Saltwater Edge Podcast - Sharing Our Passion For Saltwater Fishing

John Field spent extensive time exploring the waters of the Northwest Territories in Canada, the Amazon, and elsewhere while working for Larry Dahlberg Productions. He filmed and co-produced Hunt for Big Fish with Dahlberg. He has decades of experience flats fishing the Florida Keys and striped bass fishing in the Northeast. He is an FFI (Fly Fishers International) Certified Master Casting Instruc...

This episode features Peter Jenkins, owner of the Saltwater Edge, in conversation with renowned fish artist Nick Mayer. They discuss Nick's journey from a young nature enthusiast to becoming one of the world's top fish portrait artists, his academic background in marine biology, and his various experiences and jobs in fisheries research around the globe. Nick shares insights into his art process,...

Today's guest grew up fishing the small mountain streams near his Blue Ridge, Virginia home. As a youngster, he started a guiding service and, in the late 90s, opened Blue Ridge Fly Fishers in Roanoke, Virginia. He has worked for years to create patterns that solve angling problems. More than once, he has created "a platform" a design innovation so effective that dozens of "patterns" can then be c...

Chris Aubut grew up in the very fishy Westport, MA. He spent most of his youth developing his boating and saltwater fishing skills with guidance from his father. Throughout his life, surfing in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island consumed most of his time away from light tackle and saltwater fly fishing. After he graduated from the Chapman School of Seamanship, he pursued a life on the wat...

Bill Wetzel has guided the Montauk surf for over 25 years. He is one of the most requested anglers that you, the Saltwater Edge Podcast listeners, have ever asked for. Not surprisingly, his live social posts that he records driving home after a night of surfcasting in the Montauk surf are a masterclass in the thought process of what makes great anglers great—traits like focus, observation, and a d...

Frank Goncalves has been immersed in saltwater fishing since childhood, growing up in the East Coast's largest fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. This proximity to the salt, a lot of commitment, and his abundant creativity have produced a very talented surfcaster. Sure, there is "putting in the work," his effort is legendary, but many of us can stand on a rock. Frank Goncalves separates f...

Most of Ben Whalley's very non-traditional youth was spent in Brazil. When he wasn't breaking horses or working on the ranch, he was exploring the wilderness and waterways, searching for natural materials he could spin up to imitate local berries to catch Pacou. About 20 years ago, he moved to Maine, where his obsession with wild salmonids and chasing stripers on the beautiful, expansive flats in...

Capt. Kyle is a fly fishing guide, lodge owner, writer, conservationist, and entrepreneur. Kyle's passion for fly fishing runs deep, but his true passion is helping people and fighting to protect wild fish and wild places. He guides for stripers on the flats in Maine and chases bonefish, permit and whatever else is on the flats in the Berry Islands, Bahamas. Like most of us Kyle is happy when ther...

Captain Connor MacLeod is one of the most in demand charter boat captains I know. From the on the water experience he creates that earns stellar reviews, to his monthly Fishing Forecast in On The Water magazine, to his highly effective line of tog jigs. Every thing is top notch. And to top it off, the RI State Record blackfish of 21.57 lbs caught on his boat in 2021! He also understands that while...

Today's guest is a passionate man. Whether it's paintball, capturing cool video, or surfcasting for his beloved striped bass. He is all in. Today's guest has been a steady supporter of catch and release recognizing some time ago that we need to release the breeders to have a sustainable fishery and the opportunity to share our joy with future generations. He has also followed his passion into prod...

As an educator and an entrepreneur, Luyen Chou has done some remarkable things in his career , and since his teenage years he has always been been drawn to saltwater fishing. When the opportunity presented itself to apply his unique skills to make a difference in his passion, he stepped up with his time and talent. Striped bass, false albacore, redfish, and the people who chase them are just start...

Captain Max Dispoto has already spent what might be a lifetime for most other anglers fishing the tuna grounds of Southern New England. He has a passion for the canyons as well as the "Midshore" fishery that has exploded this year due to the abundance of sand eels.  Max is a member of the Shimano Saltwater Sportfishing Pro Staff. That's quite a recognition that he earned because he shares the same...

