Dead Drifters Society: A fly fishing podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we travel to the Ozark to talk with Clayton Eliasen. Talking about multiple species, and how we go about catching them. “Being born and raised in the Ozarks I have loved fishing all fresh water species since I was a small child. As I got older I developed a career and a love around chasing smallmouth, trout and walleye using fly rods and traditional gear.” Follow C...

Send us Fan Mail •“Born the daughter of a horse-rider and fly angler, I was taught by my Dad at a young age  to get on the horse and stay on, and that regardless of being a female, I could do anything he could do. I was handed a fly rod at the age of 7 and with my fist cast I snagged my dad in the neck. I thought that would be my last cast. Years of horseback riding, and fishing Fraser Valley, len...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we nerd out with birds & fly fishing. Our guest 👉🏻 Kelsey Bell currently living between Manitoba and Wisconsin has a few passions.   “To put it simply, I am a bird specialist with a fish infatuation! I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was introduced to fishing as a small child. While in university, I fell in love with birds and decided to pursue a career in...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we take a look at what's going on with myself and this podcast. joining us tonight/today is Ryan Mcgill. one heck of a man that i'm honored to call my friend. we'll talk about my guiding season and what will be coming in the future as well as taking a look into some of the podcast status. Follow Ryan on Instagram https://instagram.com/rymfly_?igshid=...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we welcome Paul Watts from the Pacific Northwest. "My love for Spey Flyfishing comes from growing up in Northern California where my Dad taught me to fly fish for trout in a small creek, being to young to truly appreciate the sport at such a young age I did not stick with it but it planted a seed that stuck with me. As I got older that seed came up and I found...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we sit down with the dream team! Charlie and Roxie Allen started Axiomatic Fly fishing in early 2022. Charlie had already been fly fishing for 14 years and sudo guiding for the last 4. Roxie, new to fly fishing but eager to learn and always ready to hit the water was ready to learn her way up to guiding and almost always rides along on their trips- helping rig up r...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we welcome Dr. Katherine Mulski from beautiful British Colombia, Canada. Dr. Katherine Mulski wishes to acknowledge that she has had the privilege to live, work, and fly-fish on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the Musqueam (xʷəәθkwəәy̓əәm), Semiahmoo (Semyome), Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh), Stó:lō, and Tseil-Waututh (Səә...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the dead Drifters society, we welcome Giancarlo Lawrence. Gian, also known as G or 'The Blackstonefly" is a 32 year-old from Tacoma, WA and born and raised in the PNW. He is a father, chef and wild fish activist. He loves to spend time swinging flies for steelhead and trout in rivers along the Washington coast, farming, hunting elk and cooking with fre...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we site down with Amanda Winkelman. Born and raised in the PNW just northwest of Seattle. A mom of 5 kids. Amanda always had a love for water;  Rivers, lakes, and ocean. Being a creative lady, color, texture and design. was another facination of hers.  In fact she was published in a few International paper crafting publications for her work with color and textur in...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we sit down with Garrisons Doctor co-founder of RepYourWatet. “I was born in Boulder, Colorado where I spent as much time as I could outside. There is no fishing tradition in my immediate family, but for some reason I have always been captivated by fishing and catching fish. After I got my first fly rod at about age 10, my love affair with fly fishing was sealed. W...

Send us Fan Mail On this episodes we sit down with Jordan Young-Treadway from the Pacific Northwest Washington State.  An avid fly fisherman, outdoor enthusiast and fly fishing guide. The ultimate ambition I have is to welcome and share my passion for the outdoors with everyone I come in contact with.    “For myself, exploring the outdoors particularly through fly fishing has had a tremendous posi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk rod building with Lenard Rainwaters. Going over all the steps, and looking at his unique approach to the craft. Lenard has been building rods for many years, perfecting his craft.  Growing  up in Northern California. In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. He hunted and fished, and started fly fishing when He was 9 years old, and been at it ever si...

