Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
Bruce Richards spent his career developing fly lines at Scientific Anglers, and the lines Bruce worked on changed the way the world fishes. That work included the first textured fly lines, a release popular enough that Scientific Anglers sold out an entire year of line stock within three months.
Bruce Richards is a fly line developer with Scientific Anglers and a well-known name in the fly fishing industry.
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Who is Bruce Richards?
Bruce Richards is a well-known name in the fly fishing industry and spent a career as a fly line developer with Scientific Anglers. Bruce Richards is credited with fly lines that changed the way the world fishes.
What did Bruce Richards do at Scientific Anglers?
Bruce Richards developed fly lines at Scientific Anglers. The conversation walks through that career and the specific lines that came out of it.
How popular were the first textured fly lines?
When the first textured fly lines came out, Scientific Anglers sold out the entire year's supply of those lines within three months. Bruce Richards tells that story on the show.
Why do fly line designs matter to anglers?
Fly line design is the part of the tackle chain that Bruce Richards spent a career on, and Bruce Richards points to lines that changed how anglers everywhere fish. Fly line development is treated here as a craft, not an afterthought behind the rod.
Key takeaways
- Bruce Richards developed fly lines at Scientific Anglers.
- Textured fly lines sold out a full year of stock in three months.
- Fly line design changed how anglers around the world fish.
- Line development is a career path inside the fly fishing industry.
