This week I talk to someone I have wanted to interview for a long time, about a subject that is long overdue—fly fishing the Texas Coast for redfish and speckled trout. Dave Hayward, manager of Swan Point Landing Fly Shop, was in a past life an Orvis . . .
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Classic Podcast: Landlocked Salmon, with Maine Guide Jeff LaBree
Jeff LaBree out on the water during the Maine summer.
Photo courtesy Jeff LeBree
A number of listeners have been asking for a show about landlocked Atlantic salmon, and for that I can think of no one better than a native Mainer. Jeff LeBree has been fishing for “landlocks” in his native state for over 50 years, and for 17 of those . . .
Read MorePodcast: Keep Yourself in Shape for Fishing Season
Sooner or later, if you fish a lot, you will develop issues with your elbows or shoulders. And it’s not just us old geezers–I often meet much younger anglers with the same problems. Anita Coulton is both a fishing guide for Crosscurrent Guide Service and a . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Fly-Tying Tips and Hints
This week is all about fly tying. I took a whole bunch of questions that came in over the past week (thank you very much for your great questions), and we spend about an hour going over some tricky and not-so-tricky questions. The hardest one for me was. . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Tom Talks Tying Tips with Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions
ere’s a classic podcast, featuring an interview with Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions, who does our awesome weekly tying videos. Over the years, Tim and I have done a bunch of these podcasts, and they are always very popular. This was our . . .
Read MorePodcast: All About Floating Lines, with Josh Jenkins
Josh Jenkins with a fat smallmouth from Michigan’s Lake St. Clair.
Photo via Instagram
This week, I interview Josh Jenkins, Research and Development manager for Scientific Anglers. Josh, along with his crew, is responsible for all the cool new technology in fly lines. Floating lines are confusing because there are . . .
Read MorePodcast: An Interview with Tom Rosenbauer (Sort Of)
Dan Frasier turns Tom’s words against him.
Photo courtesy Dan Frasier
This week, the tables are turned, and usual host Tom Rosenbauer is answering questions (sorta). Dan Frasier–a long-time listener, sometime guest, and author of The Orvis Beginner’s Guide to Carp Flies–used his editing skills . . .
Read MoreClassicPodcast: How to Catch Winter Tailwater Trout, with Jamie Rouse
Guide Jamie Rouse on his home waters in Arkansas.
Photo courtesy Rouse Fly Fishing
This week I interview Jamie Rouse, who runs Rouse Fly Fishing, the 2012 Orvis Endorsed Guide Service of the Year. It’s the second time he’s won such an award for superior service, as rated by our customers, as he was the 2007 Orvis Endorsed Guide of the . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Ten Tips for Fishing Low Water
Tom fishes a high-country brook trout stream in late summer.
Photo by Phil Monahan
If you live in one of the parts of North America under drought conditions this summer, you’re probably faced with very tricky conditions. Trout fishing is not impossible this time of year, but you have . . .
Read MorePodcast: Guiding for Permit, with Captain Will Benson
Capt. Will Benson (right) shares the 2017 Del Brown Permit Tournament trophy with Mike Dawes.
Photo courtesy Will Benson
Okay, get ready for this because it’s a long one! I figured that since I had not done a podcast in a couple weeks I would give you your money’s worth, and this podcast includes a long interview . . .
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