This week my guest is Joshua Caldwell, director of the new movie Mending the Line, about a combat veteran with PTSD who works his way back into society with the help of a fly fishing curmudgeon. (The film opens in theaters today.) The movie stars . . .
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Podcast: How to Practice Your Fly Casting, with Pete Kutzer
The better your casting, the more and fun you’ll have and the more relaxed you’ll be on the water. Pete Kutzer is one of the finest casting instructors in the world, and he’s one of the finest anglers you’ll meet. This means that he teaches casting as a way to . . .
Read MorePodcast: Jacks Are Better, with RA Beattie
Jacks are an underrated gamefish and under-utilized resource. They take a fly aggressively, fight harder than most other saltwater gamefish, and are common in most warmer saltwater ecosystems. Yet most anglers, and most guides, pass them up on the . . .
Read MorePodcast: Fly-Fishing Through Climate Change, with John Gierach
Our climate is changing, and regardless of whether you think it’s human caused or natural, it is changing. If you don’t believe that, you need to get outside more. John Gierach, thoughtful guy that he is, wanted to talk about this subject—how he deals with . . .
Read MorePodcast: All About Western Caddisfly Hatches, with M.E. Sorci
A few weeks ago we did a podcast on Eastern caddis hatches, and I promised to get an expert on Western hatches. ME Sorci is a student of entomology, fly-fishing guide, and manager of Orvis Jackson Hole. You can tell by her enthusiasm in the podcast . . .
Read MorePodcast: How to Swing Soft Hackle Wet Flies, with Steve Culton
Swinging wet flies, specifically soft-hackle flies, is an often misunderstood method of fishing, and although many people try it, they often give up when it doesn’t seem to work. But it’s an elegant, relaxing, and fun way to cover a lot of water and probably . . .
Read MorePodcast: How to Buy a Trout Stream, with Josh Kling
No, I am not talking about buying a trout stream and locking it up in a private club. I am talking about buying a piece of a trout stream, fixing (basically rewilding) the habitat, and then ensuring public access on the water for perpetuity. That’s what the . . .
Read MorePodcast: Great things happening in the world of trout, with TU’s Chris Wood
There’s some real positive news in the world of trout these days, from the mitigation of acid mine drainage in wild trout streams, to replacement of perched culverts, to an unprecedented funding opportunity for habitat projects. Chris Wood, president . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Future of Bristol Bay, with Nelli Williams
Champions of clean water and an intact ecosystem have a lot to celebrate with our recent victory in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. But this ruling only protects a relatively small part of Bristol Bay, which is a huge body of water. Nelli Williams from . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Science behind the Everglades Storage Reservoir, with Dr. Steve Davis
This week begins a month of habitat/conservation podcasts as a celebration of Earth Month. We start the series off with Dr. Steve Davis, Chief Science Officer for the Everglades Foundation, and instead of talking about the boring aspects of Everglades . . .
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