Do you stop fishing for smallmouth bass when summer ends? If you do, you could be missing the best bass fishing of the year and the chance at your biggest smallmouth. Mike Schultz–of . . .
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Podcast: 10 Tips for Summer Smallmouths on the Fly, with Guide of the Year Matt Miles
My guest this week is Matt Miles, 2023 Orvis Guide of the Year. Matt has extensive experience guiding for trout in the Rocky Mountains, but has returned to his home state of Virginia to concentrate on warmwater species, especially smallmouth bass. . . .
Read MorePodcast: Small-Stream Blue-Lining in the Rockies, with Jeremie Prine
My guest this week is Jeremie Prine, owner and head guide of Orvis-endorsed Dunoir Fly Fishing Adventures in Dubois, Wyoming. He specializes in fishing small wilderness creeks (as well as larger rivers) in Wyoming and is one of the best . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Tom’s Top 10 Tips to Beat the Heat
This week, we talk about fishing in hot conditions, a timely topic given the weather we have had lately. In the Fly Box, we also talk more about fly lines for bass, when to change a dropper fly. . .
Read MorePodcast: A Montana Trout Mystery, with Wade Fellin
This week my guest is guide and lodge owner Wade Fellin of Big Hole River Lodge. Wade is on the vanguard of trout health in Montana, particularly in the Big Hole Valley, and they have been seeing trout die at the time of year when water temperatures . . .
Read MorePodcast: Foraging Along Trout Streams, with Sam Thayer
It makes sense that stream anglers would be interested in foraging, since we’re immersed in nature all day long. But although we watch for fish and insects and birds, many of us don’t pay attention to the plants. And along trout streams there are many . . .
Read MorePodcast: Planning your Strategy on the River, with Devin Olsen
This week I interview Devin Olsen, whom you may know about from his competitive fly fishing exploits, but we don’t talk about that here. Instead, Devin walks us through what to look for when you first approach a stream and how . . .
Read MorePodcast: Fishing the Baja Surf on Foot, with Scott Sadil
Scott Sadil, author and Fly Fishing Editor of Gray’s Sporting Journal, is a pioneer in fishing the surf in Baja, and in his many years of experience he’s learned a ton of valuable tips. Even if you never plan on fishing Baja, you’ll find his advice helpful for . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Insidious Nature of Neonic Pesticides, with Michael Miller
Warning: this week’s podcast, with biologist Mike Miller is not exactly uplifting; in fact, it’s downright depressing. Developed in the mid 90s, neonics are the single-most popular insecticide class in the United States. I feel that neonic pesticides are the . . .
Read MorePodcast: 15+ Tips for Fishing Emergers, with Pat Dorsey
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 lot of questions about emergers, and I thought a podcast on how to identify when fish are taking emergers . . .
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