Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/50 I connected with Jerry Lorang, the Deputy Region Coordinator for the NW Region for Project Healing Waters.   Jerry shares some stores about the lives of some of the members including my cousin Mark. We talk about family, fly fishing and how Project Healing Waters has become one of the big resources for veterans struggling with PTSD and various other issues.  I hope you are ready for some inspiration.    Show Notes with Jerry Lorang 05:30 - I interviewed Rob Snowhite from the Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast in episode 12 who is also from the DC area. 07:20 - Shakespeare was the first rod that Jerry purchased when he was 40.  He talks about what it felt like getting started a little later. 11:55 - John Colburn and Ed Nicholson were the original two people who planted the seed for Project Healing Waters after WWII.   Here is an article that John wrote for FlyAnglersOnline.com. 31:00 - Todd Desgrosseilliers is the CEO of PHW. 42:40 - The Trout Unlimitted Veterans Service Partn

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/49 I had a chance to pick the brain of the Gary Lewis, TV Show host of Frontier Unlimited and author of a bunch of books and articles on fly fishing and hunting. We talk about the MacNab challenge, Hunt Tv, the Pursuit Channel and how he found himself on the cover of Salmon, Trout Steelheader and how that felt.  Lot's of good stuff as we mix it up again this week. Show Notes with Gary Lewis 06:42 - John Gierach was on the show in episode 47. 08:12 - Frontier Unlimited is Gary's TV show 10:55 - The Utah Cutt Slam program gets noted here. 12:05 - The MacNab Challenge comes from the John MacNab novel. 20:10 - Whiskey 5, Leupold binoculars 23:40 - 6th Edition of Fishing Central Oregon and Fishing Mt. Hood Country 25:30 - The Pursuit Channel and Hunt Channel.TV 33:10 - The Teeny Nymph was noted again 34:10 - The Fly Fishing and Tying Journal 34:30 - Gary makes the cover of Salmon, Trout and Steelheader 41:00 - The episode on hunting red stag in New Zealand 43:20 - The show whe

Click here to take the survey Landon Mayer shared his knowledge about fishing streamers for large trout and many other great tips from one of the knowledgable guides and teachers in the fly fishing circuit. He talks about why he likes medium action rods, how he uses a swivel and what to do if a fish chases your fly but doesn't take it.  Landon breaks it down like a chess match so you can break it down easily to make your next move.    Show Notes with Landon Mayer 09:05 - Mayer's Mini Leech is only an inch long but gives some great movement and helps to get those finicky fish. 14:55 - The Sonar Clear tip from Scientific Angler is one of his goto streamer lines for trout in shallow water.  This is an intermediate sinking line that sinks at 1-2 inches per second. 19:20 - Blaine Chocolate, Charlie Craven and John Barr are three big names in the streamer game. 20:10 - Chad Johnson has a big Johnson which is a goto fly pattern.  The drunken dissorderly by Tommy Lynch is another goto pattern for streamers. The Meat

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/47 John Gierach breaks out an amazing episode in this one as he talks about how he came to become one of the greatest fly fishing writers in the world.  We also get into the hippie movement in the 60's, death and Colorado fishing. I could have gone for another 2 hours with John but had to respect his time.  I'm excited to share a little perspective into the life, times, struggles and stories of the great John Gierach. Show Notes with John Gierach John Shewey was on in episode 16 and talked about the process of writing. Thomas McGuane said your only currency is your readership.  My currency is my guests as noted by John in this episode. Tim Rawlins was on the show in episode 27 to talk about Spey Casting. Trout Bum was one of John's first books that he published.  He talks about how he has always just told stories. Roger Angel wrote for the New Yorker - The essay This Old Man was noted by John and how he described a hand pistol. The leaky roof at the end of one of the essay'

Take the survey:  https://wetflyswing.com/survey Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/46 I am pleased to share my podcast interview with Frank Moore, one of the best episodes of the podcast year.  Frank shares his amazing 95 years as a fly fisherman, WWII veteran, and conservationist. Frank takes us back to some amazing old stories of some of the famous people he has fished with over the years.  He also shares some truly timeless steelhead tips.  In fact, one of them already helped me land a steelhead!   Show Notes with Frank Moore 14:25 - Frank talks about his experience storming the beaches during D- Day in World War II.   20:00 - Curly Reynolds was a mentor for Frank early on in his life and the person who showed him the river.  Although Curly always insisted that he fishes through first. 21:00 - Clarence Gordon is another friend and famous person on the North Umpqua. 29:00 - Romer Grey was a very good steelhead fisherman and the son of Zane Grey. 30:00 - Jack Hemmingway was the first person to bring the s

