WFS 102 – Fly Fishing for Carp with Kevin Morlock – Beaver Island Lake, Casting Tips, Flats Fishing

October 15, 2019

Kevin Morlock breaks down carp fly fishing in the Beaver Island Lake area. Lots of great tips for carp fishing regardless of your area including how to deal with the wind, why a loop not is key and why carp hate the plop.

Carp fishing in this area is every bit of the flats fishing experience and cast for cast better than permit. We talk about the gear you need to get started and why you might have a chance for a 35 pounder.

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Show Notes with Kevin Morlock

06:40 – The Orvis shop in Baldwin was one of the first shops that Kevin worked out of and helped him to get his start in the business.

30:20 – Kevin describes the difference between mudding and tailing carp.

41:00 – We hear about the analogy between water temperature for carp and air temperature for humans. How would you do without a shirt in 40 degree temps.

41:50 – The Carp Are Gamefish by George Von Shrader is a great resource if you can get your hands on it.

43:20 – Kirk Deeter – The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing for Carp is another great resource.

45:30 – We talk about Fly Girls.ws and the importance of mentors. Kevin lists a few additional people here.

47:20 – Spey Rod Outfitter and Guide Service – Walt Grau is a good friend of Kevin’s and guides for salmon and steelhead.

50:10 – The Goby fly patterns are the best for Carp. You can find the pattern in the fly section. The carp breakfast is a goto fly as well. All of these are focused for northern great lakes.

53:10 – You can check out a few other of Morlock’s pattern here.

1:02:20 – Flip Pallott was on the podcast in this episode 70 where he talked about Hells Bay Boats. Kevin’s boat of choice is a little different and talks about how he uses his and the effect of wind.

1:05:18 – ThirdCoastFly.com has some great information with years of great information.

1:07:00 – Steve Martinez is another guide Kevin works with down south. They’ll be guiding again this year for redfish and Kevin notes that carp skills transfer over perfectly for redfish.

1:08:57 – Here is one of our past redfish episodes with Paul Puckett.

1:09:30 – I note John McCloskey and the Alaska and Georgia mix. John was on in episode 89 and broke down trout spey.

You can find Kevin at IndigoGuideService.com.

Fly Fishing for Carp Resources Noted in the Show

Carp are Gamefish by George Von Schrader

Videos with Kevin Morlock

Amazing Fly Fishing Carp Action!

Morlock’s Carp Breakfast

Fly Fishing for Carp Conclusion with Kevin Morlock

Kevin Morlock from Indigo Guide Service goes deep into fly fishing for carp with a focus on Beaver Island Lake. Find out when to go for them and what a spawning carp looks like. Crystal clear water takes much of the guess work out of it.

Find out which boat Kevin uses and which 4 fly rods he always has on the boat.

WFS 101 – The Flyfishing and Tying Journal with Craig Schuhmann – Giant Rainbow Trout, Klamath Falls, Williamson River, Frank Amato

By Dave -

October 8, 2019

Craig Schuhmann breaks down the Williamson River and the Klamath Falls area including how he became a guide in one of the best rainbow trout stillwater fisheries in the west. Big time bows and big time tips from one of the good guys in fly fishing today on the Wet Fly Swing Podcast.

We also hear about how Craig became the editor of the FlyFishing and Tying Journal, hear about Frank Amato and his publishing company including Salmon Trout Steelheader magazine. Find out which is the top of the 40 Top American Trout Flies. This was another fun one!

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Show Notes with Craig Schuhmann

03:08 – Craig noted George Mackey who was a friend of his dad’s in Oregon and Washington.

10:00 – The Lonesome Duck is one of the first shops that gave Craig a guiding position.

14:00 – Fishing Oregon by Moon Outdoors and written by Craig Schuhman. This was the first real thing Craig had ever done. This got him into selling his stuff to some of the fly fishing magazines.

15:00 – Dave Klausmeyer really helped Craig with his writing by being a hard ass editor for Fly Tyer Magazine.

