Sagebrush Wisdom

In this Episode I sit down and talk with Amadeo Bachar. He is a painter and artist who portrays often realistic paintings of fish, both in profile and in action, that have captured the fishing community. We talk about inspiration, capturing the magic of realism, what the ocean means to him, how we can help protect this ocean we love in a lasting way and much more. Amadeo travels to many fishing sh...

In this episode, my good friend Jack sits down to talk about his love and passion for fishing, but also a day where things went terribly wrong on a boat. We talk about how this day impacted him and changed him. Jack is full of excitement and energy, one of my favorite friends to nerd out about fishing. He has fished his whole life, worked on a commercial boat fishing for tuna, caught tons of beaut...

In this episode, I talk with Faith Beyer, RN and podcast host of Radiant Health Outdoors as we talk about the connection between health and wellness and it's connection to hunting and fishing. Faith herself fishes offshore out of SoCal and loves eating fresh fish. We talk about the health benefits of living life in the outdoors and much more!

In this episode Ira Waldman and I talk about his journey into Saltwater bass fishing from his early obsession with small and largemouth bass in the Pacific Northwest. Ira is an established videographer here in Southern California, with years of experience working in the social media space for the fishing industry. We talk about how social media impacts fishing in both in positive and negative ways...

While hunting and fishing provide a life changing opportunity for most. Our bodies and our minds, are truly the foundation for who we are, and what we are able to do. Especially as we get older, it becomes more important we live a life we are proud of day after day, but that takes sacrifice and a lot of work. I am captivated by the resilience of a body builder, because your body cannot lie. What a...

Matt Lee - Filmer and content creator, former guide at one of the biggest hunting outfitters in the western states, with experience beyond his years, he now films and shares stories for Hushin. He lives a passionate life in all aspects, in his work and free time. He believes that a rising tide lifts all ships, and your passion is your story to tell. We talk a lot about how to live a passionate lif...

In today's podcast we talk to Brad Thompson who spends his summer ocean hunting with his spear gun and through Fall roaming the hills and wilderness land hunting after western big game while drawing parallels from each practice. Brad is the real deal, down to earth, calm and inviting. He has found lots of success in and out of the water, but is always inviting others into the sport. Because sp...

In today’s episode with Ryan Rankin, we address this topic and spend a lot of time talking about getting others engaged in hunting while we talk about our own stories and how we found hunting. Ryan helping build a community through the Usal Project. Usal Projects is a community and brand focusing on bringing about the modern nature enthusiast and as their interest are far and wide in all avenues,...

Wes Pierson is a captain and part owner of Bight Sportfishing. He has spent years and years searching for some of the biggest pelagic fish from tuna, swordfish and white seabass. He enjoys the dedication and knowledge it takes to seek out the elusive fish of white seabass. But Wes isn't just about fishing, on his day off, we decided to hike around in the high desert looking for Chukar and Quai...

In this podcast I interview Christian Wright, a dedicated and obsessed waterfowl hunter from Northern California and one of my good friends. He shares 12 thoughts on how to be a better duck hunter whether you are just getting started or have been hunting for years. "Time on the water" is our most important tool, but hopefully these tips will help you along your way and you grow in your o...

Gregg Shaw is a co-owner of Ampal Creative, fly-fisherman, and hunter. He has spent many years fly fishing for many years, and also a bird hunter and adventurer. Through these experiences, Gregg has found certain practices and thoughts that are to me very helpful to find what success and even happiness might mean. Mastery, perfection and simple, are his approach. We talk a lot about expectations,...

For Lane Kilian, nothing is better than fishing. He has shaped his whole life after fishing. Many may know him through his work with Fishing Reps, representing brands such as Kicker, Warbaits, Submission Fishing Jigs and many other So Cal brands that our fishing community know well. Lane not only is obsessive over fishing, fishing tactics and dedicated to fishing as often as possible, but he is al...

