About TVangler

Welcome to our site! We're a group of outdoor enthusiasts currently residing in North Alabama in the Tennessee Valley. We write about fly fishing and just about any other type of fishing you might be interested in. We also occasionally write about photography, blogging, conservation, backpacking, hiking and whatever random stuff happens to be on our minds. Hope you enjoy!

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Exploring Backwaters

Lately I’ve found myself drawn more and more to out of the way backwater places that no one else pays much attention to, and less and less to the big world famous reservoir practically out the back door. I guess there just seem to be too many people, and I’d like to get away [...]

Overnight Kayaking on the Flint River

Over the weekend, my friend Ronald and I took an overnight kayak fishing trip down North Alabama’s Flint River. The water was high from heavy rains a few days earlier, and the fishing has been better. Still, the weather was nice, we caught a few fish, and it was great to be outside.

Lures of Legend: Mann’s Jelly Worm

The comments for the last post gave me an idea for a series on favorite old bass lures. I don’t bass fish with conventional gear nearly as much as I used to, but I remember it fondly. I still love catching bass on the old lures when I get the chance, and I have [...]

First Bass of the Year

Yeah, I know it’s pathetic to live in Alabama with our mild winters, and yet wait until late March before getting out for some fishing. What can I say? Someone has to earn a living around here.

Last Friday I met my brother Jon for what turned out to be a cold, windy, damp [...]

Getting Started on My Minimalist Fly Box Experiment

Several things came together over the last couple weeks, preventing me from getting started on my minimalist fly box experiment, including an unexpected death in the family. But I finally managed to steal a couple hours to organize my tying materials, clean out my target fly box and begin tying my disciplined set of [...]