20:00 – We talked about Gary Lewis who is one of the only full time writers for the journal and also someone I had on the podcast in episode 49.

23:20 – Rob Crandal was also the editor before Craig and was on the podcast in episode 62 to talk about steelhead.

24:40 – 40 Great American Trout Flies was another book that Craig wrote prior to becoming the editor of FTJ.

26:30 – Salmon, Trout Steelheader is the other big magazine that Frank Amato publishes.

31:30 – Brian Silvies fly is the edible emerger. Brian guides on the Deschutes and other local.

32:15 – I talk about the missing link by Mike Mercer who was on the podcast. This missing link is freakin killer.

35:50 – Mike McCafferty wrote the Royal Wulff Murders.

41:00 – Fly Fisherman magazine is one of the other big tips and trips magazines.

52:00 – Denny Rickards Seal Bugger is the goto pattern. Denny was on the podcast in episode 64.

58:00 – Robert Behnky wrote Trout and Salmon of North America. We note this as we talk about how similar these rainbows are to steelhead and in fact were probably mostly steelhead historically.

1:08:00 – The book 50 Woman Who Fish including Mia who was on the podcast in episode 76 here.

1:18:50 – Dave Hughes book Wet Flies has a chapter on Polly Rosborough and Tying and Fishing Fuzzy Nymphs is Polly’s book. Both are two good resources for Klamath Falls.

1:23:20 – We talk about the new Quentin Tarantino movie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

You can find Craig at the Ftjangler.com. or at GuidedWatersAngling.com. You can all goto ftjeditor@amatobooks.com for another great way to connect with Craig and the crew!

Resources Noted in the Show

Fishing Oregon by Moon Outdoors and written by Craig Schuhman

Royal Wulff Murders by Mike McCafferty

Trout and Salmon of North America by Robert Behnky

Videos Noted in the Show

Silvey’s Edible Emerger

Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Conclusion with Craig Schuhman

Craig breaks down the Williamson River in Southern Oregon and the gear and tips you need to catch a trophy rainbow trout. We hear about the FlyFishing and Tying Journal and Frank Amato, the man behind many fly fishing books from around the country.

If you don’t get a great tip for rainbows or if I missed anything please leave a comment below.

WFS 099 – The Global FlyFisher with Martin Joergensen – Sea Trout, Denmark, Fly Tying, Sea-Run Brown Trout

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September 24, 2019

I finally sat down and talked to Martin Joergensen, the man behind the Global Fly Fisher. We talk about Sea Trout in Denmark, how they differ from South American Brown Trout and how to catch fish in this unique fishery.

Martin shares with us the impact of being diagnosed with MS and how it has impacted his fishing and life. Take home message from Martin is to go fishing now while you can. Don’t wait because none of us really know how long this long strange trip will last.

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Show Notes with Martin Joergensen

11:00 – Steve Schweitzer is a great fly tyer and one of the guys who helped to start the Global FlyFisher. Here’s a podcast with Steve on Ask About Fly Fishing.

20:30 – Chris Helm is another great fly tyer Martin noted in the podcast. Here’s a short fly tying video by Chris Helm on working with Deer Hair.

21:25 – Landing Fish the Right Way is an article I published for the Global FlyFisher back in 2015. We talk about how Martin helps people publish articles on his site.

24:40 – The Fly Fish Journal was a great show back in episode 38.

35:50 – Dave McCoy was on from Emerald Waters Anglers and covered Searun Cutthroat fishing. Click here to listen to episode 77.

51:00 – Here is the editors pick search for Sea Trout.

54:30 – Springtime in Bornholm was noted as an editors pick. Lots of great pics and step x step tips to put this together.

56:40 – The Night Dancer is a great fly tied and connected to the Global FlyFisher.

1:00:15 – The first set up is the most popular article on the Global Fly Fisher. Here’s a link to the First Setup Article.

1:11:00 – Two great fly patterns for Sea Trout that are similar to a wooly bugger and extremely efficient patterns that will catch everything.

