Where Fly Fishing is A Professional Passion

About Us.....

Welcome to Jeffrey Wilkins FlyFishing! 

My name is Jeff Wilkins, and  I thank you for wanting to discover more about what I do here. 

Fishing and I go way back, back to the days of being a young boy.  As a young boy, I have my first memories of fishing with my father.  It is he who took me fishing first.  Little did I know then that a 10 inch hatchery rainbow would kindle a fire of passion, one that has always burned and still burns passionately today.   Thanks Dad for

taking me fishing.

Fishing has been something I have enjoyed for

over 30 years now.  In addition, I have enjoyed flyfishing for the past 20 years.  You may ask "us?" When you pursue a passion in the fly fishing industry, or any outdoor industry for that matter, it takes the unwavering support of a whole lot of folks to make things work.   I am fortunate to have two boys and a wife who love the outdoors,

and it is a part of our lives in a very special way.  Its one of our favorite places and ways to spend our free time.

 Without the support or encouragement of my wife Kathy, my sons Ben, 16, and Josh 15, my mom and dad, my mom and dad #2, and all the rest of our families---and most of all the Lord Jesus Christ who is my daily strength----and whom gave me a life......thank you Lord and Praise to your Name!!!-----without you I could do nothing.

I attended both Forsyth Technical Community College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  I worked and attended school, and guided trips and tied flies on the side.  Since that time, I have been involved in four retail fly fishing operations, and traveled both locally and to different areas of the country fly fishing, guiding, tying flies, and teaching fly fishing and fly tying.

I am an FFF (Federation of Fly Fishers) Certified Casting Instructor, and teach the fly fishing and fly tying curriculums at both the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Guilford Technical Community College.  Both schools for the past five years  have offered a great medium in which to share skills with others.  In the past 16 years I have taught hundreds of people to cast a fly rod, and today it remains one of the most enjoyable things I do.

Fly tying is a passion of mine as well, as I believe that sometimes the fly is what makes the difference.  Frequently I tie commercially for sale or hire, and I do lots of special orders.  My specialty is flies for tough, selective trout, especially emergers and nymphs.  Some of my favorite patterns are published, most recently in Trout Flies of the East by Ted Leeson and Jim Schollmeyer.  I also tied the flies for the commemorative print of Charles Kuralt, painted by Bob Timberlake, entitled "Kuralt at White's Creek." 

Some of my local adventures have appeared on FOX  TV/WGHP with Roy Ackland of the popular Roy's Folks Feature, and more recently with Shannon Smith.  When it comes to fishing locally, I like fly fishing wherever there's water----Trout, bass, panfish, any fish that will take a fly and give a good account of itself.  I have fished and guided the Southeastern and Rocky Mountain areas of the west and have extensive experience in fishing and tying flies for each.  As a part of my work, I am also an artist, and enjoy doing pen and ink renditions of my favorite flies.

In the late summer of 2005 my longtime friend and video expert Tom Jackson of T5 Video in Lexington, NC and I started working on a fly tying and fishing video project.  We had talked about doing this for years and we finally were able to do it.  The video highlights favorite flies and techniques for rigging and fishing them.  We completed the project in the spring of 2006 and are looking forward to doing another project soon.  One of our ideas is a video of strictly techniques....hundreds of them.

In addition to the above, I also maintain a website, an Online Store, and also an eBay Store.  My flies, materials, and fly tying kits have sold all over....the UK, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand, Iceland, Spain, France, Italy....even down under to Australia!

When not on the water, I enjoy camping, tying flies, hunting, shooting, landscaping and working outdoors, and spending time at home with my family, which includes my wife Kathy, our two boys Ben and Josh, one bird, and way too many dogs and cats.

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because

it is the power of God for the salvation of

everyone who believes"

Romans 1:16 NIV