Send us Fan Mail On the episode, we sit down with Tom Rosenbauer.   First, taking a look into Tom’s life and how things got started with Orvis. We dive into behind the scenes of content creating, his podcast “The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide”, the books he's written, and lets not forget the fly fishing!  Tom Rosenbauer has been with the Orvis Company for 44years, and while there has been a fishing...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we welcome Ryan Mcgill from Vancouver Island. Ryan and I have been friends for a long time, roommates at one point, and plenty of adventures all around the island during are friendship. We talk about the upcoming egg season on are home waters as we tie flies. Looking at the roads we have travel, and what we look forward to in the future. Follow Ryan’s adventures ov...

Send us Fan Mail On the episode, we welcome Mariano Kriebel. Born in Costa Rica, he has spent 25+ years fly fishing his home waters.  Mariano previously worked as a fly fishing guide and commercial fly tier and has specialized in jungle tarpon fly fishing. He is also a dentist and graduated from Ohio State University. We cover hunting these amazing creatures in rivers as they move up to feed. What...

Send us Fan Mail On this episod we sit down with David Flaherty, owner of Left Coast Spey.  David Flaherty and I live in Eugene Oregon on the Pacific Northwest where he own a casting instruction business for both single hand and two hand rods. "I started this business as there was a lack of specialized instruction while being a short distance to great year round opened rivers that have trout,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episod we sit down with David Flaherty, owner of Left Coast Spey.  David Flaherty and I live in Eugene Oregon on the Pacific Northwest where he own a casting instruction business for both single hand and two hand rods.  "I started this business as there was a lack of specialized instruction while being a short distance to great year round opened rivers that have trout...

Send us Fan Mail  On this episode we site down with Luke Geraty. Born and raised in Alaska, Luke has had a fly rod in his hands for over 38 years and has chased fish all over the world, including in eastern Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and in pretty much every state in the “lower 48.” Luke guides for Confluence Outfitters (@confluenceoutfitters) on the Lower Sacramento, Trinity, and a handful of o...

Send us Fan Mail This episode (part 2) is a continuation of Jay Lee’s adventures in Fly fishing. Jay started at age 14 with fly fishing and tying back in the early 1980’s and has been loving the journey ever since. Fly fishing and tying has taken him to many wonder places in Europe and America. Along the years his interest has also evolved into learning the history behind many aspects of fly fishi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we sit down with Jay Lee. Jay started at age 14 with fly fishing and tying back in the early 1980’s and has been loving the journey ever since. Fly fishing and tying has taken him to many wonder places in Europe and America. Along the years his interest has also evolved into learning the history behind many aspects of fly fishing & tying.   Jay lives in The Net...

Send us Fan Mail On this epison with sit down with Eeland Stribling your aunty’s favorite stand-up comedian. Nick-named @blacksteveirwin. He’s also a wildlife biologist and educator. He doesn’t understand Steelhead anglers and loves carp and tarpon. When he’s not fly-fishing around the world he’s a regular at the laugh factory, laugh Boston, improv and Comedy Works. Creator and owner of Comedians...

Send us Fan Mail on this episode we site down with Scott Smith. Scott  has been float fishing, fly fishing and fly tying for over 15 years. Scott has traveled all over Ontario chasing various species on the fly. This spring as a fishing guide in the Kenora area Scott caught the ON record, the fresh water hall of fame and the IGFA live release line class record walleye on a fly rod. Scott has fishe...

Send us Fan Mail On this episod we sit down with Cam Wood. Originally from the West Coast of  BC but the mountains and streams of Alberta were calling his name now calls that province home. He can be found exploring the clear cutthroat trout steams of the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, the Bow river in Calgary and following those small blue lines on a map in hopes of finding pristine Trou...

Send us Fan Mail Nick Mango is a fly fisherman, tyer, and bird hunter from NY. He started fly fishing and tying about 10 years ago in the warm water ponds of Long Island. Slowly he found his way to one of the few trout rivers in Suffolk County and then finally settling down with his wife and son in the Catskills region of Upstate NY. He focuses mainly on dry fly fishing in the Upper Delaware Syste...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Dead Drifters Society, we sit down with Glenn Forge. Born, raised and well aged in the Cowichan Valley, Glenn is a recently retired trout bum & part time guide for Vancouver Island Flyfishing. Proudly supporting #keepemwetfishing. He grew up fishing the Cowichan River and surrounding waters for over 40 years and Steelhead and Brown Trout are his passion. He...