Podcast Episodes

Backcast: Winter Fishing Tips from Boulder, with Antonio Rodrigues

This week's show is a Backcast episode from January 8th, 2021.

This week, we're continuing our series on winter fly fishing for trout.  I interview A…

1 year, 4 months ago

Backcast: Hatchery Trout vs Wild, Pressured vs Remote

Originally posted February 5. 2012.

In the fly box this week, we talk about where fly tying materials come from, getting wet flies to swing deeper, f…

1 year, 4 months ago

How to get Started in Trout Spey, with Pete Kutzer

Any kind of two-handed fishing is confusing for those of us who mostly fish with a single-handed rod. I asked the great Pete Kutzer [37:34]to simplif…

1 year, 5 months ago

Fishing the Alps, with Miha Ivanc

I frequently get questions from listeners traveling to Europe, curious about fly fishing opportunities in Italy, France, Austria, and Switzerland. I'…

1 year, 5 months ago

The Elusive Golden Trout, with Jessica Strickland

Jessica Strickland [38:07] is Trout Unlimited's California Inland Trout director and is an expert on the historical and curent range of this rare tro…

1 year, 5 months ago

14 Tips for Spring Creek Fishing, with Brant Oswald

Brant Oswald [23:20] is a veteran guide, teacher, and fly shop operator with over 40 years in the business.  He's one of the best spring creek angler…

1 year, 5 months ago

So, You Want a Job in the Fly-Fishing Industry? With Kirk Deeter

I get regular questions from people about getting a job in the fly-fishing industry, both in the podcast mailbox and in person at shows and store vis…

1 year, 5 months ago

North American and European Fly Tying Cross Pollination, with Barry Ord Clarke

Barry Ord Clarke [50:21] is one of the world's most popular fly tiers, through his books, videos, and web site.  Originally from the UK but living in…

1 year, 6 months ago

Trout, Tarpon, and Other Critters in Costa Rica, with Kevin Jackson

Did you know you can catch trout and tarpon in the same trip, along with exotic jungle species?  I didn't either, but Kevin Jackson [42:22] of Fly Fi…

1 year, 6 months ago

Backcast: Fishing through climate change, with John Gierach

Tom is on a fishing trip this week. While on this trip he learned his friend and legendary fly-fishing author, John Gierach had passed away at 78. In…

1 year, 6 months ago