GDF 15 Landon Mayer, Trout guide Icon and SA Ambassador
Landon Mayer is a full time trout guide, author, and Scientific Anglers ambassador whose feedback helps shape the fly lines anglers are casting now.
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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
Bonus EP Josh Jenkins, The guy Behind the fly line technology at Scientific Anglers
Scientific Anglers' R&D manager on tapers, head length, overweighted lines, sink rates, and the two failure modes that actually kill a fly line.
Episode 15 - Brad Befus, President of Scientific Anglers
Brad Befus is president of Scientific Anglers, and he traces the history of the world's best known fly lines and the demand driving the new Amplitude series.
Episode 14 - Damien Nurre - Belize Permit Fly Fishing Icon Tells All.
Permit setups, leader formulas and fly choices from the man who runs the fishing programs for two southern Belize lodges, plus why tailing fish give you the best shot.
GDF 13 Icelantic Fly Tours
Thomas Bickerson guides for Icelandic Fly Tours and covers Iceland's species and seasons, the gear you need, and what a guided tour looks like. He also guides Belize.
Episode 13 - Reyr Gear - World's First Collapsible Fly Rods
Reyr Gear makes folding fly rods, and CFO Derek Roedel talks through the startup challenges the company still faces and the move toward plant based rods.
Episode 12 - Steve Rennalls, Brand Manager - Islander Reels
Steve Rennalls manages the Islander Reels brand and lays out where the company has come from, its goals for the next five years, and the new products on the way.
GDF 11 Wildwood Outfitters
Nick Delvecchio of Wildwood Outfitters describes his guide operation: the places his crew fishes and the door-to-door guest service he is proud of.
Episode 10 - Forest Rogers, CEO and Owner of Rock Treads Company
Forest Rogers, CEO and owner of Rock Treads Company, on the traction system for wading boots and why R&D has to happen before a product launches.
GDF 08: Kyle Shea PT 1
Kyle Shea introduces Bristol Adventures, the four Alaska lodges it operates, and what a guided fishing day with the crew at each lodge involves.
GDF 09: Kyle Shea PT 2
Kyle Shea of Bristol Adventures on the four Alaska lodges the company operates, the water each one guides, and why Alaska is such a strong fishery.
Kyle Shea of Kyle Shea Fly Fishing & Bristol Adventures
Kyle Shea of Kyle Shea Fly Fishing and Bristol Adventures on a lifelong guiding career, life in Alaska, and writing over 1500 fishing blogs himself.
GDF 07: Captain Tim O'Rourke of Montauk Point Fly Fishing
Captain Tim of Montauk Point fishing covers the albacore and striped bass seasons, the water he guides, and what guests can expect on a trip with his crew.
Episode 08 - Mariko Izumi
Growing up on a Canadian fishing TV set led to six seasons hosting her own travel show and, later, the Canadian distribution rights to the Fly Fishing Film Tour.
GDF 06: Captain Chad Bryson
Captain Chad Bryson of Chad Bryson Fishing on guiding Alaska one week and Patagonia the next, and what a guest can expect on a day with his crew.
Episode 07 - Chris Hanson of 3GEngagement
Search visibility decides which fly shop gets the booking. A digital strategist turned fly fisher on SEO, paid search, ambassador fit and online negativity.
GDF 05: Brian Niska of Skeena Spey
The Skeena season runs from March winter steelhead through early-November coho, with chinook in June and the classic steelhead peak in August and September.
Episode 06 - Brian Niska and Geoff Perioway - Perioway Rods
Brian Niska of Skeena Spey Lodge and Geoff Perioway of Perioway Rod company on rod technology, the Skeena river, and a long fishing friendship.
GDF 04: Max Yzaguirre of Montana Angling Company
Max Yzaguirre of Montana Angling Company on the prized local rivers he guides in Montana, the species available, and what a guest can expect on a trip.
Episode 05 - Andrew Weiner, Author "Down by the River"
Andrew Weiner, author of the fly fishing children's book Down by the River, on years in publishing and the long road from finished manuscript to print.