The Intermediate Line Podcast

Episode 41 - On this show we are stoked to have on someone who will go down as one the most influential fly tiers of modern times. Pat Cohen is a Fly Fisherman, Fly Designer, Tying Materials and Tool designer, Artist and all round nice guy. Pat offers a clinic in this show that shines a light on an approach to modern fly tying that no matter what your flavor of fly fishing is promotes a certain fr...

Episode 40 - On this episode, we start off with a very special announcement about one of our hosts. We then move into an approach on planning a fishing trip with an emphasis on heading north for tailing fun. Pretty quickly into the show, we chat about Voltzy's obsession with Black Spot Tuskfish and we get a little technical for those wanting to get the drum on these little blue tractors. Its just...

Episode 39 - On this episode we chat to Nat Bromhead, former Saltwater Flyfishing guide and creator of the now called Australian Saltwater Flyfishing Forum. We chat to Nat about his time as a guide, his contributions to the sport and also the very beginnings of the forum and the impact it has had on the sport. Nat also talks about the birth of fly caught free swimming black marlin inside Fraser Is...

Episode 38 - On this show we are stoked to have Dave Bradley on the show!! Dave is one of Australia's most experienced Saltwater Flyfishing guides. Dave comes on the show to give us a brief run down on the man himself and we the move onto a chat about his thoughts on Permit. Dave's thoughts on Permit are real pieces of gold for those who are students of the species. From there we chat to Dave abou...

Episode 37 - We had a great chat to the Snowy Mountains top guide Crag Daly. Craig has owned a guide operating out of Jindabyne for over 25 years !! Not many if any hold a candle to the knowledge and experience Craig has after having acquired that much time on the water. A CCI with the Federation of Fly Fishers and all round top guy, Craig is very much the definition of the modern angler with exce...

Episode 36 - We are stoked to have living legend Paul "The Coach" Dolan, one of Australia's most premiere guides  and most accomplished Saltwater flyfisherman. We get into a chat about what the Mackay region offers with its wealthy saltwater options in addition to some of the countries best Barramundi fishing. Paul also goes into detail talking about the fabled DK dancer fly... how to tie it, and...

Episode 35 - On this episode we talk to Scott Mitchell about his recent trip to Colombia. Scott takes us through the ins and outs of planning a trip of a lifetime in addition too catching some awesome fish like Peacock Bass and Payara. We also talk about shopping local and some of the impacts this bullshit global pandemic will have on our domestic flyfishing industry.  And hey look.... we get tire...

On episode 34, we chat to far north Queensland local, Chris Heath. We chat to Chris about Jungle Perch and also a little about stunt driving boat trailers in addition to a little about the saltwater options around cairns. We also open up the show talking about a thought provoking topic - Underlining and overlining fly rods.

Episode 33 - On this episode we delve into the dark arts of Spey/ Skagit and Scandi casting with a dribbling of single handed thrown in. Nic is super knowledgeable and experienced with single and double handed spey casting. Nic is "living the lyrics" so to speak as this style of fishing is Nic's preferred way to fish. On this show, Nic points out that spey casting is seriously overlooked as a way...

On this episode that is the 31st episode of The Intermediate Line, we present to you all things UV resin with the owner of RaidZap UV Resin, Claus Thyregod of Denmark. If you though all resins are the same, prepare to be educated. Also on this show we talk to Ben Hall who is the first person to catch a Japanese Sea Bass in Australian waters on fly. All this among other shenanigans in addition to a...

Episode 30 - The good ship TIL takes you on a journey through the eyes of one lucky bastard who lives in Karratha and has a fishing mecca at his door step. We chat to Matt and about what the region has to offer for the discerning flyfisherman. Also on this show, Voltzy is half cut, Andy sledges Voltzy and Chis is the best as usual.

Episode 29 - On this episode we delve in deep to the world of photography with David Anderson. David is a professional photographer who is heavily involved within the Australian Fly Fishing Industry, in addition to working within the music industry with such icons as John Farnham and Rolling Stone magazine. David is also a regular contributor to Flylife magazine in addition to running Twigwater.co...

Episode 28 – On this show we chat to Bill Mitchell. We chat to Bill about the research and interaction of fishing with guides. Bill is a well traveled fly fisho and offers an excellent insight into getting the most out of your fishing experience with guides.   Also, we chat about line management devices, dying bucktail, and we talk about the flies for fires Auction.

