James Salas, author of The Call of the Creek, Author at Call of the Creek

The River That Remembers: Journey into the Oconaluftee

The Oconaluftee River isn’t just a picturesque ribbon of water winding through the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina—it’s a voice. […]

The best trout fishing books don’t just teach you how to catch fish. They teach you why to fish. They

If you’ve ever stood in a mountain stream and felt like the world finally made sense, The Call of the

You don’t fish these rivers.You answer them. They call from deep in the timberline, where the dogwoods bloom too early

When it comes to stocked trout fishing in North Carolina, nothing beats a well-timed trip to Hatchery Supported waters. These

There’s something about the South. Not the one tourists see from the highway or through Instagram filters, but the one

Where Wild Trout Fly Fishing Truly Begins There’s something sacred about the walk. It’s not long.Not far.Not hard. But it

In the clear waters of a mountain stream, a trout glides effortlessly over a bed of gravel, its movements both

It Begins With Water Not with words. Not with a sales pitch. Not with a “top ten tips for fly

There are a thousand ways to decorate a short-term rental. You’ve got the shiplap walls, the Nespresso machine, the pine-scented