| Clay with clients on a sunny Tennessee morning |
| Guides Sean McKay and Clay Aalders |
H. Clay Aalders taught himself how to
fly-fish almost 20 years ago on his Uncle's
bass pond in Ohio. After graduating from
Kenyon College, Clay worked at an outfitting
shop in Cleveland while guiding for steelhead
trout on the Lake Erie tributaries in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Following graduate school, he
moved to Idaho where he built Hyde Drift
Boats and guided on the South Fork of the
Snake River.
Clay now lives in Knoxville with his wife
Niki, newborn-daughter Emery, and their
Labrador - Billie Holiday. He opened Smoky
Mountain Gilles in 2007. He is a graduate of
an Orvis Endorsed Guide School in Colorado
and has over a decade of guiding experience.
fly-fish almost 20 years ago on his Uncle's
bass pond in Ohio. After graduating from
Kenyon College, Clay worked at an outfitting
shop in Cleveland while guiding for steelhead
trout on the Lake Erie tributaries in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Following graduate school, he
moved to Idaho where he built Hyde Drift
Boats and guided on the South Fork of the
Snake River.
Clay now lives in Knoxville with his wife
Niki, newborn-daughter Emery, and their
Labrador - Billie Holiday. He opened Smoky
Mountain Gilles in 2007. He is a graduate of
an Orvis Endorsed Guide School in Colorado
and has over a decade of guiding experience.
Other guides you may be working with include Sean McKay, and Tim Doyle. All of our
guides have many years of experience serving clients and providing exciting and safe
fishing trips. Your satisfaction is of utmost importance to us and we will strive to provide
you with memories that you will treasure for a lifetime.
guides have many years of experience serving clients and providing exciting and safe
fishing trips. Your satisfaction is of utmost importance to us and we will strive to provide
you with memories that you will treasure for a lifetime.
Clay is an Orvis Endorsed Fly-Fishing Guide. All Orvis Endorsed (ELOG) fly-fishing
operations represent The Orvis Company's high standards of Experience, Professionalism
and Service and are reviewed on a yearly basis. For information on the Orvis ELOG
program, click here. Additionally, Clay is a member of the Hyde Drift Boat Pro-Team.
operations represent The Orvis Company's high standards of Experience, Professionalism
and Service and are reviewed on a yearly basis. For information on the Orvis ELOG
program, click here. Additionally, Clay is a member of the Hyde Drift Boat Pro-Team.
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About Smoky Mountain Gillies
| SMOKY MOUNTAIN GILLIES LLC 4524 Martin Mill Pike Knoxville, TN 37920 (office) 865-577-4289 (cell) 865-964-6403 clay@smokymountaingillies.com |
| Smoky Mountain Gillies is a member of the Hyde Drift Boat Pro-Team |
