Golden Dorado, Peacock Bass, Pacú, Bicuda and Wolf Fish Fly Fishing in the Amazon
Captain Rafael Costa guides the Iriri river in the Brazilian Amazon and talks tactics for Golden Dorado, Peacock Bass, Pacu, Bicuda and Wolf Fish.
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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
Comparing New Zealand and Western US Fly Fishing
Felix Borenstein, founder of New Zealand's Owen River Lodge, compares fishing the Western US with the pristine waters of New Zealand, and vice versa.
Fly Fishing for Albies or Albacore on the Fly
False albacore, striped bass and bluefish all move through Montauk on the fall run - a Montauk guide on what the migration brings, and what a freshwater angler needs to...
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...
Guiding Fly Fishing and Gliding Through Life
A Colorado guide explains the triple nymph rig he runs on the upper Colorado, the difference between live and dead mysis patterns, and how to wade a big freestone.
How the Water Changes Perspective when Fly Fishing
After fifteen years away from fishing, one Orvis class restarted everything: a Mayfly Project chapter, a move to Colorado, rowing school, and a first season guiding.
How to Rig Your Boat and Run The Aquarium on the Green River
Eleven seasons on the Green River out of Dutch John, distilled into flows, hatch timing, 14-foot leaders, foam-headed streamers and the safety gear that lives under a guide's seat.
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.
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 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.
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 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 # 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.
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.
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 # 20 Chris Willen, And all things musky.
Chris Willen, a musky guide with over ten years on the water, on line and leader setup, the figure 8, and catching musky in both lakes and rivers.
Guided EP # 19 Bruce Chard, Grand Slams All Day
A Florida Keys guide explains the taper decisions behind the Grand Slam line, why 50 feet is the cast that matters, and the picnic table analogy for setting on tarpon.
Guided EP # 18 George Daniel next level nymphing.
George Daniel, guide, educator, coach, author and former competition angler, on covering water effectively with euro nymphing and the guide tips behind it.