{"id":1625,"date":"2005-05-01T22:02:50","date_gmt":"2005-05-01T22:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/?page_id=1625"},"modified":"2019-02-20T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:48:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/files\/2013\/09\/936439_617787167974_1983842871_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-64\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"zachabout\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/files\/2013\/09\/936439_617787167974_1983842871_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a>Welcome to <a href=\"..\/..\/\">The Itinerant Angler<\/a>. My name is <a href=\"mailto:zachmatthews@gmail.com\">Zach Matthews<\/a>. I&#8217;m the host of this site and an outdoor writer and photographer. I started this website in April 2005. While you&#8217;re here, I hope you visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/\">Photoblog<\/a>, check out the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/board\/forums\">\u00a0Bulletin Board<\/a>\u00a0and download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/category\/podcasts\/\">The Itinerant Angler Podcast<\/a>. It is one of the leading fly-fishing podcasts, with closing in on 200 episodes dating to 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, I have been a regular contributor to a variety of outdoor publications, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanangler.com\/\">American Angler<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flytyer.com\/\">Fly Tyer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fishandflymagazine.com\/\">Fish &amp; Fly<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyrodreel.com\/\">Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyfisherman.com\">Fly Fisherman<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenandgun.com\/\">Garden &amp; Gun<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backpacker.com\/\">Backpacker<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fw.ky.gov\/navigation.aspx?cid=120&amp;NavPath=C105\">Kentucky Afield<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theflyfishjournal.com\/\">The Flyfish Journal<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drakemag.com\/\">The Drake<\/a>. Many of my past articles are available in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/category\/articles\/\">Magazine\u00a0Articles<\/a> section of this site. \u00a0I&#8217;ve also provided general interest and travel writing for regional publications such as\u00a0<a title=\"Arkansas Life\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansaslife.com\/\">Arkansas Life<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>I am an FFF <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedflyfishers.org\/Default.aspx?tabid=4454\">certified fly casting instructor<\/a>. Every year, I travel to speak to TU and FFF groups, universities, and clubs. Please <a href=\"mailto:zachmatthews@gmail.com\">contact<\/a> me for a list of references if you are interested in having me speak or give casting demonstrations to your organization.<\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m not fly fishing, shooting pictures, or typing words, I&#8217;m a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zachmatthews\/\">working trial lawyer<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/mkblawfirm.com\">McMickle, Kurey &amp; Branch<\/a>\u00a0in Atlanta, Georgia. I went to law school at the University of Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>I can be contacted during business hours at (770) 722-9784 or by <a href=\"mailto:ZachMatthews@gmail.com\">email<\/a>. For more background information, please see my list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/feature-articles\/\">feature publications<\/a>. I am always open to friendly emails about materials on this site, so please do not hesitate to let me know if you have a question or comment.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for visiting <a href=\"..\/..\/\">The Itinerant Angler<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Itinerant Angler. My name is Zach Matthews. I&#8217;m the host of this site and an outdoor writer and photographer. I started this website in April 2005. While you&#8217;re here, I hope you visit the\u00a0Photoblog, check out the\u00a0Bulletin Board\u00a0and download\u00a0The Itinerant Angler Podcast. 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