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Backcast: Tom's Top-Ten Tips for Winter Fly Fishing
This show on winter fly-fishing was originally posted on 28 January, 2011. Before we had interviews, the Flybox, or even call-ins, it was just Sir To…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Power of Observation in Fly Fishing, with Guide Cliff Weisse
Careful observation, active instead of passive, is the hallmark of a good fly fisher. They pick up patterns by observing exactly where in the river …
2 years, 4 months ago
Backcast: A Life in Fly fishing, with Tom McGuane
Originally Posted on March 3rd, 2023
Back in 2008 when I first began this podcast I had two dreams—that I would have my two literary heros, John McPh…
2 years, 5 months ago
Twelve Tips for Fishing Dry Flies, with Todd Tanner
Todd Tanner [43:02] is a lifelong fly fisher and journalist and spent years as a guide on the Henry's Fork, one of the best (and toughest) dry-fly ri…
2 years, 5 months ago
Must-Reads in Classic Fly-Fishing Literature, with Michael Checchio
I get frequent questions from listeners on what I would recommend they read in fly-fishing literature, as there is so much out there it's tough to so…
2 years, 5 months ago
We're "Fixing" Trout Streams All Wrong, With Chris Jordan
My guest this week is Chris Jordan [41:13], a scientist with NOAA who specializes in habitat restoration. His view is that, in our arrogance, we've …
2 years, 5 months ago
15 Ways to Break a Fly Rod, with Charlie Robinton
Besides breaking your fly rod in those boring old ways like car doors or ceiling fans, there are other, less obvious ways and most of them are preven…
2 years, 5 months ago
A new nymph fishing technique and the under-rated 10-foot fly rod, with George Daniel
My guest this week is the great George Daniel [42:00], who is always pushing the envelope, evolving and experimenting. He tells us why he uses a 10-…
2 years, 6 months ago
Managing instream flows, with Hal Herring
Hal Herring [50:31] has been reporting on conservation issues in the American West for over 30 years for Field & Stream magazine as well as other pub…
2 years, 6 months ago
Learning from Trout DNA, with Helen Neville
Helen Neville [38:57] is Trout Unlimited's senior scientist and also an expert in trout genetics. In this interview, we talk about what scientists h…
2 years, 6 months ago