How to Preserve Native Trout Species, with Ted Williams
The use of the natural toxin rotenone to remove invasive, non-native species of trout to protect native species is a controversial topic. Does it really work? What does the poison do to the insect, ma...
8 Apr 20241h 34min
Tips for Early Season Trout-Fishing Success, with BJ Gerhart
This week, my guest is guide BJ Gerhart [33:50], a longtime veteran guide at Three Rivers Ranch in Idaho and one of the savviest anglers I know. He shares his tips for getting around the common probl...
1 Apr 20241h 23min
How Trout See, with Jason Randall
Can trout see color? Can they see UV light? How does a trout's window on the outside world affect how they feed and how they notice predators like us? How can a trout see so well at night and also ...
25 Mar 20241h 21min
All About the Henry's Fork, with Brandon Hoffner
My guest this week is Brandon Hoffner [35:55], executive director of the Henry's Fork Foundation, and the topic is the diverse habitat and trout-fishing opportunities of this world-famous river that h...
18 Mar 20241h 33min
Disturbing News on Montana's Smith River, with David Brooks
The Montana Supreme Court recently reversed a decision that would have blocked a copper mine on the headwaters of the Smith River. Where we thought we had a win in preventing a mine in the wrong plac...
11 Mar 20241h 6min
A New Way of Fishing a Dry Dropper, with Josh Miller
Josh Miller [43:10] is a guide and has been a competitive angler and coach for years and he, like many young fly fishers, is an innovative angler who doesn't rely only on older methods of fly fishing ...
4 Mar 20241h 47min
How Fly Rods Are Developed, with Shawn Combs
This week, my guest is Orvis rod designer and my fishing buddy Shawn Combs [14:05], who uses the new Helios rods as an example of how a new rod series is developed. What kind of input goes into a new...
26 Feb 20241h 12min
The Amazing World of Trout Stream Bugs, with Anna Le
This week, my guest is educator and aquatic entomologist Anna Le [18:57], who introduces us to the amazing world of trout-stream invertebrates. She tells us how to gauge the health of a river by look...
19 Feb 202455min
