Episode 139 – Mia Sheppard
This week I’m joined by Mia Sheppard. We talk about her fishing journey and some particular bad influences, Little Creek Outfitters and her own endeavor, Juniper River Adventures, cooking and avocado transport, working on a cookbook, rowing, parenting and guiding, and bringing back the Sandy River Spey Clave. Click here for more information on the […]
Episode 138 – Scott Baker-McGarva
This week I’m joined by Scott Baker-McGarva. We talk about growing up in BC, guiding on the Bow River, repping and the ever changing landscape of fly fishing products, the difficulties of teaching, mooching reels and chinook, his preferred rigs, dealing with aging eyes and so much more.
Episode 137 – Will Bush
For the first episode of the new year I’m talking with Will Bush. We discuss growing up fishing, getting into coho, dry lines, deep wading, Spey-o-rama’s humbling effects, lots of fly tying, brown water, and the sobering effects of jet boats.
Episode 136 – Duncan of Green Gables
Tis the season for a holiday treat and as such I’m joined by my friend Duncan Gasiewicz. We have a great chat about hanging out in the Grand Tetons as a kid, fly tying and deer hair, how great the producer is, competition casting and competing with yourself, visual learning, long lines, wartime correspondences, tailing […]
Episode 135 – Brian Styskal
This week I’m joined by Brian Styskal. We get to talking about his introduction to fly fishing with his grandfather on horseback, racecars, reels, rods, lines, and gear hoarding, learing and the value of video, ice dams and fish genetics, inefficients fun, and we even contemplate golf amongst so much more.
Episode 134 – Tom Larimer
This week I’m joined by Tom Larimer and we have a great discussion to help get our American listeners through their Thanksgiving gatherings. We discuss the fun of growing up in the midwest, exploring Oregon and it’s pronunciation, … Become a member of Swing the Fly To read this article and receive other special member-only […]
Episode 133 – Monte Clarke
This week I’m speaking with Monte Clarke. We discuss his family’s generations of adventure and growing up fly fishing, his surfing adventures and surfing in British Columbia, a bamboo obsession, hunting,and his experiences guiding on the Dean from boats to gear and bears.
Episode 132 – Kara Knight
This week I’m talking with Kara Knight. We discuss her fishing origins as an adventure guide on the west coast, the importance of a family atmosphere with guiding, competitive casting and her time in Sweden, having different fishing and casting rods, her more recent adventures in saltwater, the effects of competition on her fishing, and […]
Episode 131 – Zach Morris & Dalton Walker
This week I’m joined by Zach Morris and Dalton Walker. We discuss our recent mid-river meeting, some brief life stores, jumping from gear to fly fishing, the unforgiveable act of low-holing, being a farrier for arabian horses, a need for new gear, widening beer horizons, and deadly murder-beavers.
Episode 130 – Luke Kelly & Greg Fitz
The River Rambler is back from its September hiatus and I’m joined by Luke Kelly and Greg Fitz of Trout Unlimited. We start by talking about habitat restoration on the Olympic Peninsula, the cold water connection campaign, the importance and restoration of old growth log jams in rivers. We also discuss Luke’s childhood spent fishing, […]
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.
