Icons, a web series from Swing the Fly, looks at the most influential figures in spey casting and swinging flies from North America and beyond in the 21st century. In this installment, we visit with Rich Simms, a lifelong steelheader and a founding member of the Washington-based Wild Steelhead Coalition.
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The Dog Days of Caddis
“What’s old, is new again.” Dan Gates dissects working caddis flies.
Episode 128 – Britt and Brian Davenport
This week I’m speaking with Britt and Brian Davenport. We discuss their starts to fishing, meeting in a chat room, cutthroat, delta wings and tying the fly of the year, fly tying as a creative outlet, bears, wilderness vs the city, dog talk, and their continuing journey towards steelhead.
Beautiful Bycatch
Often a dirty word, Ancans rethinks the undesirables.
Two Hand Hardware Kickstarts Collaboration To Fund Winchester Dam Removal
A unique partnership between Two Hand Hardware, The Steamboaters, Native Fish Society, Swing The Fly, James Samsel and RIchard Harrington to fund the removal of Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua.
Episode 127 – Matthew DeLorme
This week I’m joined again by Matthew DeLorme. We go into a deep dive about printmaking, including how he started work for Steve Duda’s new book, his time getting back to Fine Art, what goes into a woodcut and handprinting, the dangers of printing big, and we even remember to talk about fishing, including some […]
Survey Of Spey Lifetime Subscription Winner: Clay Holley
Meet the winner of the 2024 Survey Of Spey Life Time Subscription
Spey Nation 2024
with Spey Nation combining with Swing the Fly, the focus is on refining the mission while expanding the educational content of the full event. This year is just another step in the future growth of Spey Nation.
B.T.S & S.B.S: The Tricolor Dee
Learn when the Tricolor dee is the call, and how to tie it in-hand and on the vise.
Episode 126 – Stephen Duda
This week I’m talking with Steve Duda, author of “River Songs.” We discuss both his fishing and writing backgrounds, old pick-ups, Writers on the Fly, learning to dance, creating and creativity, dogs, Matthew DeLorme’s woodcuts, excerpts from “River Song,” and a great piece of advice, “When in Rome, write shit down.”
Into it. (Intuit)
“Habitually trusting that feeling that things will happen as they are intended provides a solid foundation for peace on the water and frankly, more fun.”
Percy’s Contribution to Fly Fishing Lore
How intergalactic happenings on the Deschutes may have inspired the space-age materials today’s rods are made of.