| The professional staff at Feather & Fly provides years of comprehensive knowledge and experience. Let them assist you!!! |
| Michael Stewart, Owner / Instructor / Guide |
| Michael Stewart was born in the North Georgia Mountains and grew up in a family of hunters and fishermen. Mike cut his teeth fly fishing the 4000 miles of trout water in those spectacular mountains. He also hunted deer, grouse, woodcock, and quail throughout the scenic areas of North Georgia. Mike attended Mercer University receiving degrees in Philosophy & Political Science, and then joined the US Army as an Officer Candidate. It was in OCS at Ft. Benning that Mike met his wife of 20 years, Sarah. They have two children, Blair Delaney (15), and Wilson McDaniel (12). After service in the military, Mike and Sarah lived for 5 years in Colorado where they continued to fly fish and hunt. In the late 90's, they moved to the Gulf Coast of Alabama, where they both became avid saltwater fly fishers, adding a new dimension to their skills. Mike has owned and trained bird dogs since he was 12, and has specialized in Gordon Setters since 1982. Mike & Sarah opened Feather & Fly in Chattanooga in 2003, and it has quickly become one of the top fly fishing, wing shooting, and fine gun outfitters in the country. |
| Michelle Wall, Lead Consultant / Fly Fishing Instructor |
| Known in the Chattanooga area as Feather & Fly's "fly fishing guru", Michelle Wall is truly one of the finest fly anglers to be found. She has been fly fishing since she was 6 years old, has been a fly fishing instructor and guide for many years, is a past President of Trout Unlimited, an instructor for Women in the Outdoors of the Wild Turkey Federation, is a member of the Federation of Fly Fishers, member of Safari Club International, the NRA, a committee member for Ducks Unlimited, and is a champion marksman. Michelle and her husband, Jeff, are avid shooters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Michelle has an uncanny way of teaching fly fishing, really relating to her students and getting the message delivered in a way that makes sense. Michelle can be especially proud of her work through Trout Unlimited and the Tennessee Aquarium to protect and replenish our local native trout, the Appalachian Brook Trout. |
| Chris Zahnd, Senior Advisor / Instructor / Guide |
| Chris Zahnd is a legendary outdoorsman in the Chattanooga area. His father and mother were both tireless outdoorsmen, and Chris was dragged along with them as a baby on hunting and fishing trips. That early love for the outdoors has never left him. Chris has caught and released more trout than is imaginable. He is a very effective fly tyer and has developed a pattern we affectionately call the "Zahnd Secret Weapon." It's perhaps the best streamer pattern for trout ever developed. Chris also loves fly rods, and owns more than anyone else on the planet. He is a passionate bird and duck hunter and is a staunch Winchester 101 man. Chris is a patient and effective teacher of casting, a really fun and knowledgeable guide, and makes one hellava companion with which to share an adult beverage. He has great stories from 65 years of real outdoors experiences. Chris and his wife Jane have resided on top of Lookout Mountain their entire lives, and raised a wonderful family there. Make sure to meet Chris when you stop by Chattanooga; get him to share an adventure with you. |
| Austin Kuhlmann, Guide/Instructor |
| Austin is Feather & Fly's kamikaze, go anywhere, in any weather, for any kind of fish, blue grass loving, instructor / guide / consultant. Austin's passion for fly fishing is way up there, and he has quickly become a superb caster and instructor, both in casting and fly tying. He has created some unique and highly effective flies that he often allows his customers to try out during guided guided trips. Austin brings tremendous stream knowledge and fishing skills to his guide trips and has quickly become a favorite guide in the region. Austin is on a first name basis with Mother Nature! His deer hunting is from a place in the past; ground stalk hunting with a recurve bow. A drift boat trip with Austin will definitely get you into the fish. |
| John Bolton, Senior Instructor/ Travel Planner / Guide |
| After a 37 year career in Flight Operations at Delta Air Lines, John operated his own driftboat guide service in the West Yellowstone area, Georgia, and Tennessee. He is a certified Orvis casting instructor, fly tying instructor and avid angler for trout, steelhead and Atlantic salmon. John has fished many of the famous rivers of the world and is especially fond of Ireland's Blackwater and Delphi Atlantic salmon fisheries. John was the first Editor of "The Georgia Trout Guide" published by the Flint River Chapter of Trout Unlimited, a chapter John served as founding President. John resides at his 65 acre nature reserve atop Lookout Mountain, South of Chattanooga surrounded by black bear, deer, dogs, horses and other assorted wildlife. |
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