The Fly Culture Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode I catch up with Fly Culture contributor and author Ben Jailler to talk about his new book Fish Camp Fail and learn about the fishing he loves, his pathological fear of the dark, wild fishing and werewolves. This is a highly entertaining podcast that I am sure you'll enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail From an early age, Colin has been mesmerised by salmon and I get the chance to speak with him about what they mean to him. He works as a gillie and also is a content creator for the Loop Tackle Company.  He confesses to be 'Salmon Bum' and we look at the term along with social media and its uses both good and not so good. He is also a successful musician who makes some g...

Send us Fan Mail John Hunter is a journalist who started his career in newspapers before joining David Hall and his publishing house. He has written articles about coarse, sea and game fishing. He was editor of the trade magazine, Tackle and Guns for 17 years and is currently editor of Tackle Trade World. He has also organised the fishing village at the Game Fair for 5 years. We talk about the tac...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I spend some time fishing for trout on the Torridge in Devon with author Wayne Thomas. It turns out to be more than just a day fishing as we talk about the history of the river, the books that have been written about it and the future for it too.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Mark Leggett and talk about his company, Alternative Tackle. I learn about the ethos of the company, working and promoting artisan rod builders and what makes a perfect day on the water. Alternative tackle are a unique company that look at things differently. I hope you'll find the story an interesting one.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Fly Culture contributor, film maker and all round good guy Tim Pottage. We talk about his passion for the fishing around London, what goes into making a fly fishing film and representing minorities in our pastime. We cover a lot of ground in an interesting and thought provoking episode.

Send us Fan Mail I talk with Sam about his career as a sculptural artist and his muse - fish. He is also a incredibly keen fly angler who loves to tackle trout, salmon and saltwater species too. I get a sense of Sam as an angler and as a person too in a fun and interesting episode.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with fly fishing fanatic and guide Geoff Johnston. We end up talking about what fishing means to us and chat about how we approach our river fishing and things that we have noticed while out on the water. As often happens, the conversation just naturally flows and we cover plenty of ground that you're sure to find informative and interesting.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with guide and instructor Chris Hague. We talk about setups and techniques for dry fly fishing, nymphing along with something for salmon anglers too. I also talk with him about his fishing career and what it is like to be a guide and instructor.

Send us Fan Mail Join me for a day on the river in the company of my good friend, Warren McCarthy as we search for mayfly feeding trout on my home water of the River Taw in Devon. There are some surprises along the way in an unedited 'as it happens' podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Valentine Warner has been in and around the food industry for many years working as a chef, caterer, food writer and TV presenter. From an early age he has had a fly rod in his hand and his love of our pastime burns just as bright as ever. We talk fishing, food, the state of our rivers and much more.

Send us Fan Mail Aside from an extremely successful career in the music industry, Alex Clare is a passionate fly angler. I talk with him about what fishing means to him, the creative process of making music, redfish and fishing the day of a concert. He is an extremely engaging and entertaining person who you'll enjoying listening to.

Send us Fan Mail I talk with artist David Miller about what goes into his beautiful paintings of fish. He is over 30 years into a career that has made him one of the most well known in his field of work. We cover a lot of ground in an open and frank conversation that is thought provoking and that I hope you will find interesting.

Send us Fan Mail I talk with writer David Profumo about how his life has intertwined with fly fishing from an early age, how fishing has changed since he began casting a rod and angling mentors. We also discuss his book "The Lightning Thread" a beautiful piece of writing about our pastime.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Steve Lum and have the sort of conversation you probably have with your fishing friends about the price of tackle, rods we have known, loved and lost and if the second-hand tackle market is the place to search out a bargain. We cover plenty of ground in a lively and interesting conversation.

Send us Fan Mail I talk with Roger Taylor about his life in the Eden Valley, his deep passion for his home river of the same name and the beautiful wooden nets he makes. We cover plenty of ground as I learn about his home water and the work of an artisan craftsman making a high quality product for anglers the world over.

Send us Fan Mail Aitor is based in Spain where he teaches fly casting and guides anglers on his local rivers. He is a passionate dry fly angler who lives and breathes fly fishing. I talk with him about fishing, dry flies, casting and pick up many tips along the way.

Send us Fan Mail Steven Murgatroyd is a regular contributor to Fly Culture and a long time fly angler. I talk with him about his fishing career, talk tackle and the price of it along with his new book "The Last Chance Fishing Club" where all proceeds go to the Wild Carp Trust

Send us Fan Mail I caught up with Jethro Binns to learn about his passion for pike and saltwater species along with the excellent film Taith he has produced that takes us on a pike fishing road trip. Our conversation ended up being much more than this as I discovered about his life away from the water and how fishing has played such an important part in balancing the  competitive world he used to...

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Charlie Brownlow to talk about his passion for Norfolk Chalkstreams, salmon fishing and his business, Fin Hunter, that upcycles old waders and makes them into some great fishing products.

Send us Fan Mail This is my first "on the water" podcast where I spend a day fishing with friend and Fly Culture contributor, Ben Jailler. We spend the day stalking trout in crystal clear water on a secret lake that he calls his home water. It was a fun day with plenty of fish that I am sure you will enjoy.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Daire Whelan who is a Fly Culture contributor and author of the book Haunted by Waters. I learn about what went into putting the book together along with his fishing career, what fishing means to him, conservation along with a lot more. He is an engaging guest who I am sure you will enjoy listening to.

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Matt and Stuart and talk about what they are looking forward to from the coming trout season. We also talk about fishing with a friend, road trips and much much more. This was fun to record and get just a little excited about the 2022 trout season.

Send us Fan Mail If you are a reader of Fly Culture you'll have seen the articles Jeroen has written. In this podcast, I learn about the fishing he enjoys in the Netherlands including catching coastal sea trout and asp. I discover that after writing about fly fishing for 25 years that he prefers to keep a low profile and we talk about catch and release and angling celebrities. We cover many s...

Send us Fan Mail I talk with April Vokey about her career in fishing. We discuss the highs and lows along with what it takes to make a success in a difficult to navigate industry. We were supposed to talk about her life in 10 fly rods but we just let the conversation flow in whatever direction it took. I hope you enjoy this one!