Even as a fairly late bloomer to the sport, Dustin Stevens undying desire to learn all things fishing has led him to become a multi-species and multi-technique angler. This curiosity has created an avid inshore fisherman with a passion for stripers, albies, tog, and sea bass Dustin also has a unique business model here in the northeast in that he guides kayak fishermen. His focus is on both light...

Captain Diogo Godoi of Gorilla Tactics Sportfishing owns one of Cape Cod's premier inshore light tackle charter operations; he specializes in bluefin tuna, striped bass, and false albacore, as well as a variety of other species.  When you fish with Captain Diogo, you realize he is experienced in a variety of light tackle fishing techniques and will stick with them until you are tight. The SWE crew...

As Editor of On The Water Jimmy has to fish a lot and fortunately for On The Water Magazine Jimmy is up to the challenge. All joking aside it's no small task to have the versatility and the expertise to teach others a stunning array of fishing techniques from center pinning for steelhead to deep-dropping swordfish. Fact is Jimmy Fee is a talented and curious angler who might be the best guy for th...

Captain Coral Rose Aiello has been saltwater fishing with her father, Joe since she was a child and became first mate on his charter boat the Coral Rose at 14. In the decade+ since then, she has come into her own as a fisherman, and she and Joe have developed a very unique working relationship as a father-daughter team. Coral, aka "Professional Hooker" can be found and followed on Instagram @Profe...

Wikipedia says, "Bob Popovics is an American fly tier from New Jersey." That's like saying, "Bruce Springsteen is an American musician from New Jersey" Bob Pop and the Boss share modest Garden State beginnings and a passion and vision for their craft. Bob Popovics pioneered using epoxy to create durability in saltwater flies as a solution to the regular shredding by bluefish of conventional flies....

Travis was introduced to guiding at a very young age by his Dad Harley, who is a veteran guide on South Andros. The story goes Travis would run back to the house when he saw his dad's skiff head out for the day and "borrow" his fly rod. The gig was up when Harley pointed out "those are not my wind knots!" Since then, Travis has earned a reputation as one of the top flats guides around. He is based...

Orlando Campos, otherwise known as NorCalKat respects the past and protects the future. He is first a fisherman who has the talents and skills to build plugs that are unique in their own way and made out of a need he has experienced. Everything I know about woodworking comes from my fishing partner, Mike Fixter.  Without his generosity in fast-tracking me on the ins and outs of making a Striper Pl...

Steve McKenna has probably spent more time in the Rhody surf than almost anyone. Since college, he has put in the time required to gain meaningful insights, all the while keeping an open mind to how things could be improved. He is well known for developing the way to rig a Sluggo to swim more like an eel, for example.  Steve is a kind and generous fisherman who is grateful for the experiences the...

Ed Mitchell has published four saltwater fly fishing books and  written dozens of magazine articles . He was an early supporter of striped bass conservation and was very involved in Amendment 3 (we are on Amendment 7 now).  Ed resides in Connecticut and regularly fishes in CT and South County in RI. He also spent fifteen June's on Martha's Vineyard. 

Hogy Lure Company was founded by Captain Mike Hogan who designed and tweaked each product in the field. Captain Mike has fished all over the country and has developed products and techniques along the way, all with big fish in mind. The company was started in 2004 when Captain Mike left his office job in Boston and moved back to Cape Cod to get closer to its tremendous saltwater fishing. He began...

Dave Anderson has many talents. He's a top Wiffle Ball talent, master plug builder, and very talented writer; but at the end of the day, he is a curious fisherman. Dave is always down to try something new and will forever be peeling the onion on his passion - surfcasting for striped bass. He is currently the Editor of  The Fisherman  magazine and was previously the Editor of  Surfcasters Journal .

Rene is the consumate Captian. He can catch fish with the best of them, but he also provides a safe and fun experience in that order. Nobody puts more prep time into each trip than Rene. He works hard and has a long list of proven spots, and he'll give it to you straight away. If it could happen on the water, from finding a school of squeteague to mechanical problems, he's thought of it and is pre...

J. Kenney Abrames is a Rhode Island treasure. He is the author of Striper Moon and A Perfect Fish two of the seminal works in fly rodding for striped bass, but to describe Kenney as a striper fisherman is to sell him very short. He's a talented artist. First and foremost. He has sculpted a larger-than-life Jesus, done ornate theater ceilings and molding, written a couple of non-fishing books, and...