Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Fly Rods Are Developed, with Shawn Combs
This week, my guest is Orvis rod designer and my fishing buddy Shawn Combs [14:05], who uses the new Helios rods as an example of how a new rod serie…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Amazing World of Trout Stream Bugs, with Anna Le
This week, my guest is educator and aquatic entomologist Anna Le [18:57], who introduces us to the amazing world of trout-stream invertebrates. She …
2 years, 2 months ago
California's Diverse Wild Trout Populations, with Charlie Schneider
This week my guest is Charlie Schneider [45:30] from Cal Trout, a great organization that Orvis has supported over the years because they are really …
2 years, 2 months ago
Secrets of Small-Stream Trout Fishing, with Guide Charity Rutter
My guest this week is Charity Rutter [39:50], a great friend and longtime guide in the Great Smoky Mountains. She and her husband Ian have just fini…
2 years, 2 months ago
How to Become a Better Wader, with Lindsay Kocka
Lindsay Kocka [42:30] is a fly-fishing instructor, formally trained natural movement and strength coach, mobility specialist, yoga teacher, and mindf…
2 years, 2 months ago
All about Floating Fly Lines, with Josh Jenkins
All about Floating Fly Lines, with Josh Jenkins What is the difference between freshwater and saltwater fly lines? How about warmwater and cold-wa…
2 years, 3 months ago
How to Spot Fish on Saltwater Flats, with Jason Franklin
Are there any tricks to spotting fish on saltwater flats, especially if it's your first time? You may be disappointed to hear that there is no magic…
2 years, 3 months ago
Saving rivers, with Western Rivers Conservancy's Sue Doroff
This week's podcast is a recording of a live interview I did with Sue Doroff [48:56], co-founder and outgoing president of The Western Rivers Cons…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Half Century of Fly-Tying Evolution, with Tim Flagler
How has fly-tying changed in the past 50 years? It's changed a great deal in the time Tim Flagler [43:55] and I have been practicing it, and I often…
2 years, 3 months ago
How Water Temperature Affects Saltwater Flats Fish, with Aaron Adams
We frequently discuss water temperature in regard to trout fishing but you seldom hear much about how water temperature affects popular fly-rod fish …
2 years, 4 months ago