The Intermediate Line Podcast

On this weeks show we chat to our friend Jon Snell. Jon, or Snelly, is a Cairns based guide who operates under the name Jon Snell Fishing Charters. Snelly joins us to chat about a fish that is his favourite fish to catch and to put punters onto, that is the saltwater Barramundi. Snelly takes us through a variety of situations that he likes to find Barra in his local area, the flies he uses in addi...

On this episode we are excited to chat to the creator of what many believe to be is the pinnacle of fishing sunglasses. Doug Philips is the owner of Tonic Eyewear and he joins us on this episode to chat to us about everything that goes into making and developing one of the most essential tools we as flyfisherpeople need past rods/reels/flies. On this episode, you will learn about the difference be...

Episode 64 - On this episode, we head back over the the land of the long white cloud and chat to Matt Von Sturmer from Salt Fly Fish. Matt operates out of Waiheke Island which is east of Auckland New Zealand and is a dedicated saltwater flyfishing guide. To say Matt is generous and passionate about the sport is an understatement, as Matt is only too happy to offer advice for anyone looking to get...

Episode 63- Redemption for Mickey Finn who short changed us last week but turned it on in a big way this week. Young Mickey is wise beyond his years, with more experience than most when it comes to a fresh and varied approach to flyfishing for Australian Trout. Mickey is based out of Tumut NSW and lives and breathes fishing. Mickey is part of the Aussie Fly Fisher clan and guides out of his purpos...

On this episode, we had an hour to arrange a show as the guest we had booked gave us an hours notice that they couldn't make it... these things happen but.... Mumma didn't raise no quitters here so we came up with as much verbosity as we could to bring you your Friday goodness. This show ended up going a few ways. We chat about lost fish, comps, and then mainly about weedguards. We also get into a...

On this episode we are stoked to present Dustin Huff. Dustin is a multiple tournament winning guide based out of Marathon Florida and is a very big part of the lineage of Saltwater Flyfishing history. Dustin talks to us tonight about what he does in the way of guiding, in addition to his own fishing. We also chat about Dustin as young fella which gives an insight into what makes the man such a suc...

On episode 60 of the Intermediate Line Podcast, we chat to Troy Whyte from Minn Repairs about what he does and the importance of a correct setup and maintenance of electric motors. Also on this show the hosts barely get there with a fly line special that is designed to assist you with selecting a fly line. We attempt to cover a flow chat of sorts that may help you to use a process of elimination w...

This week on episode 59, we chat to Dan Costelloe. Dan is a Tasmanian who loves fishing both the western and lower lakes of Tasmania for some world class Trout fishing. We cover most of the dumb questions that 2 Queenslanders could ask about Trout fishing, in addition to understanding the the ins and outs of hiking into a very harsh part of Australia in search of untouched fishing.  Also on this s...

Episode 58 - Lubin and Casey Pfeiffer are living the life that most people would only dram of. These guys travel the country to attend Fly Fishing tournaments and to create content for their YouTube channel called "The Full Scale Fishing Show". Right now, these South Australians are in Townsville as they make their way around QLD, sampling the best the state has to offer before heading back to Tas...

Episode 57 - What a cracker!! We chat to Lucas Allen from King Tide Salt Fly who is based out of Tauranga, New Zealand. Look.... here is the deal. This show has some bad jokes, some cultural insensitivity, some talk of medical procedures and popular movie franchises... but, we do talk about the very strong and powerful Kingfish and the incredible shallow water fishery Lucas guides at. This fishery...

Episode 56 - We get Dave Bradley back to talk to us about his recent mother ship trip to the Cape York Peninsular. Permit, Golden Trevally, Cobia on Manta rays in waist deep water, Huge Queensland groper, thousands of pelagics and plenty of Rum.   Also on this show we chat about internet trolls, discuss new rods coming out, answer a great listeners question and go through the week in sport as Volt...

Buckle in for Episode 55 where we take on one of the most accessible fish in Australia the humble Flathead. Listen as we try to fill an hour an a half of talking about a species that could easily be narrowed down to a 30 mins chat  hahaha. In all seriousness, the Flathead is a great target for flyfisherman. Experienced guys can target slabs and people transitioning fro m trout to Saltwater can als...