1:16:30 – FishBase.se is a great resource that will tell you details about every fish around the world.

You can reach Martin at the GlobalFlyFisher.com.

Videos Noted in the Show

The Night Dancer tied via Piscator Flies

Earth, Wind and Fire

Photos of our Guest – Martin Joergensen

Conclusion with Martin

Martin Joergensen from the Global FlyFisher is my guest today on the podcast. He explains how to catch Sea-Trout in northern Europe of of the coast. We also go into the resources that is the GlobalFlyFisher.com.

Fly Fishing Founders – The Grey Drake with Dan Gates – Steelhead, Trout Spey, Utah, Fly Wallets

By Dave -

September 19, 2019

Dan Gates shares his unique fly fishing company, The Grey Drake. We hear how Dan is giving back and producing products locally in a sustainable fashion. We talk about the wet fly swing, the Platte River Spider and other great wet flies.

We also get into a little on trout spey, Idaho and of course steelhead fishing. Dan is a self proclaimed nerd for vintage fishing tackle so get ready for another great throwback episode.

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Show Notes with Dan Gates

04:30 – Dan worked for BackCountry.com as a seasonal worker. He worked his way up the ladder over a period of 8 years.

08:00 – The Fly Fishing Film Tour along with new magazines made fly fishing cool again. This was a second push after the 1990’s with A River Runs Through It.

09:10 – Joan Wulff was on the Anchored podcast with April Vokey. I also interviewed Joan Wulff as well and you can listen here when it’s live.

11:40 – Sylvester Nemes was a big influence for Dan. Syl Nemes had a couple of great books including this one: The Soft-Hackled Fly: and Tiny Soft Hackles: A Trout Fisherman’s Guide

18:40 – The proceeds from the sticker “No body cares that your a guide” were sent to Wild Steelheaders United.

22:50 – Deli Fresh Design and The Grey Drake are our two current sponsors for the podcast.

23:30 – Matt Codina Leather was noted here and is theee guy who sewes the leather wallets. Find Matt on Instagram here.

27:00 – I note the Oregon Country Fair which is the biggest hippie event in Oregon.

34:30 – John McCloskey was on the podcast to cover Trout spey.

36:20 – The Platte River Spider is a great wet fly Dan uses along with a Partridge and Orange.

40:00 – Swing the Fly magazine is a great resource for some trout spey as well.

You can find Dan at TheGreyDrake.com.

Resources Noted in the Show

The Soft-Hackled Fly: and Tiny Soft Hackles: A Trout Fisherman’s Guide

Videos Noted in the Show

Matt Codina Hybrid Corn

Ernest Tubb

The Platte River Spider

Conclusion with Dan Gates

Dan Gates shares his story and how The Grey Drake came to be. We get into steelheead fishing, the OP, conservation and atlantic salmon.

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WFS 098 – Tom Sadler on AFFTA and IFTD – Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, Brook Trout, Shenandoah Valley

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September 17, 2019

Tom Sadler digs into the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) and the International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) Show plus his interesting background in fly fishing and conservation. AFFTA represents guides, outfitters, retailers, reps and more.

We talk about how AFFTA can help small fly fishing companies and a good way to think about building a successful company. I’ll be heading to my first IFTD event so if you are going please look me up and say hey.

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Show Notes with Tom Sadler

07:30 – Cameron Mortenson was on in episode 88 and recommended the 7′ fiberglass rod from Eagle Claw as a great deal. You can grab the Eagle Claw here.

08:50 – Tom talks about his upcoming Jerry Kustich Rod from Sweetgrass Rods

10:30 – We talked about the Patagonia Tenkara rods and how Yvon Chouinard is pushing Tenkara.

11:45 – The Tenkara episode with Lou Tang.

16:50 – We talk about Silent Spring and the impacts from environmental degradation.

43:00 – Marty Sheppard broke down spey lines and really simplified it in episode 76.

