The Mysterious Mary Orvis Marbury, with Historian Steve Woit
Mary Orvis Marbury, daughter of Orvis founder Charles Orvis, is an important figure in the history of American fly fishing. She was the first person to catalog and standardize American fly patterns, b...
8 Sep 20251h 35min
The Magic of Pheasant Tail, with Craig Mathews
Before you write this one off if you don't tie flies, although this is a podcast on a fly tying material, there is much more in this one. Like how to fish small flies and how to see those tiny flies o...
3 Sep 20251h 23min
Secrets of the World's Most Successful Permit Angler, with Mike Ward
Mike Ward [46:32], owner of Adipose Boat Works, recently tied Del Brown's lifetime permit count with 513 permit caught on a fly rod. On a bamboo fly rod! Now Mike would be the first one to say he may ...
25 Aug 20251h 32min
Backcast: Late Summer Terrestrials, with Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff
This episode was originally published on August 14th, 2018 This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff [40:26]—the Orvis-endorsed Freshwater Guide of the Year for 2018. Jenny ...
18 Aug 20251h 21min
Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Learning Fly Fishing, with Phil Monahan, Editor of Midcurrent.com
I know a lot of listeners are relatively new to the fly-fishing game, and so I asked Phil Monahan [30:31], editor of Midcurrent.com (who also helps people through this sometimes-steep learning curve) ...
13 Aug 20251h 22min
Fly Fishing in Chesapeake Bay, with Scott Barmby
My guest this week is Scott Barmby [35:56], director of the Orvis Chesapeake Fly Fishing Schools, who educates us on threats to the Bay's population of striped bass, and also the many fly-fishing oppo...
4 Aug 20251h 15min
Mousing at Night for Monster Brown Trout, with Joe Cermele
My guest this week is Joe Cermele [40:00], who you may know from his podcast "Cut and Retie", or from his work over the years at Field & Stream as a writer and videographer. Joe loves hunting big trou...
28 Jul 20251h 29min
Back Cast: 15 Tips for Fishing Emergers, with Pat Dorsey
This episode was originally aired on June 16th, 2023. OK, I lied. There aren't 15 tips. There are probably more and if you want to count them up you can e-mail me and correct my mistake. But I get a l...
21 Jul 20251h 19min
