Five Reasons We Love Steelhead
In this episode Nick and John truly take a deep wade into the five reasons they are their favorite fish. They love steelhead because of their diversity and their behavioral tendences. For instance, a...
15 Aug 20252h 50min
Why one Mykiss goes to sea and the other does not
Host John McMillan interviews Matt Sloat to discuss one of the most interesting questions about steelhead and rainbow trout: Why does one fish go to sea while the other does not? It's more complicated...
7 Apr 20251h 28min
Shane Anderson, film-maker, on his trip snorkeling the Elwha River
In this episode I interview filmmaker Shane Anderson as we discuss our snorkel survey in the upper Elwha River in the summer of 2020. The trip required a 16-mile hike, then more hiking to access the u...
14 Feb 20251h 24min
Interview with Navajo Flyfisher Ruth Simms
Another interview from the original Barbless OP Flyfishing Podcast. In this episode John interviews Ruth Simms, an angler and engineer from the PNW who is also a Native American that loves to fly fish...
8 Jan 20251h 29min
Interview with Dr. Jack Stanford Professor of Everything Rivers and Fish
In this episode from the original Barbless Podcast John interviews Dr. Jack Stanford, one of the world's preeminent river geomorphologists and fishery biologists. Jack has studied rivers and fish acro...
16 Des 202458min
Five Adages of Swinging the Fly for Winter Steelhead
In this episode John and Nick discuss and untangle five adages common to winter steelheaders. Such as: A short rod and Skagit line is all you need. You don't need to cast far, or wade deep, and your f...
4 Nov 20241h 57min
Hardcore History of Salmon with Bill McMillan
This week, we repost an episode from the former Barbless podcast where I interview my father, Bill McMillan. We discuss the hardcore history of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and take list...
15 Okt 20241h 22min
