Episode 109 - David-Alexandre Chabot - Timber & Fins
A birch fungus that dries a waterlogged dry fly instantly, bark-tanned leather wallets, and engraved hackle gauges - inside a plastic-free fly gear workshop.
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Fly Fishing Insider Podcast Episodes
Episode 108 - Jim Bartschi - Scott Fly Rods
Scott Fly Rods built the first nine-foot four-weight, still makes fiberglass, and handcrafts every rod it sells. Jim Bartschi on 45 years of rod design decisions.
Episode 107 - Henry Cowen - Stillwater Striper Fishery
Landlocked stripers ignore the structure saltwater anglers expect. Henry Cowen on shad, water temperature, contour highlighting, and 23 years of learning one lake.
Episode 106 - Drew Allman - Tie Craft
Before building a single fly tying desk, Drew Allman sat down with professional tiers holding a pad and paper. What he learned about storage, height and tool reach.
Episode 105 - Mark Kurlansky - History of Salmon
Commercial Atlantic salmon fisheries are mostly shut down and returns still fall. Mark Kurlansky on carbon in the ocean, dam economics, and where hatcheries help.
Episode 104 - Peter Vandergrift - Cheeky Fly Fishing
Cheeky launched large arbors and bright colors when every other reel was black or gunmetal. Peter Vandergrift on drag design, price tiers, and the Schoolie tournament.
Episode 103 - Derek Stewart - Native Rod Company
Derek Stewart is the one-person show behind Native Rod Company, a custom fly rod maker anglers cannot get enough of. Past, present and future of the brand.
Episode 102 - Alexandra Scott - Scotty Products
Alexandra Scott, third generation of Scotty Products, on the brand's top products, where Scotty is headed, and the best selling product nobody guesses right.
Episode 101 - Brian Chaney, CEO - Korker's Footwear
Brian Chaney, CEO of Korkers footwear, on what makes a wading boot last through guide seasons and the new boots Korkers had lined up for 2021.
Episode 100 - Bradley Bonnett - Alaskan Fly Guide
Guiding in Alaska is plumbing, roofing and boat repair before it is fishing. Bradley Bonnett on the license, the packing list, and surviving five months at a lodge.
Episode 99 - Fly Fishing Insider - Our 2020 Year in Review
Canceled trips, a tripled audience, a 24-part partnership series, and the lodge program, still water courses and YouTube push planned for the year ahead.
Episode 98 - Tate Cunningham - Moonshine Fly Rods
How a tobacco pipe company became a direct-to-consumer fly rod brand, why production moved to Korea, and what each rod in the Moonshine lineup is built for.
Guided EP # 24 Josh Jenkins new products for Scientific Anglers 2021.
Josh Jenkins of Scientific Anglers covers what is new for the 2021 season in fly lines, leaders and tippet, and the technology built into each of them.
Episode 97 - Susan Smith - Chinook Wind Outfitters
A fly shop in a northern BC town of 3,100 imports tying materials from France, Italy and the Czech Republic, and ships flies and thread worldwide.
Guided EP # 23 Josh Jenkins new products for Scientific Anglers 2021.
Josh Jenkins breaks down the Scientific Anglers 2021 lineup, from leaders and tippet to fly lines, and the new technology behind each of the updates.
Episode 96 - Lance Egan - Modern Nymphing Lessons.
Rod length, reel balance, leader formulas and the one casting fault that costs the most fish - a euro nymphing walkthrough from a Team USA angler.
Episode 95 - Devin Olsen- From Competitive Life to Easy Top River Tips
A Team USA angler on reading pocket water, the winter three-step of dry dropper then nymph then streamer, and the leader signal that says your fly is deep.
Guided EP # 22 Pat Dorsey tailwater tactics.
Pat Dorsey, a Colorado trout guide, covers tailwater tactics for the South Platte and Cheesman plus the leader design he trusts on spooky fish.
Episode 94 - Tana Hoffman - CEO of Mountainist.
Why a $2,000 gear bill stops women from trying a sport, and how a Wyoming rental company ships tested kits to the door - or straight to the lodge.
Guided EP # 21 Brian Chan on Stillwater's
A career small lakes biologist lays out the three-line stillwater system, the indicator leader that hangs vertical, and why blobs and boobies keep working on trout lakes.