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The professional staff at Feather & Fly provides years of comprehensive knowledge and experience.
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Michael Stewart, Owner / Instructor / Guide

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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