In a comfortable world of standard 8-5 office jobs and uber eats, safety, and routine there are some that pursue different paths. Cole King is one of those, called up to Alaska to fish with his family years ago for Sockeye Salmon. This venture has taught him about grit, hard work, lack of sleep, stress, cold, danger unlike many could truly imagine. Alaska is often called the Last Frontier, for a r...

CCA California is a non-profit association and advocate for anglers all around America. In California specifically they help fight for the recreation of all anglers and the conservation of our fisheries through providing education, habitat and access. Darren and Chris host the podcast for CCA California and have years of experience on the water, from deck handing to fishing all around California....

From sailing the seas, to fly fishing in the mountains, catching bluefin on a 14ft whaler or pig hunting the rolling hills of California the end of Morgan's adventures almost always end at the sharing food over the table with friends and family. Morgan lives life from one adventure to the next but his true passion is using these adventures to bring him new inspiration for the food he makes. To...

The two worlds of fly fishing and conventional fishing hardly come close to each other, and when they do they often collide. Opinions, camps, teams, tactics, ideologies and practices remain often untested. Well, Ty Adnani loves both, for separate reasons, but these practices help him fishing in both scenarios. Bridging the gap and combining strengths, Ty finds pleasure in all fishing, seeking afte...

Captain of a 4 pack charter Fresh Bait Sportfishing & tactics for catching big Blue Fin Tuna. Daron has been fishing his whole life, and now captains his own 4-pack boat. In this episode we talk getting his captains license, the excitement of fishing, using a kite versus madmacs. Paddy fishing, open water fishing, swordfish, yellowtail, dorado and more for  what we get to call the Califor...

Doug May has been a lifelong hunter and angler from Southern California. Learning from his father, he has hunted and fished throughout California for over 60 years. Even more, Doug has traveled around the world and caught nearly 50 species on the fly. Doug has a story of many would strive for as a life well earned in search for something more. He has a picturesque progression of fly fishing throug...

"One of nature's greatest gifts is the abundance of food that is growing and thriving all around us available for our nourishment". Windward Westward believes that food brings us together, but also presents an opportunity to connect to the world around us. Whether we harvest our own food, or shop at the grocery store regularly Wendell Berry says "eating is an agricultural act". In many ways, the f...

In hunting and life, discipline often acts as a key to the gates of success. An often perfect practice of discipline has been displayed through a pursuit of personal fitness and the dedication it takes to put in the work, day in day out.  Matt Duma is currently a student at TCU, studying kinesiology with an emphasis on health and fitness not only studies his passion, but lives his passion and...

Many might dream of being out on the ocean every day - - fishing for big fish whenever you want, but very few would leave comfort and normalcy behind to do it. Tonie Bangos deck hands aboard the Grande out of H&M Landing in San Diego and has quite the stories to tell. She works extremely hard day in and day out, living her dream with very little sleep, pursuing her passion everyday, bringing b...

Life Long waterfowl hunter Luke Clark has been obsessed with ducks from early childhood. Through this obsession, he has gotten to travel through all 3 major flyways, pursuing ducks and geese, he has been involved with contest calling for geese, guided snow goose hunts, and worked in the industry for almost 10 years.  He has been one of my biggest duck hunting mentors after meeting 4 years ago...

Chris, a lifelong friend, has grown into quite an accomplished deer hunting in California, and that is no easy feat. He would probably disagree with me, due to humble demeanor and hard work ethic, but Chris has put in the time, and it shows. While deer hunting the southern A zones in California, is a common quest for eager hunters, the success rate is very low. The hot country late summer, it can...

Starting from fresh water fly fishing for trout, this podcast covers my very own pursuit for catching a pelagic fish on the fly in Southern California. A story of growth, learning more about the ocean, expanding horizons of how to fish well, breaking the rules, and learning how to fish in a conventional way, in order to finally get better at fly fishing.  This is a story that is just beginnin...

California Spiny Lobster season is quickly approaching and Clayton Beaver can't sleep until it comes. Most people wouldn't expect that swimming into the ocean at night, would be one of the most fun hunting and fishing activities awarded with a bounty of tasty tails if found successful. Sometimes it feels more like you are a bandit trying to rob a bank, other times like someone flying through space...