Interviews

https://wetflyswing.com/59 I sat down with Ed Engle to chat about fishing small flies on tailwaters throughout the year.  We talk about euro nymphing, weighted flies, fishing in Colorado and his experience going to Woodstock. Ed shares his tips on presenting the fly, the casts you need to know for dry flies, how to avoid spooking fish and why blue is a great color for winter fishing.  Ed Engle brings 20 years guiding, a perspective on Woodstock and how a 1 weight rod actually has a use for small flies and large trout.

Show Notes Links: https://wetflyswing.com/236 Garrett Lesko is on the podcast in episode 236 to talk about the most popular Euro Nymph Flies and how to tie them.  Garrett is one of the young all stars in the fly tying space and has a broad mix of patterns he covers.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/182 Shaun Hargrave shares the Boulder Boat Works story and how he came to own one of the unique polymer hulled drift boat designs on the water.  We talk a little about drift boat fly fishing but get more into some of the nerdy specs on boat design and history.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/140 I sat down with Domenick Swentosky to talk about traditional streamers and how he fishes his home waters out of Pennsylvania.  We get into the mono rig and how he crosses over between nymphing and streamers. Domenick shares the exact formula he uses when fishing a mono rig and why he loves a 4 weight rod and Maxima leader for the butt section of his mono rig.  A little bit euro, a little bit nymph and equal parts streamer and even a little dry.  Troutbitten now.  Click below and listen to the full conversation.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/150 Morten Valeur, the founder of Ahrex Hooks, is on to shed some light on how and why he started a new hook company and how they have emerged as one of the leaders in the world.

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/229 Sponsor: Sawyer Oars: https://wetflyswing.com/sawyer Sponsor: Stonefly: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Mike Schultz is on the podcast to share his best smallmouth bass fly fishing tips.  Mike now runs Schultz Outfitters, one of the big fly shops near the Heron River.  We also dig into some different strategies for different stream flows.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/255 Sponsor: Koffler Boats: https://wetflyswing.com/koffler Jeff Liskay breaks down switch rods for great lakes steelhead today on the podcast.  We find out what speed you should be swinging your fly and the story of how the spey revolution hit the great lakes.

https://wetflyswing.com/143 Pete Tyjas, the editor of Fly Culture Magazine, is on the share a perspective on fishing UK chalk streams and dry flies.  We find out how Pete is fishing for Atlantic Salmon now that he has put in some time for steelhead. We also hear about how he put together Fly Culture Magazine and why it's growing in the US.  Find out what the #1 four pieces of tackle were as noted in Fly Culture.

Show Notes: Bucky Buchstaber is on the podcast to break down how the Fly Fishing Collaborative is focused on battling sex trafficking through the building of hydroponic farms around the world.