Steve Haigh, host of the Destination Angler Podcast is here to share the why behind his fly fishing podcast. He shares his most downloaded episodes on the destination topics and the podcasts that he listens to. Find out how Steve got into podcasting and what he enjoys most about it.
We also talk about a couple of his past guests he’s had, his bucket-list guests (one of them will be on his show very soon), and what we can expect from the Destination Angler Podcast this year. Then there is Steve’s epic Yellowstone story, which is pretty funny and scary at the same time! You got to hear this one!
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The Destination Angler Show Notes with Steve Haigh
03:09 – The Destination Angler Podcast is now on show 55
05:12 – Evan Dowdy was the first guest at The Destination Angler podcast – listen to that episode here
10:08 – Indiana’s got some smallmouth bass (35 mins from where Steve lives) – Steve interviewed Chad Miller, a guide in Sugar Creek, Indiana
11:14 – Steve fishes for smallmouth on Sugar Creek during the summer
11:54 – Tim Landwehr was on Steve’s podcast – Tim was also on the podcast at WFS 273
12:15 – “The best smallmouth river you’ve never heard of” – The Menominee River
12:37 – Tim Landwehr used to fish with Dave Whitlock all the time – here’s that picture of Tim and Dave
13:18 – Dave Whitlock was on the podcast at WFS 160
13:39 – Joe Humphreys was also on the podcast at WFS 073
14:31 – Joe Humphreys was also on the Destination Angler podcast (two parts) – part 1 and part 2
16:38 – The 3 guests that Steve would want to have on his show before his podcast ends (if ever):
- Dave Whitlock
- Tom Rosenbauer
- Someone who doesn’t need to be famous – someone who lives, breaths, and eats fly fishing for a living
21:45 – Steve plans to fish the Henry’s Fork
21:56 – Brett High is the region 6 biologist for the state of Idaho – he was on Steve’s show last summer
22:45 – Steve did a show about Cache la Poudre River in Colorado with Joe McHugh
25:44 – Steve’s most popular show is when he talked about the Slough Creek with Max Yzaguirre
27:16 – Steve tells the story of when he organized a trip to Penn’s Creek and how difficult it was to fish that water – he had Jonas Price on the show, a funny guy who owns a fly shop there
28:24 – The Pere Marquette River with Chris Raines podcast – Steve went steelhead fishing with Chris
28:56 – The Rio Grande is a really great fishery
29:49 – Steve started out fishing for Carp in Toledo Ohio
31:12 – There’s a fly shop in Indianapolis called Fly Masters
37:10 – That episode about Penn’s Creek was picked up by Domenick Swentosky from Trout Bitten – Domenick was also on the podcast at WFS 140
38:41 – Steve listens to a lot of podcasts – see below for a list of his favorites
40:41 – Steve tells the story of his epic Yellowstone experience
48:40 – They go to the Driftless Area in Wisconsin for annual trout fishing
49:39 – Nelson Spring Creek coming up for Steve and the crew
50:39 – Steve gives an overview of what we can expect from the Destination Angler crew this year
51:56 – Jeff Perin was on Steve’s podcast where they talked about the lakes of Central Oregon – Jeff was also on the podcast at WFS 103
53:02 – Steve did a show about the Nipigon River in Canada
You can find Steve on Instagram @destinationanglerpodcast
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Resources Noted in the Show (Steve’s go-to podcasts)
- Wet Fly Swing
- Wade Out There
- Harvard Business Review Ideacast
- In the Seam
- Mill House
- The Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast
- Social Media Marketing
- How I Built This
- Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Related Podcast Episodes
WFS 273 – Sight Fishing for Smallmouth Bass with Tim Landwehr from Tight Lines Fly Fishing
WFS 160 – The Dave Whitlock Podcast – Terrestrials, White River, Passion
Orvis Fly Fishing with Tom Rosenbauer – Podcasting, Battenkill River (WFS 063)
Read the Full Podcast Transcript Below
The Destination Angler Conclusion with Steve Haigh
Steve Haigh, host of the Destination Angler Podcast, shared the why behind his fly fishing podcast. He shared his most downloaded episodes on the destination topics and the podcasts that he listens to. We found out how Steve got into podcasting and what he enjoys most about it.
We also talked about a couple of his past guests he’s had, his bucket-list guests, and what we can expect from the Destination Angler Podcast this year.
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