Fly Fishing Gear, Spend or No?
Fly fishing is about the experience, not the labels or the quality of your gear... but you need gear to fish, right? In this episode, I quickly go through a dozen or so pieces of fly fishing gear. I...
28 Aug 202025min
3 Ways to Shake Up Fishing Dry Flies
Cast at a 45-degree angle upstream. Mend. Allow the fly to drift without dragging. Repeat. Honestly, that sounds like an ideal situation. The stereotypical dry fly presentation is fun. However, there ...
21 Aug 202025min
Don't Take Fly Fishing Too Seriously
"I'm in one of the most beautiful places on earth, and I've just caught an enormous fish. But I don't give a crap." ...at least that is what your face is saying. That is just one example of how peopl...
14 Aug 202026min
3 More Fly Fishing "I Wish I Knew Thens"
A year ago I released a podcast entitled "3 Fly Fishing Things I Wish I Knew Then." Believe it or not, there are more. In this episode I discuss why the new angler ought to consider some parts of fly ...
7 Aug 202025min
Fly Fishing Accusations, IX
90 episodes in, and it is still a lot of fun! On this installment of the podcast, I interact with three messages from listeners/readers. I discuss Euro rods on small streams, how to find water that i...
31 Juli 202024min
Fish Trippin'
Road trip! Depending upon your particular experiences, that phrase might elicit great joy or terrible fear. But what if you have a fly rod in the car? Or, what if you've had a fly rod in the car whil...
24 Juli 202025min
Trout Mission: Accomplished
There is one fish that I have been trying to catch for nearly 20 years. It isn't a specific fish, per se, but any rainbow trout out of a particular stream. This week I caught that fish. It was a littl...
17 Juli 202025min
Sneak a Little Fishing In
If you can negotiate some time on the water, then you should absolutely sneak some fishing into your family trip. Want my advice? Don't bring what you would normally bring on a fishing trip. Pack ligh...
10 Juli 202026min