48:00 – I noted John Gierach episode and his connection to tenkara. Find out why John doesn’t have a connection to tenkara in this episode.

51:50 – Tenkara Tenuki was on the podcast in episode 39.

53:30 – Mossy Creek Fly Fishing is the local shop Tom guides out of in the Shenandoah Valley.

1:04:55 – The Middle River Group is Tom’s holding company for his consulting business. Tom focuses on conservation, fishing, politics.

1:07:30 – American Salt Water Guides Association is dealing with Stripers.

1:16:55 – Jim Range was a good friend and an unsung hero of conservation. Here’s a link to a tribute to Jim Range.

1:20:10 – Here’s the link to the great Rachel Finn episode where she talked about smoking cigars, and making a life as a guide.

1:25:44 – Hacks on Taps is a podcast that covers the politics.

The Outdoor Writers Association covers more than just writing.

You can find Tom Sadler at TheMiddleRiverGroup.com.

Videos Noted in the Show

Rolling Stones Music Summary Video

Patagonia Presents Unbroken Ground

Conclusion with Tom Sadler

This episode isn’t your average show where we go deep into tips and tricks (although we do get into fishing). A bulk of the episode is a discussion on AFFTA and IFTD with a focus on helping small fly fishing companies.

WFS 097 – Jetty Fishing with Brian Marz – Fly Fishing, Lingcod, Rockfish, Oregon

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September 10, 2019

Brian Marz shares some killer tips and resources for your next lingcod or rockfish trip on the fly. We go in deep on the tides, how to stay safe and where to fish at the right time to have the best chance to find fish.

Much of the content is focused on fishing the Oregon Coast jetty but there are a ton of resources that will apply to other species and areas including the best Orvis gear to get you going.

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Jetty Fishing Show Notes with Brian Marz

04:26 – The Caddis Fly Shop had a person back in the day who covered jetty fishing. Here’s a link to some flies for Lingcod.

05:00 – The McKenzie Angler was the old shop Brian worked out of.

10:55 – Scott Baker McGarva was on the podcast in episode 17.

16:30 – Jay Nicholas was on the podcast in episode 3 and also has a great lingcod fly tying video.

34:45 – We talk about a great resource for tides at tides.mobilegeographics.com.

38:30 – Pacific City Fly Fishing is the local shop that is doing trips out of Pacific City for Rockfish and lingcod.

44:50 – The John Shewey book: Northwest Fly Fishing: Trout and Beyond

45:30 – Here’s a link to some of Brian’s videos.

46:30 – The Salt 6 Orvis Rod

47:30 – The best line is the Depth Charge by Orvis

52:10 – A stripping basket is key. Here’s a great one by Orvis.

58:50 – The Hydro SL Reel is a quality reel for salt

64:15 – The Boga Grip is a nice tool that can be a big help at landing fish. You can grab a Boga Grip here. Brian explains how he uses it when preparing to land a fish.

1:11:30 – The Orvis Mission Spey Series should be out soon and will include Rods and new lines.

You can reach Brian Marz at FlyFishingOregonBlog.com.

Jetty Fishing Resources Noted in the Show

Tides.MobileGeographics.com as noted in the show

The Orvis Depth Charge Line

The Boga Grip

Jetty Fishing Videos Noted in the Show

The Lingcod Baby Critter by Jay Nicholas

Oregon Coast Fly Fishing with Brian Marz

Jetty Fishing Conclusion with Brian Marz

That was a great episode on fly fishing the Oregon Coast on the Jetty for lingcod and rockfish. The tips Brian shares hear should get you out and ready to catch some nice fish off of the Jetty.

WFS 096 – Streamers with Gunnar Brammer – Smallmouth Bass, Pike Fly Fishing, Predators, Kelly Galloup, St. Louis River

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September 3, 2019

Gunnar Brammer shares his best tips on pike fly fishing, tying streamers, his connection with Kelly Galloup and a boat load more of great tips. We hear about the Sculp Daddy, Kill Whitey and other huge flies that are ultra effective and based on the forage base.

