the River Rambler

This week I’m joined by John Shewey, Editor in Chief of American Fly Fishing. We had a great discussion about just about everything, including his first fly, chukar hunting, the importance of public lands, diversifying your work, the morality of fishing, the mysteries of hummingbirds, and how to kill a book.

It’s a new year and The River Rambler is back at it. I’m joined by Steven Bird this time around and we got to talking about The Soft Tackle Journal, DIY leaders, fishing with his Grandfather, the issue with hero shots, and being the “Bad-Boy” of fishing in the third grade.

I’m joined by Bob Clay of River Watch Rod’s this week. We had a great time discussing his introduction to steelhead, building a house, building rods, fishing and family, and the fun of bamboo.

This week I’m joined by James Millard to about OPST, how he started fishing, knee replacements, the difficulties of fishing and filming, and the powerful potential of fly fishing on TikTok.

I got a chance to speak with Dave Stewart, of the Wet Fly Swing podcast. We discussed the popularity of nymphing, 2020, dories and drift boats, and the sacred art of podcasting.

This week I got to talk with my friend Jeff Kennedy. We covered just about everything you can think of including, drawing flies, drift boats, gymnastics, studying art, and the effectiveness of visual aids in an audio format.

I got talk to Nick Pionessa for this weeks show. We talked about the moment he learned he wanted to fly fish, isolation versus the internet in fishing’s evolution, winters in New York, fly tying, and the joys of being your own boss.

I’m chatting with J. Michelle Swope this week. We hit up just about everything like how she started fishing, the joy of fish counts, guiding, drift boats, native fish society, how to collect dog fur, and highly trained attack burrows.

This week I virtually sit down with Dylan Tomine. This week had a great chat about guiding, writing, the goods and bads of pandemic living, the documentary “Artificial” and the cost of hatcheries, and the culinary versatility of salmon eggs.

This week I’m talking with Jason Roulfe. We talk about A River Runs Through It, Fly Fishing Journal, Writer’s on the Fly, Guiding, and Dading.

I’m back with Josh Mills this week. We talk about his fishing origin story, baseball, great fly tying materials, and pretzel covered bass.

River Rambler? I haven’t heard that name in a long time. The Rambler is back and I’m joined by Charles Gehr, new owner of Anderson Custom Rods. This time around we chat about how he got started fishing, the connections created by working around rivers, Anderson Custom Rods, conservation, and Irish Whiskey