  Episode 27 - This would be our most requested show we have had since this podcast started, so we put together an unscripted round table discussion between the 3 of us that covers Saratoga Leichardti and in part Saratoga Jardini for those aspiring to catch Saratoga on fly. Also in this episode, we announce the winner of the first auction lot that's part of the #fliesforfires Bushfire Appeal. Lots...

Episode 26 - We open up talking about our Bushfire Auction and how its going to work. Please keep your eye on our FaceBook Page to follow the auctions and bid.... please dig deep!! On this show we talk impoundment Barramundi with Doctor Awoonga himself, Trevor Burgess. Trevor lives at Lake Awoonga and is a full time lure maker ( Happy Rock Softies ) and off water fishing consultant. The reason we...

Happy New Year to all our friends across the world !! Episode 25 is a cracker!! We were lucky enough to chat to Dean Butler, world renowned Marlin on fly guru, Black Bass conqueror, the Jamie Lannister of the Silver King and all round top bloke who has got a years worth of interesting stories and a lifetime of knowledge to share. Dean goes into detail about his experiences with fishing with late l...

Well, its been an awesome 24 episodes, thanks for joining us and listening to us and our guests. In this episode you would think we were trying to put you off listening to us ever again, but we sincerely hope you will join us next year on the 9th of January 2020. Safe to say, Arcs Andy is finished, sorry guys..... we shot our shot and we wont die wondering now.  Have a Safe Christmas everyone and...

Episode 23 is one we have been looking forward to for a while now, and we get into the hard hitting questions like is flymax dead and is Voltzy as talented as he leads everyone to believe? Chris Beech is an Australina Flyfishing icon, a 30 plus year veteran commercial fly tier, Flylife magazine contributor of 200 volumes, and well experienced fisherman. A great guest for us to have on as our final...

Episode 22 starts off with the usual level of professionalism that we are known for, but don't worry, it gets much better from there. We chat to NZ Flyfishing guide Alex Waller who chats to us about trekking deep into the NZ back country as well as some awesome tales of the emerging saltwater flats fishery NZ is fast becoming popular for. Towards the end of the show, we chat with Nial Logan who is...

Episode 21 - Is all about the young gun know it all millenial flyfisho... say what you will about Millenials, but these guys are a great example of the anti-millenial by approaching the sport of flyfishing in a clever, respectful way. These three guys (Tom Crittenden, Dan Dingle, Alex Roy)  and are all surpassing results reserved for much more experienced fly fisherman, in a much shorter time fram...

Episode 20 - We were stoked to have been offered the opportunity to talk with Jim Bartschi on this episode. Jim is the president and chief rod designer for Scott Fly rods. we spoke to Jim while he was in NZ to launch the new Scott Sector range. Jim is a very cool dude, super down to earth, a very good communicator and is not shy of getting technical with us. Please enjoy the show.....we did!! Scot...

Episode 19 - This episode takes off with the same immature humor that you would expect from the three Muppets, but quickly heads into our first fly tying special. In this episode we discuss the fundamentals of fly tying and the reason why having a basic understanding is important for flyfishing, and fly tying. We go onto to talking about how materials act in the water, the relationship between nat...

Hey Guys, We had some technical issues with Episode 13. We couldn't resolve the issue we had with Episode 13 now playing Episode 16 and this is the reason why we have launched the same show again and just left Episode 13 the same. The Intermediate Line presents... Episode 18.5, please enjoy... again

Episode 18- With Murray Cod season just around the corner, who better to talk to than one of Australia's pioneers of chasing wild Murray Cod on fly, Nick Kniepp. Nick has for the most part, dedicated his flyfishing time to Australia's most iconic and largest freshwater fish, the Murray Cod. Nick's contribution to the sport is extensive, and it was a pleasure to chat to such a top bloke who is will...

Episode 17 - We chat with a true Gentleman of the Australian Flyfishing scene, James Caves. We chat about a "get it done" approach to achieving consistent results when fly fishing for Bream and other bread and butter estuary species. Follow James on Instagram @bermi_fly We have a pretty decent shout out session at the start of the show, pose a question on importing used flies into Australia, and a...