Find out how to fish the St. Louis River, how to set hooks with streams for smallmouth, trout and pike. Tons of great videos, books and resources to help you get your streamer game going today.

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Show Notes with Gunnar Brammer

10:50 – Kelly Galloup was on the podcast in episode 52 and went deep into streamers and the history. As you’ll here today, Kelly is one of Gunnar’s biggest mentors so no surprise on streamers here.

13:50 – Here is the Dirty Water Strippin Video where Gunnar shows us how to pick up browns next to the bank while stripping big flies at a ridiculous rate. Watch this if you haven’t stripped streamers.

Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout was one book that got Gunnar started in the streamer game.

18:20 – John McClure’s Kill Whitey was noted here. We talk about how bass will take a huge pike fly and a diverse array of flies.

21:10 – The Triple Sculp Daddy is based on the forage base in his home river.

27:45 – Kelly Galloup’s Streamers on Steroids video helped to make it all click for Gunnar. Here is the trailer for that video.

28:00 – Brian Wise is on youtube and can be found at Fly Fishing the Ozarks. He was another big mentor for Gunnar.

28:10 – The Infinate Fly Principle Video is a way to formulate an infinite number of recipes.

29:10 – Here’s how to stack hair without a tool from Gunnar. There are a bunch of other great tips in this video.

29:50 – Bob Popovics was another huge mentor for Gunnar and his book Fleye Design was another big influence. Here’s a link to Popovics book.

33:00 – Fish of the Great Lakes Region is a resource that will help you tie and fish the right flies for the forage.

40:20 – The Keeled Jerk is the most popular video on Gunnar’s youtube channel.

41:26 – The Tie Like a Pro Fly Tying series can be found here on youtube.

45:20 – Niklaus Bauer is a huge pike influencer in europe. This is where the jerk series by Gunnar first was inspired.

56:55 – The Meat Market Flies episode and a discussion on niching down in the fly fishing space. Gunnar is all streamers all the time similar to Meat Market.

1:01:50 – Bob Popovics Hollow Fleye can be viewed via Franken Fly here.

1:02:10 – Pat Cohen’s DVD’s are another great resource noted and can help you tie with deer hair among other topics.

1:17:10 – I noted the Gary Borger episode and how it’s similar to Gunnar fishing streamers.

1:19:26 – We talk about the RIO Outbound Short Fly line.

1:26:15 – The Dan Johnston episode where he broke out some tips on single hand casting.

1:32:20 – The Hareline App allows you to fish out your order and send it directly to your local fly shop.

You can find Gunnar at StreamersByGunnar.com.

Resources Noted in the Show

Fleye Design: Techniques, Insights by Bob Popovics

Fish of the Great Lakes Region

Videos Noted in the Show

Dirty Water Strippin with Gunnar

How to Stack Hair without a Tool

The Infinite Fly Principle Video

Conclusion with Gunnar Brammer

Gunnar goes deep into a bunch of resources for tying and fishing streams including a new product he might have ready this year. Find out about the Jerk series of flies, how a 14 inch fly works effectively and what you can do to get started hitting fish off the bank.

WFS 095 – Fly Fishers International with Len Zickler – Mel Krieger, Casting Awards, Learning Center, Orvis, PHWFF, Dire Straits

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August 27, 2019

Len Zickler, the CEO of Fly Fishers International is on the podcast to tell their story and how you can connect with an amazing resource. Whether it’s fly tying, casting or conservation, FFI is all in on helping you become a better angler and conservationist.

Find out about the Fly Tying Skills Award Program and other activities that are helping to engage people in fly fishing. Len talks about his grandfather and the fly rod that planted the seed.

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Show Notes with Len Zickler

06:30 – The Clearwater Orvis fly rod outfit was the first solid intro outfit that Len picked up when he got started.

07:08 – The “movie” comes up here. Here’s another random link.

07:20 – Dec Hogan was hosting a trip to a private lake and helped Len get started. Dec was on the podcast in episode 20.

