Donate at Caleb’s church and help local people with flood relief: forhaywood.com

Help support some local fly shops and guides:

https://www.mtyonder.com/

https://www.maggievalleyflyshop.com/

https://mountainflyanglers.com/

https://www.tuckflyshop.com/

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In this episode, Tom Wetherington joins us for a conversation all about Temple Fork Outfitters and their high quality rods. We hear about Tom's story of getting into fly fishing and how working for TFO has been such an incredible experience as he gets to present great products at price points for people like us. He's also gotten the opportunity to fish with some great anglers and learned a lot along the way. We also talk about his new journey into fatherhood in the last year and the blessings he's experienced along the way.

Learn more about TFO:

https://tforods.com/

TFO on Instagram

Tom on Instagram

Make sure to mark your calendar if you're in the Western NC area for September 27th. We'll be at Oskar Blues brewing in Brevard, NC for the Fly Fishing Film Tour. Come enjoy some quality fly fishing films and buy some raffle tickets with great prizes to support the Pisgah chapter of Trout Unlimited. https://oskarblues.com/event/2024-fly-fishing-film-tour-free-screening-2024-09-27/

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https://turtleboxaudio.com/