Trophy Fishing Tennessee Guide Service Owner and Head Guide, Mike Anderson, was born and raised in Middle Tennessee.  He’s been fishing Tennessee and the surrounding states his entire life.

Mike began his fishing career more than 30 years ago with a Zebco 33 and a Panther Martin spinner in a little creek when he was old enough to ride a bicycle. He grew up getting to know the area fisheries like the back of his hand. Later in life, he spent a good amount of time chasing largemouth bass in high powered bass boats and doing the tournament thing. He soon grew tired of that and wanted something with a little more fight.  That’s when Mike became a dedicated big fish hunter.

Enter The Striper

The biggest fish we have around here are stripers. The current state record is just over 65 pounds and came from the same waters Mike frequents. Big stripers became Mike’s next love and in fact, still are to this day. He worked his way through the trophy striper learning curve on Percy Priest Lake and then moved on to explore the Cumberland River system fishing for the really big boys.

One day he picked up a friend’s fly rod and in his own words “I was ruined from that day forward.  Slowly I moved year to year, with the fly rod revisiting and catching all of the species I’d been targeting with bait casting and spinning gear and having a blast all over again.”

Mike is an extremely well rounded angler and guide. He designs and ties all of the flies he uses from size 24 midges to 5/0 Striper Slayers. He builds high end custom fly rods as well as bait casting and spinning rods. He also owns and operates three boats with a full complement of high end electronics.

Mike has also gotten big time into photography. He has invested a lot of time and money into this side line. His images have been published in national fly fishing magazines. In short, Mike has become a professional photographer. The point is, you can be sure of having great photos of your trip with Mike. That’s the real trophy. A trophy that will never tarnish. A life time treasure.

Mike frequently enjoys a day of floating down a trout river fishing for rainbows and browns under an indicator.  His favorite by far, and when he’s most happy, is when he is pounding the water with streamers in search of a real Tennessee trophy fish.  Could be a Trout, Striper, Muskie or Smallmouth.

Mike says “This type of trophy fishing with a fly rod requires a little more experience and can be demanding. It is not unusual for us to throw 250 to 600 grain 30 foot integrated shooting heads all day when targeting these huge fish. If you decide watching an indicator isn't going to do it for you but a Trophy Tennessee fishing excursion sounds like fun then I’d highly recommend that you get your hands on some of these lines and practice casting them before the trip to be sure it’s something you’re able to do, or for that matter, would even be something you enjoy doing. Some people just can’t get used to it and some pick it up like they’ve done it for years.”

Though he is not a full time guide, he spends as much or more time on the water as most anyone. Mike averages three days a week fishing year round. This allows him to keep up with the movements of the fish he has spent decades getting to know. He is the real deal.

 A few words from TrophyFishingTN Owner and Head Guide, Mike Anderson : “I eat, sleep, and breathe, this stuff.  If it swims and will take a fly, we’ll catch it! If what we came for isn’t cooperating we’ll find something that is! I will not BS you about what’s going on at the time of booking. If it isn’t a good time to catch the fish you want to catch, I’ll tell you so. I’ll also offer some other fishing options that might be a better bet.  I’d rather sit at home without a booking than mislead a client and have to make up reasons why they aren’t biting all day. Give me a call and let’s go fishing!”

Mike Anderson

Owner/Head Guide

TrophyFishingTN.com

615 895-8675

 Click here to check out the Photo Gallery and some of the fish we've been catching lately.

Give me a call and let’s go fishing!

Mike Anderson 615 895-8675