Matt Canter made the choice to attend Western Carolina University in Cullowhee while ankle-deep in the Tuckaseegee River, fighting a hungry rainbow trout at the other end of his fly rod.
He hadn’t seen campus or met his peers, but Canter didn’t need more convincing. For the future fly-fishing guide and owner of Brookings Fly Shop in Cashiers, the pristine waters surrounding Cullowhee had done the job well enough.
