Interviews

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/225 Sponsor: OPST: https://wetflyswing.com/OPST Sponsor: Sawyer: https://wetflyswing.com/Sawyer Perk Perkins, the previous main man for Orvis Fly Fishing shares the story of how he and his family came to own and run one of the greatest fly fishing companies over the last 150+ years.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/colin We cover Atlantic salmon and Newfoundland with Colin Mckeown who produces one of the most prolific fly fishing shows in the world - The New FlyFisher. We get into a bunch of tips for A. salmon, find out what's next for the New Fly Fisher and what hooking an atlantic salmon feels like.  Colin talks about how he has built a 50k following on youtube and why he does what he does.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/27 I was finally able to sit down and have a conversation with Tim Rawlins from Line Speed Jedi dot com.  Tim has been documenting his spey casting journey on his youtube channel and website. Tim not only breaks out some amazing resources for those interested in spey casting but shares some crazy Alaskan stories from his time flying bush planes.  I'm excited to get into this one so let's jump in and get er done.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/249 Javier Guevara is here today to break down fly fishing Ecuador with a focus on Arapaima.  Javier also noted the Galapagos fishing trips they do in the ocean and beyond.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/258 David Brands from Coast Portland is on the podcast to share how he created one of the first LED Headlamps and led the way in knife technology.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/270 Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors The purpose of this episode is to raise your awareness about the Everglades in Florida issue - how our actions contribute to the problem and how restoring it would benefit us in the long run. More than 8 million people rely on the Everglades for drinking water. It supports multi-billion dollar economies of agriculture, recreation, and tourism in South Florida. The Everglades is home to two Native American tribes and contains a diverse array of habitats, ranging from coral reefs and brackish estuaries offshore to sawgrass prairies and cypress swamps inland.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/192 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: https://wetflyswing.com/anglers Scott Hogan, the lead man behind one of the best drift boat bottom coating companies in the business.  Scott describes how Wetlander is a super slick easy to apply product that will allow your boat to slide down the river bottom.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/239 Sponsor: Koffler Boats: https://wetflyswing.com/koffler Todd Hirano breaks down dry line summer steelhead fly fishing today with a step x step on Todd's home water in the upper Willamette River.  We find out when and where to fish dry flies for steelhead and a bunch of tips that'll help you swing one up this year.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/60 I had the pleasure of chatting with Jen Ripple, the editor of The Dun Magazine.  We talk about how Jen came to produce the largest fly fishing magazine for woman out there. We talk about getting into Tarpon in Mexico and a few tips that might allow you to DIY your way around.  Listen below and find out what a Tarpon feels like and get in the mindset to put together your first trip.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/206 Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: https://wetflyswing.com/anglers Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly I sat down with Louis Cahill from Gink and Gasoline who has been leading the way in the online fly fishing space for a long time now.  Louis shares the story of how they decided to start blogging every day and have not stopped since 2011.