Episode 54- We chat with Adam Altman about monster Murray Cod on fly. I get the feeling that making comparative or competitive statements would embarrass him, but I don’t think anybody had as many big cod on fly as Adam. It was a real pleasure talking with him about his passion. He is not afraid of a donut, and what makes it more creditable is that he is fishing in below freezing conditions at daw...

Episode 53 - On this episode, we chat to the Luderick Jedi .... Royce Shanks. Royce is a second generation Sith Lord of all things Blackfish. We go over the technical aspects of fly fishing for Blackfish or Luderick. This species is very common along the eastern side of Australia and is considered a bread an butter species by many, they can be caught inside estuaries or on the edge of open water w...

Episode 52 - The wonderful SBS podcast.... this is a long show that is pretty much a get together between 2 podcast juggernauts and we talk about world domination. On the intro, we also include the outro... how efficient is that!!     Oh, and we hear how Voltzy spacks out with and early fly tying accident.    Checkout the SVS podcast on iTunes, Podbean and every other place you would expect qualit...

Votzy and Chris get into all things fly tying. We go through a range of listener questions, and give up some advice based on our combined experiences. Be prepared for a show that mainly centres around adopting a mindset for fly tying that can give you the angler a unique approach to adapt to your unique situation wherever you are from or whatever you fish for.

Episode 50- To many, this man will need no introduction, but for those who are very new to the sport or have been sheltered from any form of Flyfishing media in the past 50 odd years, Rod Harrison or Harro as he is affectionately known as, is one on the most influential personalities in Australian fly fishing. If you don't know who he is, keep in mind that what your doing (saltwater and Australian...

Episode 49 - On this episode we head to central Queensland to chat with Gladstone based guide Justin Nye. We explore the options the region has to offer which is many and varied. From champagne permit fishing to Australia's most heavily stocked Barramundi impoundment to barrier reef atolls and incredibly good blue-water options, the Gladstone region definitely has the options. We also get the drum...

Episode 48 - On this episode, we chat to two Tassie locals, Brent Bowerman (The Lost Fly) and Simon Ellis about the unique Black Bream fishery in Tasmania. Tasmania is known for its world class Trout fishery but this often overshadows the incredible Black Bream fishery they have as well. On this show, we chat about Brem techniques, but we also talk about attitudes changing towards flyfishing optio...

Episode 47 - On this episode we have the please of chatting to Jimmy Laverty from Fly Odyssey Australia. Jimmy is a Victorian so try to pay attention to the way he talks, but if you can understand him, you will hear all about the surprising diversity of what Fly Odyssey offers in addition to the beginnings of what makes a fly fishing dedicated booking agent. We also go into talking about Bonefish...

Episode 46 - This week we talk to a proper legend... Kristina Placko. Kristina is a New Zealand Guide, Author, South Island Pub guide and is also very active in getting people involved in flyfishing with a very easy natural approach that encourages all walks to give the Murphy stick a go. We chat to Kristina about the very varied part of the world that she guides which is out of Canterbury NZ We a...

Epiosde 45 - Ten years ago 3 Aussie flyfishos got together and made what is possibly the most iconic Australian Saltwater flyfishing movie we have seen. Heads or Tails was produced and directed by Phil Jagger (Who is pictured but couldn't join us) however, we were very lucky to sit down with Simon Penn and Geoff Anderson who were the two featured anglers who got some wicked fishing caught on film....

Episode 44 - On this episode we chat to Sydney's premiere saltwater fly fishing guide Justin Duggan. Justin, in addition to being a guide is also a CCI, former zookeeper and passionate photographer. Justin gives us a verbose run down on everything that Sydney harbour offers by the saltwater fly fisherman. An extremely interesting look at Justin's back yard that will be of interest to anyone who th...

On episode 43 we are honored to play a special episode that was given to us by former guest and owner of Australian Flyfishing Outfitters, Dave Bradley. Dave sits down with living legend Harry Spear for 2 separate interviews played back to back . Harry Spear, now in his 70's is a former guide from Florida USA, Harry was around in the days when the sport was evolving rapidly with new flies, lines a...

On Episode 42, we chat to Andrew Chorley (Chozza) from Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing. Chozza has been on the water in Hervey Bay as a full time guide for 10 years and currently runs a 4 boat fleet for everything from flats to Bluewater to impoundment Barramundi. On the show we go over whats available and in addition to some boat talk, how to dodge whales and some cool shark stories. Also, the Mu...