Hallowed Waters

Series: Below the Meniscus”- The Evolution and Art of Fly Fishing Below the Surface with Nymphs and Wet Flies – A Five Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcasts Sawyer sums up chalk stream nymphing it up in the traditional fashion: “Nymph fishing, if you are to be successful, is indeed a matter of being careful. It is not just the business of throwing a nymph at all the likely places and hoping the...

In this brilliant conversion, we analyze and delve deep into every aspect of the tactical presentations that the wet fly can bring today dating back centuries to its humble beginnings. From dead upstream to upstream-and-across, and then to down-and-across wet fly swinging, to finally downstream dead drift presentations in the old school Greased Line and Patent methods, we discuss all the ways the...

A Five Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcast “Below the Meniscus”- The Evolution and Art of Fly Fishing Below the Surface with Nymphs and Wet Flies – A Five Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcast From its Roman Empire era origins in Macedonia with the Red Fly, and early beginnings with Dame Juliana and her “Treatise” dangling her beautifully concocted flies to fool trout and Atlantic salmon on th...

The greatest memories of my life were learning to trout and salmon fish on small streams with my Dad and Uncle in the Southern Tier of New York and Poland. So many of us as boys and girls, whose passion for the fish still blazes uncontrollably today, rekindle those very fond memories daily in our dreams of that youthful innocence and pure fascination for everything and anything fishing- those days...

The Big Sky fascination has always been surreal and bigger than life-real Hollywood-like stuff! But since the pandemic the tourists and crowds have flooded this once great escape from the urban jungles. Yet its trout and the amazing fly fishing opportunities like dry fly head hunting the Missouri tailwater flats, which the featured guest is an expert on, is probably in the top three trout Mecca’s...

Being a true iconic Icelandic legend, Arni Baldursson perhaps has caught more Atlantic salmon and sea trout on the spey swing than any human alive on the planet today! His travels are relentless and year-long: from Russia's Salmo salar paradise to Norway and the Scandinavian countries; to his native Iceland- to his most beloved Scotland and Ireland. And finally crossing the pond frequently to...

From the genesis of fly fishing for trout and salmon started by Dame Juliana and her nuns at Sopwell, England in the late 1400s; to today's amazing journey and legacies by some of the most talented ladies in fly fishing history- including the likes of royals like Queens Victoria and Elizabeth; to the modern masters of Joan Wulff and the many new and forever emerging versatile female talents of...

A western fly fishing preacher once labeled spring creeks “God's special brews”. These geological wonders and masterpieces of nature are a perfect 48-58F cool water temp year-round that trout absolutely love. The fly anglers that hunt them are a special cult that are are addicted to their technical challenges and ultra-selective trout found in them. Author and Henry’s Fork legend Lawson, and a...

An intense and in- depth technical podcast on streamers that concludes and complements a streamer trilogy with the first recorded episodes with friends Kelly Galloup and Tommy Lynch. Guest: Rich Strolis- author of "Catching Shadows" and commercial fly tyer, along with host and author Matthew Supinski dive deep into the history and evolution of the modern articulated streamer and the tale...

The last - and best! of this epic four-part/15-hour documentary podcast series on the "Cradle of American Fly Fishing". Host Matthew Supinski and guest Joe Ceballos delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as they explore all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic hallowed Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release, Ameri...

Come join us in this four-part 12-hour series as we delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as we examine all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release American Fly Fishing movement in its most classic sense. We explore the introduction of the German brown trout to the new world and America...

Come join us in this three-part/8-hour series as we delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as we examine all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release American Fly Fishing movement in its most classic sense. We delve deep into the introduction of the German brown trout to the new world and...

Episode 26: The Catskill Trout Fishing Dynasty-Part I- The Legends and Lore, The Rivers, The Hatches and Flies, The Tactics and Presentation-The State of the Catskill Trout fishery Past, Present, and Future. Guest: Catskill Historian/Iconic NYC Fly Angler- Joe Ceballos Come join us in this three part/ 8 hour series as we delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as we examine...

