Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast

Water Access and Rights with Beau Beasley. Beau Beasley talks about water rights and accessibility in this informative episode. The Jackson River in Virginia is one of the most famous cases of water access rights. Americans are very lucky to have so much public and federal lands open to angling. Beau runs the Virginia Fly Fishing And Wine Festival. He has authored books and articles for the past t...

Pro Guide Direct's Fletcher White. Pro Guide Direct is a website for guides to recommend brand name gear to clients. Guides like Rob receive commission when someone makes a purchase through their pro guide curated site. Support This Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2013 Salmon River Steelhead Trip. Stories from the Salmon River 2013. Rob tells stories and recounts his adventures from Northern Virgina to Lake Ontario. Listen as he breaks down the gear he uses and the techniques required to catch, fight, and land Great Lakes steelhead. Rob narrows down his favorite fly patterns and introduces some new ones. You can purchase flies for your next steelhead trip i...

The Top Ten Guide to Fly Fishing with Jay Zimmerman. Rob checks in with Jay to find out about his life in the foothills of the Front Range of Colorado. Jay is a fly designer, author, cat lover, forager, and hunter. He has several signature flies the carp and trout around Denver. Be sure to follow Jay on social media. He is one of Rob's most favorite Instagram posters. His life is full of adventure...

She Loves To Fish With Ashley Rae. Rob calls up Ashley Rae in Canada to learn about her life in fishing. She fishes for anything and everything freshwater whether the water is flowing or frozen solid. Be sure to follow her adventures on social media to learn more about her fishing and outreach. Support This Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steelhead Alley Flies With Autumn Siren Flies- Rob calls up a well known steelhead fly tier for this week's show. You can laugh at Rob when he realizes he isn't talking to an adult and that this is a high school student. Can steelhead be landed on 4x tippet? Which streamer patterns work best on the Lake Erie tributaries? Did you know a lot of baitfish die in the rivers in winter from the cold and...

Fly Fishing On A Budget - Not all gear is made the same. Not all gear cost the same. Some gear costs way more than its worth. Rob breaks down the gear you need vs want and which ones can be purchased with out burning a hole in your wallet. Support This Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do We Give Fish Too Much Credit - Fish are dumb. They have small brains compared to their body size. They only have three things on their minds - Eat, Don't Get Eaten, Make More Fish. So why do we go to such lengths to catch them? Anglers constantly re invent the mouse trap to catch something that hasn't changed much at all since fly fishing began. Are there educated fish? Do fish care about fly l...

An Upstream Journey With Paul Moinester. Paul does that most epic road trip we all want to do. He drives from Florida to Alaska. These are his stories from the burritos to that woman in the Yukon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fly Fishing Small Mountain Streams For Brooktrout. Rob explains the life history of the brook trout and his first encounter with these char the summer before starting 6th grade. Everything you ever wanted to know about brook trout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 3 Live From ICAST and IFTD 2013 Las Vegas. The final episode of this fun and wild weekend in Las Vegas. Rob ends his galavanting through the venue and makes some serious decisions about what footwear to wear next year. Listen and pay attention to the vendors that are there. Some will thrive and be world famous as this podcast ages. Others will fade into obscurity. Listen to the legends and th...

Part 2 Live From ICAST and IFTD 2013 Las Vegas. Rob continues his hours of walking and interviewing. He has yet to see a living animal in Las Vegas other than a house fly and a pigeon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1 Live From ICAST and IFTD 2013 Las Vegas. This is Rob's first trip to the world's largest tackle trade show with fly fishing included for the first time. Rob walks up and down and up and down the isles to interview attendees and exhibitors. This is Rob's first trip to Vegas and its a strange trip. There are some after party interviews and lobby interviews. Some of the people have been world...

Hank Patterson is the worlds greatest fly fishing guide. Rob calls him up to find out how he got his credentials and to find out more about the life of the greatest guide in the world. Hank lives in Montana and likes to wear a hoodie when he guides. He often sits in a folding chair in the river and drinks Pabst while his clients are instructed to 'snap it' more when casting. Learn more about your...

2013 Potomac Snakehead Tournament. Live from the 2013 Potomac River Snakehead Tournament. Spatterdock. Rob and his eclectic crew of anglers set out to fish an overnight tournament where the biggest snakehead wins. Will they get into fish this year? How will the boat perform? Rob learned a lot from the previous tournament and now he is more prepared. Rob interviews attendees and those that run the...

The Great Salmon Tour. The Great Salmon Tour is a project that will document how we as humans lose our heritage as we lose biodiversity in the natural world around us. Rob sits down with the founder to discuss the salmonids around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alternate Sources For Fly Tying Materials. When your local shop doesn't have what you need, where do you go for creative materials. Rob is known as the guy that takes everyday materials and re purposes them into fly tying materials. He breaks down the materials and where to get them. Be sure to watch Rob tie flies at shows, classes, or on his Youtube to see him put these materials to work. These a...

So You Want To Become A Fly Fishing Guide Part 1. Part 1. What it takes to be a fly fishing guide. Long hours, bad weather, business plan, and a lot of flies. Rob talks about the ups and downs in this weather dependent lifestyle. Do you want to work out of an outfitter or do it yourself? Where are you going to get all the equipment required? Do you have insurance? Are you trespassing? What are you...

Preparing For Bonefish. Background information about the Bonefish and what you need to plan your first or next trip. Rob spent part to the winter 1999-2000 working at Grand Slam Outfitters in Key Largo, Florida. He had some basic knowledge of what to pack for fishing there based on watching Saturday morning TV shows, reading books, and working in a fly shop. Everything Rob thought he know about bo...

Barbed Hook Removal Stories. You would think Rob would be the expert in de-barbing hooks and not getting hooked by barbed hooks. He gave a presentation to his public speaking class on how to remove fish hooks from people in his sophomore year of college. Rob did it again, he put a hook through his finger. In his kitchen. While tying. The doctor would not allow filming of the hook removal as they d...

Kelly Galloup stops by Northern Virginia to give a talk on brown trout. Rob and Kelly sit down before the talk to learn more about Kelly and his life in fly fishing. Kelly is world known for his theories and tactics for brown trout fishing. A pioneer in the world of fly tying, his streamers are known around the world for their creativity and movement and the very big fish that eat them. Learn more...

Muskies and Cheese Curds With Brad Bohen. Brad Bohen stops by Beer Tie and sits down with Rob to discuss his life chasing muskie/musky in Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lefty's Tie Fest 2013 Tie Fest is an annual event on Kent Island, Md named for Lefty Kreh. Rob walks around the small venue and talks to its participants and exhibitors. These are some of the local 'old school' anglers and tiers that are no longer with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Interview With Bill Skliton An interview with my fly tying idol, Bill Skilton. Recorded live at the Fly Fishing Show, Lancaster, Pa 2013. Rob is a huge fan of Bill before he became friends with him over a decade ago. Just about all of his current flies have some sort of element in them inspired by Bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Urban Lines with Two-Fisted Heart Productions Rob sits down with two of the videographers from this feature length fly fishing movie. Rob is featured in this movie about fishing where you are, not where you want to be. The film highlights the urban fly fishing and its community around Washington DC. The film was shown at the Fly Fishing Film Tour but was not released on DVD or digital. You can wat...