Our own April Burt, GSM TU board member will be helping out this year, I worked a s a guide last year and I had a great day on the water. I will be at the Smokemont camp-out this year so April will bring our report back of the day. if you want to help contact Melissa Harrell below at her web page link or phone number, tell her John sent you!

Women on the Water, a free special event for women who want to learn fly fishing, will be Saturday, Sept. 26, sponsored by the Clinch River Chapter. (Limited space, pre-registration required.)

The women’s event will coincide with TVA’s National Public Lands Day celebration at Miller Island Public Access Area on the Clinch, off River Road near the intersection with Highway 441, Norris.

Starting at 9:30 a.m., women will receive instruction in fly casting, knot tying, entomology, fly tying and water safety; after lunch, from noon to 3 p.m., participants will wade the river and fish with volunteer guides.

It’s all free for the women participants; fishing equipment is being provided for women who don’t have their own.

Last year’s Women on the Water event was greeted with such enthusiasm that it was quickly filled—women interested in attending shouldn’t postpone registration! To sign up, contact Melissa Maples-Harrell attleo2008@live.com or (865) 804-5491.