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Dean River Steelhead with Scott Baker McGarva | BC Lottery - Squamish Fly Fishing
Season 1 Episode 17
Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/17
In episode 017 of the fly fishing show I interviewed Scott Baker McGarva, one of the most knowledgable and experienced guides in BC. He talks about his history as a fly shop owner, guide and rep.
Scott talks about his vast experience fishing BC rivers including the Dean, Thompson, Bulkley and Morice Rivers. He talks about the original intruder concept, how to twitch dries to entice fish, how to prepare for a Dean River trip the right way and much more.
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Show Notes with Scott McGarva
06:05 - Dana Prody, a fishing buddy who helped Scott explore the Dean
14:10 - Jerry Wental was one of his mentors early on in his career
15:00 - Harry Lemire - A mentor of Scott's and a man who fished ankle deep water with a single hand rod (Here's a video of Harry Lemire tying a fly)
19:15 - John Shewey tells the John Ben story of how we all forgot about the man who was helped start steelhead fly fishing
20:40 - Lady Caroline and Doc Spratly were big Thompson River flies back in the day
34:10 - The Squamish River is Scott's current home river.
36:40 - The Vedder River is another popular Vancouver area fishery that is heavily fished by the gear crowd
37:20 - "Make Steelhead Great Again" - I had to put that quote in because it cracked me up
46:30 - Trey Combs Interview from episode #6 of the show
48:40 - The Bulkley Special fly pattern
52:15 - The Morice River Meany is a great pattern that similarities to a lamprey
53:00 - BC West was one of Deneki's lodges and a place Scott guided - The Pink Dynk was another pattern
58:00 - Scott published an article in Fly Fusion magazine
You can reach Scott on Instagram at Uliwon here. You might also try facebook to see what Scott is up to.
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"Ankle Deep and 20' ....... We catch so many fish within 30' of the shore, it's unbelievable." -ScotPublished on 7 years, 8 months ago