Episode 64 - Jonathan Farmer, Owner, Midnight Sun Custom Flies.
Jon Farmer on running Midnight Sun Custom Flies out of Alaska, designing flies, working with OPST, and what comes after COVID-19 for tiers.
Jon Farmer on running Midnight Sun Custom Flies out of Alaska, designing flies, working with OPST, and what comes after COVID-19 for tiers.
Five tiers, one streamer-only catalog, and a fly that shows up in nearly every order. How a northern California family turned a drift boat plan into a business.
Geoff Klane of Brackish Flies on tying, rod building and guiding in New England, plus the carp fishing that region is quietly good for.
Kate Watson on competitive Spey casting, the distances the top casters are reaching, her travel destination programs, and tying classic Spey patterns.
Umpqua's Russ Miller walks through the brand's long history, the troubles it overcame, and how new catalog flies get chosen by the world's best tiers.
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.