On Friday, February 1, at The Fly Fishing Show in Atlanta, Georgia, legendary, Charlottesville-based fishing guide and fly designer, Chuck Kraft, was inducted into the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians Hall of Fame, joining an impressive cast of other influential fly anglers, including Lefty “Bernard” Kreh, Joe Brooks, and Dave Whitlock. Born in Clifton Forge, Virginia, Kraft credits his lifelong passion for the outdoors to being “raised in a hunting and fishing

For the last several weeks, my weekends have been tied up with attending fly fishing shows around the country. Thankfully, last weekend's The Fly Fishing Show in Atlanta marked my last one until the South River Fly Fishing Expo on April 27 and 28. To all of you that I met and spoke with at the shows I did attend, it was a pleasure, and I look forward to fishing with you! Last week, upon my return from Atlanta, the weather warmed up and showed the first signs of spring's appr