Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
Tad Murdock is working toward catching all 50 recognized salmonid species on the fly and has landed around 40 so far. Eight years into fly fishing after growing up bass fishing, Tad Murdock has learned species identification, regional travel planning, and how to adapt technique across wildly different water types.
Tad Murdock is a fly angler working toward catching all 50 recognized salmonid species, with around 40 landed so far.
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What does catching all 50 salmonid species involve?
There are 50 recognized salmonid species, and Tad Murdock set out to catch every one on the fly. Around 40 of the 50 are done, which leaves the harder and more remote species still ahead.
How long has Tad Murdock been fly fishing?
Tad Murdock is eight years into fly fishing, after growing up bass fishing. That short runway makes the roughly 40 salmonid species landed so far a matter of focused travel and study rather than a lifetime of accumulation.
What does a life-list goal teach an angler?
Chasing 50 salmonid species forces three skills: species identification, regional travel planning, and adapting technique across wildly different water types. Tad Murdock treats each of those as the real payoff of the hunt.
Key takeaways
- There are 50 recognized salmonid species, and Tad Murdock has landed around 40.
- Tad Murdock came to fly fishing eight years ago from a bass fishing background.
- Species identification is a core skill for any life-list angler.
- Different water types demand different technique, even for related species.
