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Alaska Will Change Forever: Go Now
Alaska, a land renowned for its wild, untouched landscapes and abundant wildlife, offers some of the most spectacular fly fishing experiences in the world. But with increasing popularity and looming...
Fly Fishing Insider Podcast Episodes
Eric Leininger on When Fly Fishing You Need to Bring Your A-Game to Get the Ten with Steelhead and Carp
A Portland guide breaks down the welded T-8, T-11 and T-14 sink tip he built for winter steelhead, and the sight-fishing program he runs for Columbia River carp.
Stream Access What Happens Behind Closed Doors
Bert Ley, Vice President of the Utah Stream Access Coalition, covers stream access basics, how to get informed and take action, and his many trips to Chile.
The Crazy Ivan Technique for Stillwater Fly Fishing
A Utah stillwater specialist explains the Crazy Ivan pivot, the countdown method behind it, and the lines, leaders and hooks that turn cutthroat takes into hookups.
Fly Fishing for Marlin in Magbay
Joseph Zaragoza on the striped marlin fishery at Magbay, Mexico, explosive sight fishing over bait balls, and how he would rig a single rod for a day on the salt.
Fly Fishing Stillwater and Photography Tips From Mr. Werbs
Aaron Smith on shooting better fish photos with cheap gear, reading structure on an unfamiliar lake, and the wind-blown rocky bank rig he counts on when fishing goes slow.
Christian Bacasa - Passing of the Torch
Three years of solo weekly episodes come to an end. The outgoing host explains what the show cost him, what kept it alive, and the stillwater chironomid rig he fishes.
Episode 122 - Dan Donovan - How to Series - Catching Musky on the Fly
Summer spreads musky across the whole canvas of a river or lake. Here is the aggressive search program - lines, fly sizes, retrieves and water temperatures - that finds them.
Episode 121 - Henry Cowen - How to Series - Stripers on the Fly
Two rods, three flies and one retrieve. Henry Cowen lays out the gear, the countdown math and the lake structure that produce striped bass and hybrids on the fly.
Episode 120 - Bucky Buchstaber - Fly Fishing Collaborative
A nonprofit started in 2014 builds aquaponics farms for orphanages and safe homes, paid for by fly fishing auctions, film tour nights and donated flies.
Episode 119 - Keith Webster - Tornado Anchors
A manufacturing engineer redesigned the drift boat anchor around independently rotating galvanized plates, then built a seven-weight lineup from 6 to 45 pounds with no lead in it.
Episode 118 - David Hartlin - Catching Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic salmon on public Newfoundland water: small wets while the river is cold, hitched flies as it warms, a guide rule for non-residents, and fish landed in minutes rather than...
Episode 117 - Matt Martin - Carp on the Fly
Great Lakes common carp average 15 to 18 pounds and feed in a foot of water. An Ontario guide breaks down the gear, the approach, and which fish are worth...
Episode 116 - Purest On the Fly
A 25-year-old with a nine-to-five runs an Instagram account that names anglers and brands for mishandling fish. He explains the research, the retractions and the line he tries not to...
Episode 115 - Dennis - "Wild Fish, Wild Places"
Selling the house, driving a beater and getting thrown out of trade show booths - the unglamorous first years of a fishing TV show, and the waters that fill it...
Episode 114 - Jan & Dan Donavon - "Musky Fool"
A husband-and-wife team who built a musky-only online fly shop break down rod weights, fly sizes, river versus lake fish, and the figure eight at the boat.
Episode 113 - Christian Bacasa - "Dupe a Fish"
The shad hatch, the shelf, and the streamer rig that works on the White River in Arkansas - plus how a marketing habit turned into a fly fishing brand and...
Episode 112 - Dylan Stewart - Bold Coast Burns
Butane torches instead of a burning pen, kitchen spatulas as masks, and a 17-foot great white on a restaurant wall - how life-size wood burned fish art gets made.
Episode 111 - Phil Rowley - Stillwater Tactics - Part 2
Reading a new lake from bathymetric maps to the shoreline walk, the 50-65F window, the 20-foot rule, and a 22-pound rainbow six feet under an indicator.
Episode 110 - Phil Rowley - Stillwater Tactics - Part 1
Depth before retrieve before pattern - the naked long-leader method, the line squiggle that signals a take, dangling in deep water, and why trout eat blobs.