About the Author

      David Cannon caught his first fish at the age of five in his grandparents’ pond on their farm in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas. Little did he know then that a small bream caught on a bare hook would hatch a lifelong passion—some might even call it an obsession—in the pursuits of all things finned.

      Growing up in the suburbs of north Atlanta, David could be found either on a basketball court or on the banks of a farm pond within a short walk of home. After heading into the mountains for college—first at Young Harris College, then at North Georgia College and State University—he discovered a strange fish in the local creeks that spent its entire life battling current all for the pleasure of eating a few small bugs. Not long after this discovery, David made another find—the fly rod—and he soon found himself in the vicious throws of addiction.

      After spending a few months as an intern for Governor Sonny Perdue, he landed a job at the state’s largest hunting and fishing magazine, Georgia Outdoor News. Because of his addiction, he was given the opportunity to write and was blessed with his own monthly column on fly fishing north Georgia called “Cannon’s Creel,” in addition to some news and feature writing.

      In 2007, David jumped at the chance to work for Morris Sporting Group, publisher of American Angler, Fly Tyer, and the legendary Gray’s Sporting Journal. While there, he worked in the advertising side of the