My guest this week is Daniel Ritz, who ml recently completed the Master Caster level of the Western Native Trout Challenge. We talk about how he did it, what flies worked, and had a lot of discussion about what actually counts as a subspecies of trout. If . . .
Read MoreSearch Results for: podcast
Podcast: David Brooks on Saving Water for Trout
In this week’s podcast, my guest is David Brooks, executive director of Montana Trout Unlimited. With prevailing drought conditions in the western United Sates and increased demand from many users–from agriculture to municipalities to . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Art of Spotting Trout, with Amelia Jensen
This week, I chat with Amelia Jensen, perhaps the best trout-spotter I have ever seen. I have always thought I was pretty god at seeing trout in the water, but Amelia can see fish I would never have . . .
Read MorePodcast: Sascha Danylchuk on Species-Specific Release Techniques
This week my guest is Sascha Clark Danylchuk, executive director of Keepfishwet.org and a fish biologist who has intensively studied the science of releasing fish in a responsible manner. We’ve talked a lot about trout lately in the podcast, so this one . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Ultimate Wet-Fly Podcast, with Davy Wotton
This week, my guest is Davy Wotton, who is originally from Wales but now lives and guides on the White River in Arkansas. I get frequent questions about swinging soft hackles and wet flies, a technique that I am not the best at, so I brought in the . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Joe Humphreys and the Fountain of Youth
This week, I interview one of my fly-fishing heroes, Joe Humphreys. He’s been an innovative angler all his life (he was “Euro-nymphing” before the Europeans), but even more impressive is his love of life and fly fishing, and his energy on the river . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Secrets of Lake Erie Steelhead Tributaries, with Alberto Rey
his week’s podcast is called “Secrets of Lake Erie Steelhead Tributaries,” and my guest expert is Alberto Rey, a longtime Orvis-Endorsed Guide and a Distinguished Professor for Research and Creative Activity in the State University of New York . . .
Read MorePodcast: Author John McPhee and His Favorite Fish
This week’s podcast guest is especially exciting to me, as he is one of my literary heroes. John McPhee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Annals of the Former World, 1999), and in his numerous other books, he . . .
Read MorePodcast: Amelia Jensen on Lowering Fish Mortality with Better Photo Techniques
This week my guest is the great Amelia Jensen, one of the best trout anglers in the world and also a superb videographer. Our topic is one that is top of mind to a lot of people in the fly-fishing world this summer: . . .
Read MorePodcast: Late Summer Smallmouth Tips, with Colby Trow
This week, my guest is Colby Trow of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing–in Harrisonburg, Virginia–one of the best smallmouth bass anglers I know. Colby talks about successful techniques for chasing these critters in . . .
Read More