The Fly Culture Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I fish with mullet experts Colin Macleod, Paul Jennings and Martin Webster. The podcast is packed with information that will help if you are thinking about catching mullet with a fly rod. The conditions were tough but we managed to find some fish.  So sit down and join me as we walk the sand flats in search of the British bonefish.

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I catch up with my friend Daran Sadler as he is in Devon for a few days and has a fishing rod in his car. We talk about his home water, flies, road trips, hiring a guide and catch a few fish too. It was a fun day on the river and I hope you'll enjoy listening to two friends talking fishing.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Fly Culture team member Adrian Grose-Hodge and talk about his fishing career through the rods he has owned. From South America to the small streams of the UK I discover the journey his fishing career has taken along with what fishing means to him. We also geek out on the nuances of different fly rods!

Send us Fan Mail In another episode of our "On the Water' series of podcasts I get the chance to spend a couple of days swinging flies for salmon on the River Tamar. My host is Steve Symons who is the third generation of his family who have fished the river. I learn about the Tamar, how it has impacted his family and what the fishing means to him. I also get an insight into what went int...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast I catch up with Pete McLeod and we choose fishing destinations both here and farther abroad and talk about what they mean to us and why we like them so much. I hope you'll like them and they make interesting listening!

Send us Fan Mail Join me for another day on the water where I head to the border of Devon and Cornwall to fish with my friend Gerald Spiers on the River Tamar. It was a stretch of the Tamar I'd not fished before and with the added bonus of grayling that are now in season I was excited to try it. Tune in to see how we get on!

Send us Fan Mail This podcast set out to be a talk about me learning about the fishing in Texas and the excellent book Steve has written called Casting Forward. We cover these topics but so much more too. It is about one mans passion for fly fishing, what it means to him and how it has saved him. I hope this will impact you in the same way as it did me.

Send us Fan Mail I look at my life in fishing and the rods that I have used. This was recorded without a script and just the list of rods for reference. It turned out to be a fun and emotional journey that visits a lot of different places filled with happiness and some tears too. It turned out to be a chance to reflect on what fly fishing truly means to me and the huge impact it has had on my life...

Send us Fan Mail Join me for an afternoon on the river with a few mayfly, a new glass rod to christen and some rising trout. It turned out to be one of the memorable sessions on the water for all the right reasons and I manage to catch some trout you might not expect to find here in Devon.

Send us Fan Mail I get the chance to catch up with Cyril Kamir, the brains behind the excellent Le Mouching website. We talk fishing, conservation, fishing with friends and cigars and I also uncover some exciting news too. Cyril is excellent company and has some really interesting views on fishing and what it means to us.

Send us Fan Mail Join my good friend Duncan Raynor and me as we brave the elements and head to Cornwall to fish Colliford Lake, a 930 acre brown trout fishery. Duncan ties one of his patterns, the Collihog, on the back of his truck before we try our luck against the trout. This was a fun day of fishing in tricky conditions but I was lucky to have an expert with me!

Send us Fan Mail It was a pleasure to catch up with Jonathan Tomlinson and to talk about the many things he has done in fly fishing. From being an instructor at the age of 16, managing fishing tackle shops, distance casting champion, film maker and photographer too. As you can see, there were many topics to cover and I spent a hugely enjoyable hour hearing about his life in fishing.

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I meet up with my good friends Luke Bannister and Warren McCarthy as we catch up, cast some rods and look for some rising trout. Do we get lucky? Tune in and find out!

Send us Fan Mail As well as his love of fly fishing Steve Kemp is also the drummer in the hugely successful band Hard-Fi. We look at his career as a fly angler and how it has intertwined with how the band became hugely successful with two number one albums along with many other plaudits . This is a really interesting look inside the life of a passionate angler along with what it is like to work in...

Send us Fan Mail There isn't much Simon Kidd hasn't done in fly fishing but his passion for our pastime burns as bright as ever. We talk about his fishing career, work with Snowbee and get an insight into competition fishing too. This was an enjoyable podcast to record that is full of tips and information you'll sure to find interesting.

Send us Fan Mail I talk with my friend and Fly Culture creative director, Brett O'Connor, about his love of fly fishing, how we first met taking our fly casting exams some 16 years ago and how we embarked on our journey with Fly Culture. This is a relaxed and fun podcast that gives you an insight into Brett's fishing timeline.

Send us Fan Mail Tony King has been in and around fishing from a very early age. We look at his career and a passion for our pastime that has lasted the test of the time. In researching for this episode I was amazed to learn just how much Tony has done and the places he has been. It really is amazing. This is not just a story about fishing, it is a story about one mans life.

Send us Fan Mail Join Fly Culture's Pete Tyjas as he fishes his home water, the Taw, for an early season session looking for rising trout. He talks about the river that means so much to him as he describes and fishes the pools. This is totally unscripted and is just left to see how things happen. Does he get lucky?  Tune in and find out!

Send us Fan Mail I talk with Peter Thurston, owner of Thornwood Springs in Essex about the work that goes into setting up and running a trout fishery. It sounds to many of us like it could be a dream job and in this episode you'll get an insight into what goes on behind the scenes.

Send us Fan Mail It was great fun to catch up with Simon Gawesworth and talk about his life in fishing, what goes into bringing a new fly line to the market and his love of fishing and casting.

Send us Fan Mail Join Fly Culture's Pete Tyjas for an early season session of trout fishing on his home water, the Taw where he talks about the river, how he is fishing and plenty more. Does he get lucky? Tune in and find out.

Send us Fan Mail It was a pleasure to catch up with Stuart Minnikin about many subjects including the fishing in Yorkshire and his many years as a fishing guide. He speaks with great honesty and knowledge about the topics that we cover that you'll find an absorbing listen.

Send us Fan Mail This is the remarkable story of Will Robins who always knew he would work in fly fishing. Starting out commuting from Hull to London to work in Farlows at the age of 15 he has continued to be involved in the fly fishing industry. He now owns and runs his own saltwater guiding and outfitting service based in Mexico, a place he now calls home. I learn about his story and we talk abo...

Send us Fan Mail Join Emma and me as we make the short journey to fish our home water on the River Taw in Devon for the start of the salmon fishing season. We talk a little about what the fishing means to us there along with some fishing and stories too. This was a wonderful episode to record and hope our love of our home water comes across to you.

Send us Fan Mail It was fun to talk with Jon Ogborne about his love of fly fishing and planning of road trips. We also discuss the design process of Fly Culture Magazine along with his home water, a stream just outside Bristol, that I was lucky enough to fish with him a few years back. This is an interesting insight into what goes into producing Fly Culture and how our team is made up of passionat...