Podcast Episodes

How To Catch Permit On Top, with RA Beattie

Permit on a floating fly?  Don't you need to fish heavy flies that get right to the bottom, where permit feed? Sometimes, but over the past decade pe…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tips for Urban Fly Fishing, with Marc Fryt

Urban fly fishing is fun and presents some challenges—like bystanders getting in the way of back casts and sometimes fishing from a location high abo…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fly Tying Talk, with Charlie Craven

I have been meaning to get Charlie Craven [37:41] of Charlie's Fly Box in Denver on the podcast for quite some time and we finally connected. Charlie…

5 months ago

Secrets of the Best Early Season Mayfly Hatch, with Blake Katchur

Join me as we explore the fascinating world of early season olive hatches with expert fly fisherman Blake Katchur [35:42] of Anglers All in Denver. N…

5 months ago

BONUS EPISODE: Tom Rosenbauer on 50 Years at Orvis, Great Outdoor Writers, and a Little Bird Hunting

Recently, Tom took time to chat with Reid on the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast about his 50 years at Orvis. If you're interested in hunting, sho…

5 months, 1 week ago

Back Cast: John McPhee and his Favorite Fish

This episode was originally published on August 19th, 2021.

This week's podcast guest is especially exciting to me as he is one of my literary heroes…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Back Cast: Traveling with Fly-Fishing Gear, with Seth Berger

This episode was originally published on February 17th, 2023.

This week is my guest Seth Berger [1:00:18], Fly Fishing Travel Specialist with Orvis A…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Did You Know About Shoal Bass? With Quint Rogers

This week I interview Quint Rogers [31:43], a fly fishing guide specializing in shoal bass fishing in Georgia. We discuss the unique characteristics …

6 months ago

10 Tips For Better Line Mending, With Mike Pease

If you think mending is just lifting your rod and flipping it upstream—well sometimes it is—but there is so much more you can do with line mends to a…

6 months, 1 week ago

Is it a Steelhead or a Rainbow? With Katie Kobayashi

When is a trout a steelhead and when is it a rainbow? Are steelhead just rainbow trout that migrate to the ocean?  Is it something in their genes or …

6 months, 1 week ago