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Fly Fish Tennessee Contributors
Kris Maurer
Fighting a Dolly Varden on
Washington's Sauk River.
Fighting a Dolly Varden on
Washington's Sauk River.
Kris Maurer
Kris is originally from Southern Missouri,
where he learned to fly fish on the spring fed
rivers and tail-waters of the Ozarks. While
attending the University of Missouri -
Columbia, Kris spent an entire summer
working and fishing in Yellowstone National
Park. Kris is currently the Fishing Manger at
an Orvis company store in Sevierville, TN. To
date Kris has fly fished in Missouri,
Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Georgia, Iowa, New York, Nebraska, Texas
Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Florida.
where he learned to fly fish on the spring fed
rivers and tail-waters of the Ozarks. While
attending the University of Missouri -
Columbia, Kris spent an entire summer
working and fishing in Yellowstone National
Park. Kris is currently the Fishing Manger at
an Orvis company store in Sevierville, TN. To
date Kris has fly fished in Missouri,
Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Georgia, Iowa, New York, Nebraska, Texas
Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Florida.
Doug Moore
Playing a Brown Trout on
Montana's Madison River
Playing a Brown Trout on
Montana's Madison River
Clay Alders
Fighting a big Cutthroat on the
South Fork of the Snake River
Fighting a big Cutthroat on the
South Fork of the Snake River
Doug Moore
Originally from East Tennessee, Doug taught
himself to fly fish in the cold streams of the
Great Smoky Mountains for wild stream born
Brook, Rainbow and Brown Trout. During his
college days he spent a brief stint as a fly
fishing guide above the Tellico River in
Tennessee. After college he began a career
in banking only to find that life from inside the
"glass box" didn't fit. To date, Doug has
fished in Tennessee, North Carolina,
Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming as well as Florida
and Connecticut.
himself to fly fish in the cold streams of the
Great Smoky Mountains for wild stream born
Brook, Rainbow and Brown Trout. During his
college days he spent a brief stint as a fly
fishing guide above the Tellico River in
Tennessee. After college he began a career
in banking only to find that life from inside the
"glass box" didn't fit. To date, Doug has
fished in Tennessee, North Carolina,
Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming as well as Florida
and Connecticut.
Clay Alders
Clay Aalders is a self-taught flyfisherman
from Ohio. He grew up popping for Bass and
Bluegill on his Uncle's farm pond, but soon
moved on to Steelheading on the tributaries
of Lake Erie. After guiding for Steelhead in
Pennsylvania and Ohio while in Graduate
School, Clay opted for the life of a Trout-bum
over a life in academia. He and his wife Niki
moved to Idaho where he built Hyde Drift
Boats, and later became a guide on the
South Fork of the Snake River. Clay and Niki
moved to Knoxville in the fall of 2006. Clay is
currently the owner/guide of Smoky Mountain
Gillies an Orvis Endorsed Guide Service in
Tennessee. To date Clay has fished in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and
Tennessee, as well as Kenya, Venezuela,
Alaska and Beleize.
from Ohio. He grew up popping for Bass and
Bluegill on his Uncle's farm pond, but soon
moved on to Steelheading on the tributaries
of Lake Erie. After guiding for Steelhead in
Pennsylvania and Ohio while in Graduate
School, Clay opted for the life of a Trout-bum
over a life in academia. He and his wife Niki
moved to Idaho where he built Hyde Drift
Boats, and later became a guide on the
South Fork of the Snake River. Clay and Niki
moved to Knoxville in the fall of 2006. Clay is
currently the owner/guide of Smoky Mountain
Gillies an Orvis Endorsed Guide Service in
Tennessee. To date Clay has fished in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and
Tennessee, as well as Kenya, Venezuela,
Alaska and Beleize.
