Our June program, Southern Tailwaters and Tactics, takes us to waters never covered by the California speaker circuit. If you think of the South as “bass only” territory, you will be pleasantly surprised to find trophy brown trout in the country music state. Located in North Eastern Tennessee, The SoHo (as the locals call it) is the best kept secret not just East of the Mississippi, but the whole world. With summer hatches as thick as a snowstorm, wild browns rise to size 20 dry flies. These trophy fish will also chase streamers. We will be in good hands with our guide for the evening, Jimmy Cheers.

Jimmy is a native of the Southern Appalachian Mountains where he developed an early passion for fly fishing.  He grew up spending foggy mornings wading the South Holston River with his father, followed by afternoons in a drift boat chasing mayfly hatches with his grandfather.  

Jimmy began his guiding career during college, reeling in trout from the mountain streams of central Virginia and landing Small Mouth Bass on the James River.  After graduation, Jimmy accepted a position with the Orvis Company as an outfitter and then transitioned into the repair programs working with customers, dealers, and endorsed partners across the globe.