19:30 – Mel Krieger was one of Len’s mentors. Len talks about how Mel came up with the casting certification. Here’s a video with Mel providing some casting tips.

23:00 – I noted that Joan Wulff is going to be on the show soon. Here’s a placeholder to note the Joan Wulff podcast.

25:00 – Len talks about the difference between Trout Unlimited and FFI. FFI is set apart because they cover all species around the world.

27:45 – Jeff Courier was on the podcast and talked about his 400 fly caught species. Indonesia for example, is a strong part of the FFI community.

30:20 – Project Healing Waters is a partner of FFI and is all about helping veterans get healthy through fly fishing. I interviewed PHWFF back in episode 50.

33:30 – The Fly Tying Skills Award Program and now the Fly Casting Skills Award Program are very popular processes that help people to stay active and take it to the next level.

38:00 – The FFI magazine can be found at the Fly Fishing Show or any of the regional events around the country, including the Expo in Bozeman.

44:00 – The Anthem video was produced out of Bozeman. This video explains who FFI is and where they want to go.

50:50 – The Learning Center is a great resource for anglers and are not as well known.

52:50 – TFO and Echo have done a good job finding a mid range and affordable fly rod. Sage has now created a wider range package as well.

58:50 – We talk about Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Here is a great VHI Documentary series on youtube.

60:15 – Mike Mercer created the Missing Link fly pattern. Here’s the episode with Mike Mercer and I tell my Missing Link story.

You can reach Len at FlyFishersInternational.com

Resources Noted in the Show

Orvis Clearwater Outfit

Videos Noted in the Show

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Here’s the VHI Video Documentary

Dire Straits Sultans of Swing

Conclusion with Len Zickler

Len Zickler does a great job providing some tips on how to take advantage of the Fly Fishers International and talks about how they are trying to change makeup of the orginizaion. Getting away from the “old white guy” syndrome.

WFS 094 – Fly Fishing and Fly Tying with Shawn Holsinger – Stoneflies, Euro Nymphs, Holsinger’s Fly Shop, Little Juniata River (WFS094)

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August 20, 2019

Shawn Holsinger from Holsinger’s Fly Shop gets into some fly fishing and fly tying tips with a focus on his local streams including the Little Juniata River. We get into Euro Nymphs, stone flies and the Holsinger story.

Shawn shares some euro nymphing tips, how to get more efficient and his rule of thumb on proportions. FYI – It’s pretty much half of what you think it’ll be. Shawn stresses technique in fly tying over just copying the pattern.

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Show Notes with Shawn Holsinger

08:10 – Here is one of the Euro Nymphing podcasts with Devin Olson.

08:30 – The Beach Body Stone and Hot Spot Stone are two good Euro Nymphing stoneflies.

17:00 – The Bugs and Beards Podcast is hosted by Shawn where they talk fly tying.

19:00 – The Pocket Guide to Pennsylvania Hatches by Charlie Mack and Trout Boomer and the Little J, by Bill Anderson plus the book “Fly Fishing the Little Juniata River are all recommended.

25:10 – The Waltz Worm is a simple and effective pattern along with thread body flies.

27:30 – Shawn has a bunch great youtube tying tutorials, but he recommends the Turd Stone and hot spot stone.

33:00 – Kelly Galloup was on in this podcast and has some great videos on fly tying consistency.

34:10 – Josh Miller and Gordon Vanderpoole are two big influences for Shawn.

41:20 – Rick Hafele was on the podcast in episode 037 and noted that you should have a nice selection of 16 to #20’s.

46:10 – Joe Humphries was on the podcast episode 73 and talked about the importance of breaking your wrist while camping.

47:30 – The Drake Cast episode #54 and a note on competition fly fishing.

589:30 – Tim Cammisa from Trout and Feather, Tim Flagler from Tight Line Video, Jim Misiura, and Fly Fish Food are all people that were noted by Shawn as good resources for fly tying.

