From Out of the Smokies, Stories of Fly Fishing and Life by Charlie Tombras is a memoir of a great man and angler.  

Here is the press release about the book from University of Tennessee Press. 
"Though Tombras is best known for his longtime leadership of the Tombras Group, Ad Age’s 2025 agency of the year, his new memoir, “From Out of the Smokies: Stories of Fly Fishing and Life”, gives readers a chance to get to know the author on a more personal level. In this book, Tombras recalls many adventures he’s taken throughout his life, from camping in the Smoky Mountains as a boy to serving in Vietnam as a young man, to fishing for brown trout in Argentina. These moving stories paint a picture of a man who despite his accolades and accomplishments knew that business wasn’t everything.

Tombras had an appreciation for nature that spanned his eight decades. He earned several world records in fly fishing, but his passion for the sport outweighed any chartable achievements. In “From Out of the Smokies,” the author’s fishing experiences impart lessons in character, friendship, and loss that will inspire outdoor enthusiasts and general readers alike.

Charlie Tombras passed away on July 2, 2025. In addition to the Tombras Group, the author was also noted for his support of The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Communication and Information. Established in 2022, The Tombras School was the University of Tennessee’s first named school and the first named school of advertising and public relations among all land-grant institutions in the country.

The book features an epilogue by president of the East Tennessee Historical Society and friend to Tombras, Dr. Warren Dockter, as well as an afterword by Dooley Tombras, Charlie’s son and CEO of the Tombras Group."

Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Pages: 256
Paperback or Hardcover

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