Cast & Connect: The Fishe Files

In this episode, Linda sits down with Angelica Talan, content creator, Senior Executive Editor at DUN Outdoors Magazine, and a woman who knows what it feels like to lose touch with a piece of herself and find her way back. Angelica shares her (hilarious and a little smelly) story of rediscovering fishing later in life and how that first cast back on the water felt less like learning something new...

Some organizations don't just change the sport. They change lives. 🎣💗 In this episode, host Linda Leary sits down with Stacey Benham, Director of Marketing and Communications at Casting for Recovery, the national nonprofit that has been bringing women with breast cancer to the water since 1996. What started as an idea between a fly fisher and a breast reconstruction surgeon has grown into a...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Kirstie Pike, founder and owner of Prois Hunting Apparel, the women's first hunting and performance gear brand that has been outfitting women in the field for nearly two decades. Kirstie and Linda get real about what it looks like to build and sustain a small business in the apparel world right now. They talk about the economic headwinds hitting bran...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Lisa Michaels, a meteorologist based in Wisconsin whose career in weather science started somewhere most of us would least expect: a childhood fear of thunder and lightning. Lisa shares how that fear became a fascination, and how studying the sky eventually led her to the water. It was a trip to Alaska that first brought Fishe across her radar, and when...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Lisa Gilliland, Community Manager at Title Nine, the women-owned outdoor and adventure apparel company that has spent nearly four decades outfitting and inspiring women to lead, risk, and own their adventures. Lisa pulls back the curtain on what it looks like to build a community of women from the inside out. She and Linda talk about Title Nine's mis...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Heather Harkavy, a driving force behind Fish for Change, a nonprofit using fly fishing as a doorway into something much bigger for young people. Heather shares the heart behind the Fish for Change scholarship program, which sends high school and college-aged students on one-week international fly fishing experiences, with 40% of participants joining on n...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Jessica Haydahl Richardson, a professional fishing photographer based in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, whose images have a way of making you feel like you were right there on the water. Linda and Jessica dig into the craft behind the photos, including the ongoing debate between film and digital photography and why both still have a place in storytell...

She caught her first blue marlin at 13. Now, over 150 billfish releases later, Jaselyn Berthelot is one of the most decorated women in competitive offshore fishing and she's just getting started. In this episode, Linda and Anastasia sit down with Jaselyn, owner and main angler of Rising Sons, to talk about growing up dockside watching her dad, the moment a blue marlin changed everything, and w...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Andrea Kelly, founder of Make Plus Equal, whose work in the apparel industry has been quietly reshaping who gets to show up in the outdoors. Andrea shares her experience driving major outdoor brands to expand their lines with inclusive sizing and styles for the plus-size community — and how that work led her to create Make Plus Equal. She and Linda dig i...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with Sara and Kate, the founders of Dovetail Workwear, an apparel line built by women, for women during all phases of life. Sara and Kate share the origin story of Dovetail and what sparked their mission to create workwear designed with fit, function, and durability at the center of every product. They discuss the challenges of building gear that actually wor...

Join host Linda Leary as she chats with Anastasia Patterson about building community and finding her place in competitive fly fishing. Anastasia shares her experience starting a fishing club at her college and the power of bringing anglers together. Linda and Anastasia swap stories about fishing with their fathers, reflecting on how those early memories shaped their love for the sport. They dive i...

Join host Linda Leary as she sits down with longtime friend Jen Ripple, founder and editor of DUN Magazine, for a conversation about women's fly fishing—past, present, and future. Jen shares the often-overlooked history of women in fly fishing and discusses breaking the apology cycle that many women face both on the water and in life. She opens up about her surprising royal ancestry and how it...

Episode 1: Dallas Voss - Guiding the Kenai Dallas Voss is doing what few women in Alaska dare to—running a fishing guide business on the legendary Kenai River. In this inaugural episode, she and Linda dive into the reality of life as a guide: the early mornings, the unpredictable days, and what it takes to earn your place on the water. From making the leap into trout fishing to the unique joy of p...