The Upper Delaware and Fly Fishing with Emerger Flies
Joe Demalderis covers the Upper Delaware from the basics to deep emerger strategy, and the regional subtleties that set an angler up for success.
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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
Netting Tips so You Don't Lose the Big Trout, Bass, Musky, etc.
"Net the fish, net it! No! We almost had it." Christian Bacasa shares ways to improve landing skills so big trout, bass and musky end up in the net.
Fly Fishing For Oregon Bull Trout
Joel LaFollette, a sixth-generation Oregonian, on what Oregon offers fly anglers and how to target bull trout while preserving their presence.
Jesse Gardziel on Trophy Trout Chasing
Colorado Springs angler Jesse Gardziel researches his fisheries to find trophy trout on purpose. He explains how that research turns into big fish.
Trophy Trout Hunting - What Big Rapalas Tell You About Big Streamers
Two years of throwing six-inch plugs at stream trout taught this angler what triggers a trophy fish - and why big articulated streamers made instant sense when they arrived.
Protecting and Targeting The Big Brown Trout and Bass of The Ozarks
It takes four to six years to grow a 12-inch Ozark smallmouth. A longtime guide on the conservation math, and on the fly attitude and pauses that make big river...
Chad Brown a Veteran and Leader for Environmental Justice in Fly Fishing
A Navy veteran who found his way out of PTSD and homelessness through a river, then turned that recovery into a nonprofit putting veterans and youth on threatened water together.
Tim Camissa and Fly Tying for Everyone
The author of Fly Tying for Everyone on slender perdigons, trailing-shuck emergers, and the Icelandic lake where a nine-pound brown trout counts as a small one.
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.
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 91 - Dwight Jefferson - Skitchine Lodge
Dwight Jefferson, president of Skitchine Lodge near Kamloops BC, on wild Kamloops rainbow trout, stillwater fishing, and lodge memberships versus booking a trip.
Guided EP # 17 Naoto Aoki. Living on the dry fly.
Naoto Aoki, a Calgary-based guide known for the Bow River, on dry fly tactics for brown trout, double tapers, long leaders, and the role of timing.
Episode 81 - Trout Unlimited Critical Minerals Report Press Release.
Lithium, cobalt and uranium are about to be mined closer to home. Trout Unlimited mapped where those deposits sit against trout water and protected public land.
Guided EP # 12 Matt Mccannel, "The Stealthy Trout Hunter"
Colorado guide Matt McCannel on stealthy trout hunting tactics, the leader setup that makes it work, and the controversy over ladders on the Gunnison River.
Episode 63 - Trout Unlimited - Three Different Stories , One Goal.
Three Trout Unlimited projects: volunteers measuring burned-stream habitat, a reservoir bypass on the Colorado, and a mining town that made fishing its new economy.
Episode 60 - Montana Fishing Film Fest, "We Speak Trout"
One returned camera, one rented theater, and a tour that now runs 26 stops across seven states - built on films about people fishing close to home.
EP #6 Landon Mayer, "Crushing it every time"
Landon Mayer on stillwater fly fishing, the gear he uses for big trout in rivers and lakes, and the fight to protect wild browns in South Park.
Episode 57 - Todd Tanner, Owner School of Trout - "Conservation Hawks"
Todd Tanner of School of Trout on Conservation Hawks, his years as a guide and magazine writer, and speaking up on climate and conservation.
Episode 39 - Captain James Johnson - A Remote Call from the Naknek River in Alaska.
Naknek River rainbows eat streamers, mice and flesh flies and fight far above their length. Captain James Johnson on trout season, permit, and buying lodges.