Show Notes: wetflyswing.com/45 I had the great pleasure to chat with Gary Borger about Nymph Fishing and his contribution to fly fishing in many respects over a career of writing and video. Gary talks about how he produced the first fly fishing instructional video, how he was part of the first FFF Casting Certification, and goes into detail on his tactics for nymph fishing and using indicators. Show Notes with Gary Borger The leadwing coachman was the fly Gary used to catch his first fish. GEM Skues was the Father of Nymph Fishing. Gary's groundbreaking book was Nymphing in 1979 and his accompanying video on Nymphing. Gary's book, Naturals, was another contribution to fly fishing evolution. Mel Krieger and others were part of the original Fenwick Fly Fishing School. The FFF Fly Fishing Certification Process. Pete Humphries was on the podcast in episode 7. George Harvey was the man who showed Gary that he had some work todo with his cast. Lee Wulff and his quote "Game fish are too valuable to be caught only on

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/44 Heather Hodson shares her wisdom on Westslope Cutthroat fishing Idaho and Montana and breaks down the United Woman on the Fly Movement. The Northwest Fly Girl breaks down how she has become a leader in the fly fishing world.  We also get into her day job as a nurse, the challenges there and all of the amazing trips coming up this year. Show Notes with Heather Hodson Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane Take your fly size and divide by 3 to determine which x tippet to use. Lawson's Stone and Tom Larimer's Yellow Sally and Brook's Sprout are Heather's 3 secret dry fly patterns. Cutt Slam program United Woman on the Fly in Craig Montana. Here is the link to the NBC Nightly News episode with Heather. The New York Times article that talks about woman in fly fishing. The drink Spark is the key to staying up on low sleep and lots of stress. Here is a video of the reach mend, one of the main casts you need to know. Guadalupe Trout Unlimited Here is the link to Texas woman fly fishers

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/43 I interview Devin Olsen to talk about Euro Nymphing and the USA Fly Fishing team.  He provides a bunch of tips to help you get started with euro nymphing. We cover the Provo River, the history of Polish Nymphing, Indicator leaders, Fly Fish Food and Dynamic Nymphing.  Lots of content in this one so enjoy! Click below to listen to the Devin Olsen Interview: Find the show:  itunes | stitcher | overcast Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe via RSS Show Notes with Devin Olsen The Fly Fishing Masters reality show and the connection with Ryan Barnes and Lance Egan. The Fly Fishing World Championships are hosted all around the world. Devin won the Bronze medal in the 2015 Fly Fishing World Championship. The polish nymphing style blew up the world when it was first brought into the tournament.  Wladyslaw “Vladi” Trzebunia was a big mentor for Devin during the early days. Indicator mono was introduced by the French and was part of the huge evolution in ny

I interviewed Paul Puckett from the Barely Live Podcast in this episode.  We talk about how he has made a business out of fly fishing art. Paul talks about working in a fly shop, guiding and the Flood Tide Company that he helped to create.  Walter from the Big Labowsky pretty much started the brand.  Show Notes with Paul Puckett: 1310 the ticket is the radio show that they listen to in Dallas. Will abbot is on the barely live show and part of flood tide. The flood tide brand story John Goodman and the barely live bands Big Labowsky movie clip with fuck you Johnny Red fish is the home species the types of boats they use.   tailor trash and fish porn dudes whiskey and water and drake Paul’s art company The legend of bagger vance and the war of art Right brain retrieve podcast Jason Rolfe episode 33 Grarys journal and others The orris 50/50 plan with woman april vokey podcast interview 590 RPL fly rod 5 weight Eldridge hardy and other mentor   You can reach Paul at Paul Puckett Art.   Conclusion with Paul Pucke

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/41 I mixed up the podcast today with my interview with online fitness coach, Jimmy Kim from Remix My Fitness dot com.  We talk about some easy activities to keep you injury free and increase your longevity. Jimmy talks about my journey on his podcast, the most common fly fishing injury and why biking is one of the most important things you can do.  Let's get into it, this is a good one. Here's a link to the 7 minute maintenance workout that Jimmy noted. Show Notes with Jimmy Kim Here's a link to the remix my fitness podcast that covers my journey. Reddit "Ask Arnold" is a cool piece on Reddit where Arnold Swartzenager answers questions. Link to my workout where I'm only doing about 20-30 minutes per day. Here's the 7 minutes maintenance workout I talked to my dad in episode 31. The food app that keeps track of your daily calories. BodyBuilding.com is Jimmy's best online resource he recommends. My Facebook video in Jimmy's community. Here's a link to the Remix My Fitness P

