I started fishing at age 3 with my dad on Lake Chickamauga and Watts Bar.  I trout fished a lot in in my early 20's on Tellico, Citico, and Turkey Creeks.  Also fished the Little Tennessee before it was dammed by Howard Baker and his henchmen. 

I moved to North Carolina in the mid-70's and started warm water fishing in earnest.  Fished the (B.A.S.S.) Bassmaster Nationals for 4 years with modest success and have been fishing for fun for the past 10 years. 

I took up trout fishing in earnest again about 4 years ago and have fished at least 20 different streams in Tennessee and North Carolina, plus 4 or 5 tail waters.  I've fished at least 40 different lakes all over the USA. I'm also an avid surf fisherman and have spent about 2100 hours in the Hatteras surf over a span of 30 years. 

I'm an active tier and tie hundreds per year.  I'm also a very active member of the Coastal Conservation Association and write articles for the North Carolina chapter. 

To the right is a picture of John feeding his endless supply of Cat dubbing.