Whew!... the microphones are still smoking after this one! Sometimes some things just go to the breaking point in an age where cynicism, political correctness and fear to speak your opinions overshadow the true essence of the simple beauty and joy of fly fishing for trout and salmon. Hallowed Waters host Matthew Supinski and guest Kirk Deeter: book author and editor of Trout Unlimited’s TROUT Maga...

Dec Hogan is the Mykiss maestro that mocks the mindless mend and one of the true passionate founding members of the classic Skagit sensei swinging the fly sweetness from an indigenous West Coast steelhead storied past, present and future. He along with host Matthew Supinski are two seasoned and intense steelhead guides; West Coast and Great Lakes, whose books have influenced countless anglers arou...

The 90 years young Dr. Bob Bachman is well known for his Penn State four-year biological study of brown trout from a high-tech tree house on the limestone spring creek of Spruce Creek in Pennsylvania for his thesis paper. He knows them intimately and has fly fished for them and Atlantic salmon around the globe. In addition to his book authorships and fish commissioner of Pennsylvania and Maryland,...

Hallowed Waters Host, Publisher and Author of "Steelhead Dreams" and "Selectivity Steelhead": Matthew Supinski, along with his  guest Larry Halyk, who has an amazing steelhead perspective, scientific depth and knowledge, along with being a spey sensei and pioneering steelhead dry fly Druid of all the Great Lakes and British Columbia, they discuss the history, science, theory, spey methods and...

There is no doubt that Atlantic salmon are the fish of kings and queens, castle estates, royalty and the jet setting wealthy. But author of "The Brown Trout-Atlantic Salmon Nexus" and podcast host: Matthew Supinski, calls them "civilization's founding fish",and an amazing game fish of evolutionary creation that all anglers; rich or poor, should have access to no matter where in the world they are...

Don't miss this podcast!...The great Charlie Fox wrote an amazing book on this wonderful world of trout worship. My guest on this special troutbum troubadour episode is an iconic man that’s name and brand he represents is synonymous with fly fishing world wide. His talents and approach have been exemplary and he has been an iconic fly fishing sensei master for decades. His ground breaking Orvis he...

Perfect timing for the terrestrial fly fishing days of August, I am pleased to introduce Pennsylvania’s living  iconic legend…A dean of the Cumberland Valley “Limestone Alley” of selectivity’s snooty trout sanctity. He is a limestone spring creek guru that lives in the shadows and legacy of Marinaro, Shenk, Fox and Koch. Hallowed Waters host Matthew Supinski teams up with Orvis fly fishing gu...

Mac is the Southern Comfort Gentleman and Fly Casting Guru from below the Mason Dixon line. The Duane Allman of the cork and graphite that deep dives into every aspect of the sport with a passion and verve of a fly fishing Rasputin. Mac captures your undivided attention  and karma that would make a southern preacher envious-and puts you into a trance of believing on how very deep and cerebral...

Hallowed Waters’s Podcast host Matthew Supinski welcomes Pennsylvania environmental activist, blogger of the PA Wild Trout Network and PA/ MT fly fishing guide Richard as they discuss their love for big brown trout and the need for their protection. Brown trout life survival strategies of big spawning year-class fish, their need for protection duri...

Don’t miss this one! Hallowed Waters Podcast/Journal publisher Matthew Supinski hosts special guest Al Caucci in a highly informative podcast for all you dry fly and hatch chasing Trout Bums and bug addicts. Al is the Catskill and Delaware River living iconic legend who authored “Hatches” and invented the Compara-Dun series of mayfly imitations, along with the Spectrumized color and tone concept t...

Part of the “Indigenous, Introductions and Invasive’s ” Series.  Buckle your seatbelts and prepare for an intense couple of hours all you Salmonid saveurs and fellow Troutbum troubadours as Matthew Supinski, host and publisher of Hallowed Waters Journal and Podcasts; along with guest Bob Mallard take you listeners on a controversial, highly opinionated and riveting podcast that you surely can...

In this episode we go “Stalking Spring Creeks and Tiny Fusion Streams for Big Leviathan Browns” with big trout hunter and guest Dave Jensen, along with host /author Matthew Supinski explore spring creeks of the world and how to hunt and stalk big trout from every tactical venue.  About the Guest- Dave Jensen , along with his wife Amelia are a Canadian videographer couple that travel the globe...