Interviews

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/pat We hear the Pat Cohen story and how Pat went from a tattoo artist to one of the most popular fly tyers in the country.  Pat specializes in tying deer hair poppers.  He is also a smallmouth bass master and digs into some of his best bass tips today. Pat shares exactly how to tie a great bass popper including the best materials, tools and techniques.  We hear the story of getting the bug from his first top water catch and then quickly won rookie of the year in fly tying after just a few months.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/75 We get into some great tips as I pick the brain of Dan Johnston, a 30 year casting instructor with St. Croix Rods.  Time to nerd out a bit on rods and casting. Dan shares the most important part of the fly cast and why 10-2 isn't the the best analogy to use and some tips to avoid the dreaded tailing loop.  We also here about fiberglass rods and where there place is in fly fishing.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/04 Spey casting tips and fly fishing intention is covered in episode 04 of the Fly Fishing Podcast this week.   I had the pleasure of talking to Brian Chou who is a spey casting expert, spey line technician and all around cool guy. Brian has influenced some of the largest fly rod and fly line companies in the industry and nerds out on why he loves it all.  He provides a bunch of great tips, gets us thinking about fishing with intention and talks about the Soul River Runs Deep.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/128 I sat down with Tom Ski who has become a good online friend of mine and who talks about a life outdoors in fly fishing and now as an online free lancer for a number of companies including Yamaha. Find out about his plan to hike the Pacific Crest Trail while do fly tying videos on the road.  We dig into the business side of the outdoors and get into some tips and tricks about monetizing an outdoor business.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/232 We Dig into fly fishing for smallmouth bass with David Perry from the Southeastern fly fishing podcast.   David shares a couple of secret patterns, where to get the special materials for them and how you can find more fish today.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/200 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Sponsor: Turtlebox Audio: https://wetflyswing.com/turtleboc Today we celebrate the 200th episode of this podcast by celebrating Lefty Kreh who passed away just a few months after we launched the Wet Fly Swing Podcast.  Lefty is the most highlighted person in the history of fly fishing so very happy to celebrate with you here.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/117 John McMillan is on the podcast to talk about our northwest steelhead runs, the ups and downs of anadromous fish cycles and why he is optimistic about the current state of salmonids.  John has a skill for clarifying the issues and breaking down the basics of where we are at currently. There is no question this one will go down as one of the great podcast episodes and one of the first deep dives into some of the conservation topics related to steelhead.  The North Umpqua, Olympic Peninsula and Deschutes are all covered in this one. 

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/164 We also dig into the differences between Fly Lords and some of the print magazines that are leading right now.  We find out about the influence of Jared’s parents and how he manages the editing and process for a great online magazine.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/49 I had a chance to pick the brain of the Gary Lewis, TV Show host of Frontier Unlimited and author of a bunch of books and articles on fly fishing and hunting. We talk about the MacNab challenge, Hunt Tv, the Pursuit Channel and how he found himself on the cover of Salmon, Trout Steelheader and how that felt.  Lot's of good stuff as we mix it up again this week.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/214 Sponsor: Turtlebox Audio: https://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox Sponsor: OPST: https://wetflyswing.com/opst Amy Hazel is here to break down the Deschutes Angler fly shop and what you need to do now to prepare for your next trout fishing trip.  Amy shares some great tips for the salmon fly hatch and general trout in May, June and July.