I connected with Curtis Fry from Fly Fish Food.  We talked about the Provo River, their connection to Hareline and Wapsi and some great tips on tying dry flies. We get into some of the background on the great quality of fly tying materials we have today including dry fly hackles.  The Morris Mouse, the Fripple Fly, Ants and hoppers are all covered in todays episode. Show Notes with Curtis Fry Curtis used to write for the Salt Lake Tribune with The Fly of the Week.  Here's a link to a old post from Curtis. They have worked with Hareline, Natures Spirit and Wapsi over the years to produce specific branded lines of materials. Curtis fishes the Provo River and focuses on dry fly fishing in the summer. Lance Egan's The Bionic Ant and an Palomino Caddis variation are some of his favorite dries.  You can find tying tutorials for each of these patterns at the links above. The Fly Craft boat is the goto craft for the Provo River. Jay Nicholas was on the show in episode 3 and noted that it's important to try new varia

https://wetflyswing.com/39 I am very happy to share this episode with Luong Tam about Tenkara fly fishing.  Luong breaks down Tenkara and shares the reasons why many people catch more fish with Tenkara over traditional methods. Trust me, I was a little skeptical at first as well.  Have a listen and you will also get an amazing perspective from Luong about growing up in Vietnam during the war and what air raids and bombs felt like from his perspective. Show Notes with Luong Tam The Firehole River is Luong's favorite river. 16:50 - Baum Lake in Northern California has a pile of hatchery fish and you are guaranteed to catch fish. 19:05 - Tenkara USA is one of the bigger companies producing Tenkara products and host a summit in Colorado. 19:16  - Ishigaki is a big name in Tenkara and a master of Tenkara techniques. 25:50 - The Kebari fly pattern with a reverse hackle is a typical tenkara pattern as well as the Utah Killer Bug pattern. 31:50 - Here's a link to the Maxcatch Tenkara rod link that Luong mentioned fo

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/38 Editor of the FlyFish Journal, Steve Duda is on the podcast today to talk about how he became the editor of a unique fly fishing magazine, his passion for banjo and punk rock and why it's all about the experience for him. We talk about the Burning Pram Party, the Swallow Story, woman in fly fishing, conservation and politics.  We pretty much cover it all and is now a pleasure to share this one with you.   Show Notes with Steve Duda ay Nicholas was on the podcast in episode 3 and talked about fly fishing for chinook salmon in the estuary. Steve plays banjo in a punk rock band.  Here's a clip from a show. I note that April Vokey is on the podcast next month and we talk about how amazing it is to see a new woman's movement in fly fishing. The FlyFish Journal publishes a conservation piece in every edition of the magazine.  Here's a link to a recent example. The swallow story that Steve reads on the Fly Tapes Podcast.  Here's a link to the reading. The Babine fish story tha

Show Notes:  http://wetflyswing.com/37 Rick Hafele, one of the biggest entomologist in the western US, was on the podcast to all things entomology and fly fishing.  Rick provides some great tips on fishing dries, nymphs and wet flies. He breaks down the basics of entomology, how the bugs life changes and how this will make you a more consistent fisherman.  He shares the top 3 things you need to think about when you first get to a stream to increase your success.    Show Notes with Rick Hafele 05:02 - Rick met Dave Hughes at the Free U at OSU and through the Aquatic Entomology which lead to The Complete Book of Western Hatches. 06:15 - Norm Anderson was Rick's professor and mentor at OSU and a real naturalist in the field. 08:30 - The Society of Freshwater Scientist is mostly composed of aquatic entomologist. 15:25 - The most critical piece is understanding the size of the adults. 16:30 - The show Ask About Fly Fishing where Rick noted fishing size 16 nymphs and smaller. 19:30 - Kelly Galloup talking about how

Show Notes:  wetflyswing.com/36 had Skip Morris on the show to talk about trout fishing, fly tying the Lochsa River and a bunch of tips to improved your game.  We talk about the power of the woman in fly fishing and hear about Skip's background publishing 18 books to date. Skip talks about his biggest influences and some great stories from Alaska, bears and a whale that almost took him down.   Show Notes with Skip Morris American Sportsman was a big influence for Skip early one. Here is the Jim Teeny Episode of the podcast. Skip discusses the Lochsa River in Idaho and how he catches West Slope Cutthroat Trout. Here's a pic of West Slope Cutthroat Tactics for trout, and Seasons for Trout plus The Survival Guide were some of Skip's book Skip is working on a book with Chan on lakes. The first 10 years he had a custom rod business. Russ Peak was a big influence early on especially because of his experience with fly rods. Here is the link to the interview with Davy Wotton that I had. The Light Cahill Cage Fight st