1:02:40- The Renzetti Traveler is the goto vice.

You can find Shawn at Holsingers fly shop or on youtube here.

Resources Noted in the Show

Bugs and Beards Podcast

The Pocket Guide to Pennsylvania Hatches

Trout Boomer and the Little J.

Renzetti Traveler Vice

Music Highlight in this Episode

Alabama – 40 Hour Week

Videos Noted in the Show

The Turd Stone – Tied by Shawn Holsinger

hot spot stone – Tied by Shawn Holsinger

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Conclusion with Shawn Holsinger

Shawn Holsinger shares some great insight and tips in this episode including his turd stone, the hot spot stone and how to improve your fly tying game this year. He makes a great point to get out and meet new people if you want to take it to the next level.

How to Catch Tiger Musky with Bill Spicer – The New Fly Fisher (WFS 093)

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August 13, 2019

Bill Spicer host of The New Fly Fisher breaks down musky fishing and some great tips to get you into a chance for a big fish. We talk about the best lakes to target musky, the gear you need to have a chance and how to revive a tired fish.

Bill describes the biggest difference between pike and musky, why he uses marker buoys and how a musky can melt a stainless steel hook. Lots of good stuff including where to go for more resources to hook some musky.

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Tiger Musky Show Notes with Bill Spicer

08:20 – Bill has been part of The New Fly Fisher as a host for a number of years now. Bill tells us how he was lucky and in the right place.

10:15 – Mark Melnyk and Phil Rowley are both part of The New Fly Fisher. Phil Rowley was on in a past episode and it was a very good show.

13:30 – Colin McKeown was on the podcast and talked about atlantic salmon.

14:25 – Lake of the Woods and Lake Nipising are two of the goto lakes for Musky if you could go anywhere.

18:30 – The RIO musky pike taper is a goto line that Bill uses. He feels it’s one of the best lines on the market.

19:30 – Bite wire from RIO is a key for keeping fish on your line and avoids leaving a hook in a musky mouth.

20:50 – Check out the Crow Rock Lodge video which breaks out the figure 8 and musky. This is a good video that shows how todo the figure 8 with fish.

42:14 – Andy Pappas was one of the big guides that helped Bill with Musky.

44:00 – Francisco Vilches was a big South American guide with Huillin Fly Fishing.

50:00 – Jim Saric’s Musky Hunter is a good resource along with the Ugly Pike Podcast as well as Muskies Canada.

54:46 – The best temperatures are between 55 and 72 degrees. Leave a comment if you have the perfect temperature for musky.

1:01:10 – Here are a list of some good musky videos.

1:06:00 – Erick Clapton and Chet Atkins are both big influences for Bill.

You can find Bill at The New Fly Fisher on Youtube.

Tiger Musky Resources Noted in the Show

A few of the products that Bill notes in the show:

RIO InTouch Pike/Musky Fly Line

RIO Wire Bite Tippet

Tiger Muskie Videos Noted in the Show

Musky on the Fly

Huillin Fly Fishing in Patagonia

Chet Atkins – Black Mountain Rag

Eric Clapton – I Shot the Sheriff

Tiger Musky Conclusion

Bill Spicer breaks out some great tips including where the New Fly Fisher has taken him over the last 17 years. We find out why synthetics are better for tying, why a wide gap hook is best, why you need a carbonated beverage to save fish, and the bigger difference between pike and musky.

Click below to listen to the Fly Fishing for Carp Podcast with Kevin Morlock:

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Click below to listen to the Craig Schuhmann Interview:

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Click below to listen to the Martin Joergensen Interview:

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Click below to listen to the Dan Gates Interview:

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Click below to listen to the Tom Sadler Interview:

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Click below and listen to Jetty Fishing with Brian Marz:

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Click below to listen to the Gunnar Brammer Interview:

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Click below to listen to the Len Zickler Podcast:

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Click below to listen to the Shawn Holsinger Interview:

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Click below to listen to the Tiger Musky Podcast with Bill Spicer:

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