the River Rambler

This week I’m chatting with Sam Sickles of Steelhead Outfitters. We go over how he got into steelhead with a college course, wrestling, exploring Oregon, how he started guiding, the Deschutes, Meiser rods, casting, steelhead conditions, trout fishing, and the fall of the greatest IPA. RIP Inversion.

On this week’s episode I’m talking to Duncan Gasiewicz and Billy Pfeiffer. We discuss how they got started fishing, their Jedi/Sith mentors, Montana’s trout, fishing vs. casting, flies and infinite fly tying material, bass, music, being on the same program, and quick little jam session.

This week I’m chatting with Dylan Tomine again. We talk all about his new book “Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession, and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman,” carp, the balance of conservation and entertainment, helicopters and hypocrisy, moments of grace, dinosaur gizzards, and the grueling world of audio book narration.

This week I’m talking to Brian Niska, of Skeena Spey Riverside Wilderness and Lodge. We talk about his start to fishing, combining American and Scandinavian styles, casterbation, chinook of the Skeena, whiffle golf, a positive outlook for steelhead, the history of the lodge, cycles of anticipation, and the best time to fish.

This week I’m talking with Larry Halyk. We get right into it with his life long interest in fishing, turkeys, biology, dam removal, starting spey, the Grand River, the advantages of dual citizenship, and language barriers.

For this episode I’m joined by Mark Velligan. Listen in as we talk fishing as a child, microbiology, Manhattans, starting spey, tarpon, trying to move to New Zealand, shad fishing, becoming cyborgs, kaiju pike, playing your friends, more tarpon, and goat portraits.

This week I got the chance to talk with Greg Pearson. We went over how he got started fishing with his grandfather, driving to Alaska and catching his first steelhead, placid animal attacks, repping fishing gear, Illustration, birding, painting, and of course, ladders.

I got the opportunity to speak with Tim Gelinus, of Farlex Reels, and great time. Such a great time in fact that we decided to have it twice and record it once. We discussed growing up fishing cutthroat, big families, raising kids, getting the steelhead bug, the excitement of teaching yourself, click and pawl reels […]

Welcome to the first episode of 2022. I’m joined by Ian Tattam of the ODFW. We get right into it with his first salmon and steelhead, schooling, the relationship between steelhead and beavers, tagging fish, river closings, ocean survival rates, smallmouth bass, and so much more.

Time to end the year right, with one more River Rambler episode. For the final episode of the year I’m talking with Topher Brown. We go over how he started spin fishing at 5, being a “Child of Graphite,” Quebec, steelhead vs Atlantic salmon, Scandinavian style fishing, canoes, bamboo, reels, Atlantic salmon populations, and we […]

This week you get to listen in as I talk to Matt Zinkgraf. We discuss fishing for blue gill as a kid, researching trees(Treesearch for those in the know), a love for creating including his first rod, the adaptability of the mini-lathe, the merging of scientific fields, reel design, the constant desire for more boats, […]