Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
Joel LaFollette, a sixth-generation Oregonian, lays out what Oregon offers fly anglers and then focuses on bull trout. Joel LaFollette covers what bull trout are, how to target bull trout, and how anglers can help preserve their presence in Oregon water rather than fish them carelessly.
Joel LaFollette is a sixth-generation Oregonian and part of Royal Treatment Fly Fishing.
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What does Oregon offer a fly angler?
Joel LaFollette opens with Oregon as a whole before narrowing to one fish. As a sixth-generation Oregonian, Joel LaFollette has a long view of what the state offers fly anglers across its water.
What is a bull trout?
Joel LaFollette spends time on what bull trout actually are before moving to tactics. Understanding bull trout as a species is the foundation for the rest of the conversation about targeting them in Oregon.
How do you target bull trout in Oregon?
Joel LaFollette walks through how to target bull trout specifically. The approach is treated as its own discipline rather than as trout fishing with a different fly.
How can anglers help preserve bull trout?
Preserving the presence of bull trout is part of the conversation, not an afterthought. Joel LaFollette ties targeting bull trout to the responsibility of keeping bull trout in Oregon water for the future.
Key takeaways
- Joel LaFollette is a sixth-generation Oregonian and part of Royal Treatment Fly Fishing.
- Bull trout are worth understanding as a species before targeting them.
- Targeting bull trout is its own approach, not standard trout fishing.
- Preserving bull trout presence is treated as part of fishing for them.