Show Notes:  http://wetflyswing.com/35 I had a great interview with Davy Wotton on Wet Fly Fishing and his long history around fly fishing.  He guides on the White River in Arkansas where he has been for 20 years. We talk about what the biggest struggle is with wet fly fishing and ways to overcome these concerns.  Davy talks about fishing a "cast" of flies that might include 4 flies on one leader.   Show Notes with Davy Wotton Dave Whitlock is a good of Davy's and someone who spends a lot of time with fishing and hunting. The perfect wet fly rod is a 10' rod in a medium action. The best fly line to use for wet fly fishing. RIO's Hover line is one Davy likes to use on moving water systems. The angle of the hang and the need to keep your line off the water is key to wet fly swing. Davy was published in the American Angler and other magazines. Wichhams Fancy tied by Davie McPhail, the Cockle bundy, partridge and orange and others are the top 10 wet flies. Oscar Evens was from North Whales and was a huge mentor f

Show Notes:   https://wetflyswing.com/phil-rowley-stillwater-fly-fishing/ I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Rowley to discuss stillwater trout fishing. We covered sinking lines, rod length for lakes, how to match the hatch, fly tying and chironomid behavior on top of much more. To be totally honest I've been a little out of the loop on lakes as of late and Phil sheds light on a number of techniques that I have never used before.  You don't want to miss this episode if you are interested in fly fishing lakes!   Show Notes from Phil Rowley Fly Patterns for Stillwater by Phil Rowley Brian Chan  Conquering Chironomids DVD Gary LaFontaine - Caddisflies A few of Phil's fly patterns ---> The Chromie and The Collaborator and the Balanced leech A book Phil noted that was an influence --->  The Gilly  (A fly fishing guide to British Columbia) Jack Shaw (The Father of Chironomid Fishing) Gary Borger (Designing Flies) and Doug Swisher (Fly Tying) The Stillwater App  The Facebook page for the new app that will put P

Show Notes:  http://wetflyswing.com/33 I had a great chat with Jason Rolfe from the Fly Tapes Podcast and Writers on the Fly.  Jason has been doing an amazing job of showcasing some of the great fly fishing writers we have the priviledge of reading today. Jason talks about what it takes to be a great writer and why he's obsessed with writers and writing.  I'm really excited to introduce you to Jason if you have seen what he has going.     Show Notes with Jason Rolfe: Emerald Waters Angling Fly Shop was the first shop that Jason worked in. Rodrick Haig Brown was a big influence for Jason. 0Writers on the Fly is the local reading event that Jason puts together during the fall. Raymon Carver was another big influence that focused on short stories. Episode 17 of the Fly Tapes Podcast showcased Langdon Cook. Jay Johnson podcast on Pig Farm Inc. and the fly fish journal article. Steven Pressfield and the War of Art The Fly Fish Journal and The Drake Magazine are two of Jason's favorite fly fishing magazines. Patago

  I've got a special episode today to celebrate launching into season 2.  I interview John Smeraglio from the Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, share a first time on the air fireside chat with Dave and friends. I also share a short audio clip of a intense experience after a raft dumped in one of the larger rapids on the river and my process in helping them get to shore safely.  This is the first time that we've had this type of show so enjoy. Show Notes for the Salmon Fly Trip Pretend the Deschutes is 30' wide so you can focus your effort for trout. Best times for the trip are from May 10th through June 10th. Rick Hafele as the "BugWan" and the fly fishing videos John and Rick produced. The story of how the Bhagwan Rajneesh took over a small Oregon town. Fishing Large Western Rivers with 4 volumes.  You can check these videos at this link. Entomology Class presented by John in coordination with Rick Hafele. Here's a short video clip on running whitehorse which is the rapid that dumped the boat in this episode. Don'

Doug Stewart, one of my biggest mentors and my dad, is on the show today to talk about some of the history of steelhead fly fishing on the Deschutes River. Some topics really hit home with me especially as he talked about my grandpa and the comparisons between the two.  We talk about some of his big influences and how 30 years of guiding came to be in his life. Show Notes with Doug Stewart Here's a link to the first episode I put together with my dad. Take a look below for the picture of Roderick Haig-Brown that looks just like my dad. Here's a link to the Jim Teeny episode.  Jim was there with my dad in the early days of fly fishing on the deschutes and around Oregon. Fly Fish Food will be on the show in a few episodes and is a great example of an online company doing well on the side. A River Runs Through It was the biggest fly fishing movie of all time. Some of the books Doug has published include Tying and Fishing Outstanding Flies, The Practical Fly Fisher and Rattlesnake Tails.  He has also produced ar