Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast

A explanation on what to look for in a fly fishing jacket based on your needs, the weather, and budget. Rob is a jacket collector. He has down, primaloft, Gore Tex, puffy, thin, orange, green, and so on. Rob spends a lot of time researching outer wear for fishing. Don't let your trip get ruined because you wore the wrong jacket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A summary of my recent trip to California. Lots of eating and a bit of fishing. From Long Beach halibut and carbina to Malibu surf perch. Rob travels with his 5 month old daughter while the wife is in business meetings. The fish Rob lost at the beach in Malibu were most likely leopard sharks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bunch of answers to questions I get asked a lot, you could say they are asked frequently. Avoid having ask a silly question to your guide. Rob has heard most of it but you never know what is going to happen on a guide trip. The more your know the better experience you and your guide will have. Most of these relate to Rob's guide service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

How to take care of your fly rod and how not to break it. Learn from Rob's mistakes. A rod in its tube (sock may be included) is the safest place to keep your rods. You will eventually break a rod its most likely going to be your fault. Avoid not having your rod or part of your rod for half a season and avoid rod repair fees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My first podcast request. This one is about waders. When do you need waders? What features should you look for? How many 'bells and whistles' do you need? What about durability? Cost? Rob covers everything you need to know about waders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is wet wading? Where is its safe? When is it practical? Rob covers how to go in and get wet and come back home after a fun day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Essential gear for your car when going fishing. Rob loves a road trip. Some have had their issues like a boat trailer coming off a trailer hitch on the highway or the door chime not turning off. Rob often sleeps in his car and travels in all weather conditions. Listen as he talks about fly fishing and road trips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its been 1 year since I quit my job as a suit to fly fish full time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It finally happened. Rob landed his first Northern Snakehead and it was a true river monster. Listen as he recounts the trials and tribulations in his quest to catch this fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New insight into the continuing challenge of fly fishing for Snakeheads. Rob spent years trying to catch these slimy, non-native fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A round up of the events inside the rain soakd booth in Waynesboro aka Rainsboro Virginia. Over 6" of rain fell on the outdoor event held inside a tent. The power went out. The adjacent river flooded, the tent was inundated. We were all cold and wet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Survivabililty of Peanut the Cat near National Airport. A cat was lost at the airport while loading onto a plane. A "cat lady" was putting out food for it by Gravelly Point. We know that food was eaten by rats. The rats probably beat up peanut and sent it on its way. She would hang out at Gravelly and ask the anglers if we'd seen the cat. It was not her cat. Trent Jones recounts the events. Learn...

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Springing Forward and Clients Catching Some Trout. What A Grat Day. Fishing a tailwater after 4 inches of rain fell in the DC metro region last week. Beautiful weather, lots of bugs, birds, amphibians, and TROUT. All in suburbia  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The seasonality of fly fishing. Being able to predict where to fish, what to fish, and what species are biting, and why based on the calendar. Nature has a cycle and if you follow it you can catch more fish. From periodical cicadas to the Mother's Day caddis hatch. With a warming planet all of these rhythms are happening early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A short story summarizing two days spent with friends in Idaho in 2007. Rob originally wanted to be an outdoor writer. Too much to worry about when writing versus speaking led Rob to record his stories instead. This is a story Rob wrote for submission to a few fly fishing magazines. Chasing bull trout in a small stream in Idaho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Layering for Cold Weather Fly Fishing. If you are cold while fishing you are to prepared. Rob worked in several fly shops and an outdoor store before recording this. He was the guy to talk to about layering for cold weather activities. Listen as he describes how to layer and what materials to choose as the best for insulation and warmth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Fly Fishing For Salmon and Steelhead. Both are not native to the Great Lakes. Once river herring reached Lake Erie via the Erie Canal they proliferated in the lakes. Salmon were stocked in the 1960s to devour the herring. The steelhead had been there for several decades prior. Now there are two more types of migratory fishes to catch in the rivers and lakes. Listen as Rob describes why the fish ar...

Rob sits down in the back office of the Orvis store in Arlington, Va with Dan Davala. Dan is the president and founder of the Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders and the fishing manager at the store. Dan talks about the store and the club and the need for a local fly fishing community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cellular Respiration. Remember that Rob used to be a science teacher and he's a nerdy dude. One of his favorite subjects to teach was cellular respiration. Sure he failed the test on that in his Cellular Biology class in college but he understands it now. Consider this a basic crash course in cell respiration. You may not be an angler and still learn from this as Rob is going to take a boring subj...

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Part 1 Knot Tying Tutorial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Types of Water and Reading Water. You want to find fish? You have to know where they are and why. You may be surprised at where a fish may hang out. You need to know the terminology of reading water if you plan to fish with a guide. Rob breaks down moving and still waters and the characteristics of each that attract fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Electroshocking Potomac Tributaries For Snakeheads with VDGIF. Rob joins Virginia biologists to electro shock Potomac River tributaries. Rob had no ideas the Potomac was full of giant goldfish and huge red crayfish until this day. Both were constantly being shocked and floating to the surface. Watch videos on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices