Episode 129 – Peter Harrison-Edge
This week I’m joined by Peter Harrison-Edge. We get straight to important discussions about smart mouthing, and then get to slightly more serious topics like his intro to fishing through Canadian television, building rods, learning from the pros, builidng a boat, canoe camp, the secret of accents, and be picked by the steelhead.
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.
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 […]
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.”
Episode 125 – Jake Crawford
This week i’m joined by Jake Crawford of The Steamboaters and Fly Water Travel. We discuss his start to fishing, catching his first steelhead, being a River Steward for Native Fish Society, his time in South America and learnin… Become a member of Swing the Fly To read this article and receive other special member-only […]
Episode 124 – Travis Johnson
This week I’m joined by Travis Johnson of All Waters Angling. We talk about fishing with his dad, wrestling, guiding, his change to competitive casting and becoming world champion, the American Casting Association, his favorite rods, Alaska, instruction via Instagram, evening caddis fishing, his Frigate line of rods, loving insults, and the fun of things […]
Episode 123 – Klamath Dam Removal
This week we continue our dam talk with Brian Johnson and Shane Anderson and we discuss the active removal of multiple dams on the Klamath River. We go over how it all got started, the speed at which both it is happening and the environment is recovering, some of the complications that have occurred, some […]
Episode 122 – The Winchester Dam pt. 2
This week I’m visited by Kirk Blaine & Jim McCarthy again as we discuss the continuing effort to get the Winchester Dam removed from the Umpqua River. We discuss the unfinished repairs and it’s added danger to the dam, the State’s seriousness and proposed action, the many violations the dam’s owners face, the lack of […]
Episode 121 – Frank Day
This week I’m speaking with Frank Day and we talk about his fascination with nature from childhood, the many wonders of sculpin, his time in Japan, guiding, gyotaku prints, moody fish, the Alaskan tundra, fish camouflage, sonar, evolutionary adaptations, and so much more.
Episode 120 – Michael Papais
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-120-michael-papais–59601556 This week I’m talking with Michael Papais. We have a great chat about family camping trips, Great Lake small mouth, information overload in spey, tying in hand and materials, beer, kids, winter water, knots, moderating the Spey Pages, and so much more.
Episode 119 – David N Mcllvaney
This week I’m speaking with David Mcllvaney. We had a great discussion about Prime Ministers and canoes, aesthetic stimulation, working in Southeast Asia, cabin life and Mexico, discovering fly fishing at 50, Iceland, writing, squirrels and muskies, super tasters, and rodent viking funerals.
Episode 118 – Wes Telyea
Today I’m talking with Wes Telyea of Snoqualmie Rod Company and we have a fantastic and broad conversation. We talk about him fishing as a kid and his grandfather, rod building, being a part of an ecosystem, cougars(not that kind), career changes, recreating the X-Files with your niece, and so much more.