Matt Canter

Leave it All Behind

Issue: May 2023

You can leave the stress of the modern world behind by simply stepping into the stream.

Don’t make it a Routine

Issue: July 2022

Without new streams and new schemes, the magic built into Fly Fishing can vanish.

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Respect and Awareness | Brown Trout

Issue: November 2021

It’s the Season of Romance for Brown Trout, so exercise a little discretion.

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Anxiously Waiting for Options | Fly Fishing

Issue: September 2021

September brings us a meditation on the allure of Wild Trout and the guides who lead us into their hidden domain.

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Don’t Overlook The Smallies

Issue: July 2021

There’s nothing shy about them – Smallmouth Bass are looking for a fight.

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Fly-Fishing Perspective

Issue: May 2021

The view from the stream is one that’s deeply personal, yet infused with a reverence for the majesty of nature and a respect for fellow anglers.

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Spring’s Arrival

Issue: March 2021

The arrival of warmer weather and the presence of unpredictable hatches means that local streams are once more the arenas for Close Encounters of The Finned Kind.

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An Under-Rated Fishing Month | Highlands-Cashiers Plateau

Issue: November 2020

Anglers have plenty to be thankful for with the arrival of November.

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Flies and Specks

Issue: September 2020

Most of us know them as Brook Trout, or Brookies, but if you grew up in Western North Carolina,  you know them as “Specks.”    Specks are our only native […]

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