The River Rambler

This week I'm talking with my friend Paddy Lookabaugh, of Liquid Sunshine Fly Fishing. We discuss the advantages of growing up in a Civil War battlefield, college, fires & firefighting, our shared love of indicator fishing, Alaska, his journey into rod building, guiding, and who not to accept party invitations from.

This week, as Spey-O-Rama approaches, I'm chatting with Zack Williams of Swing the Fly. We wander into mountian men, his new book "Anchor-Centric Spey Casting," alien abductions, Swing the Fly, the OP, sink tips, line splicing, and Frankensteining through the woods.

This week I'm joined by Annie Waltz-Kubicka. We get straight to chatting about her multi-gnerational entrance to fishing, her steelhead awakening, becoming a private chef, culinary gardens, forming friendships with clientele, Montana, sourdough and sorcery, family, and........yuck, nymphing.

On this episode of The River Rambler I'm joined by Kate and Justin Crump, owners of The Lodge at 58 North. We had a great time talking about Volkswagen buses, humility and poaching, GPA requirements, clusterfucks, Alaska, salmon, deciding to buy a lodge, meal prep, and observing and navigation bears.

On this episode I'm speaking with Terry Antoniuk. We chat about growing up around the world, the importance of cultural exchange in English pubs, becoming a biologist, aquatic landscape ecology, "discovering" steelhead, rods and lines, road tripping, and one Mr. Kruk.

This week I had a quick chat with Joey Mara, of Waist Deep Media. We talk about his first winter steelhead, beiang an older brother, his experience making "A Steelhead Story - The Legacy of Bill McMillan" and working with Bill, the trials of dodgy internet, questionable dog behavior, and a dark TikTok hole. A Steelhead Story - The Legacy of Bill McMillan comes out on Februrary 15th and can be foun...

This week I'm talking with Brian Johnson, president of California Trout Unlimited and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation. We talk about growing up around the mighty cliffs of Iowa, dam removal and power companies, working togethor with tribal nations, the formation of Klamath River Renewal Corportain, beer talk, lowering your effectiveness but not your fun, and a place where everybody knows you...

This week I'm speaking with John Larison, author of "Holding Lies" and most recently "Whiskey When We're Dry." We chat about his start as a mud puddle angler, questioning Euro-nymphing, New York waters, tequila, Ted Leeson, writing, trying to be like water, and the questioniable choice to method act in the TSA line. You can learn more about "Whiskey When We're Dry" and John's other books at johnla...

This week we have a very special episode for you to celebrate the life of Frank Moore. I'm joined by Becky McRae, Karl Konecny, Dean Finnerty, Dale Greenley, and Jeffery Dose. We talk about meeting Frank, be it on the river, at a faire, or in the scouts, botany with Jeanne, wading upstream, "pick-pocketing," and so many other fantastic stories. If you would like to support some of the causes that...

We're talking with Daniel Ritz on this week's show. We talk about his series, "Point of Engagement," on Swing the fly, Boise's surfing scene, the Now or Never Campaign, rods, great steelhead writing, blogging vs. vlogging, and horses.

I'm joined by a dynamic duo this week, Al Perryman and Gary Anderson. We talk about 50 years of friendship, their entrance to spey, Alaska, football rod wrapping, jet boats, the start of trout spey, more boats of course, beverages, cars, fly tying, and chinook. As this was the first in person recording in quite some time there was of course an issue, the River Rambler can't be trusted on his own....

This week I'm talking to my friend David Flaherty. We talk about his path to being a late fishing bloomer and multiple fly fishing rabbit holes, the importance of repetition, the dark act of casturbation, reeling like a gentleman, volunteering and the Mayfly Project, and cat-lateral damage.

Today we'll be visiting with my friend Marty Howard. We go over how he grew up fishing, fly tying, Ward's Wooly Worm, fly vanity, graphite and bamboo rods, trout fishing, long lines, being in the moment, the next generation of steel headers, and so much more.

This week I got a chance to speak Tabbitha Bruce, Shã Orton, and Megan Samuelson, of Oregon Women on the Fly. We had a fantastic time chatting about how they all started, the fun and frustrations in learning, hrmpfing nymphing, SOWotF getting through COVID, fly tying, the visual medium of podcasting, the makings of a great snackle box, the incredible community of spey fishing, and just a little sh...

On this episode I get to talk to an amazing guest, Richard Harringt.....wait no, Tim Rawlins, yep Tim is the guest not me. We chat about how he got started fishing, teaching yourself, lessons with the greats, a host that claims he doesn't want to talk about himself, video production, Alaska, the many dreads of aging, and beards. Behind the scenes we've also had some changes that have resulted in s...

On today's episode I'm chatting with Mark Hieronymus. We talk about his early start to fishing with his dad, the never ending quest for knowledge, the steelhead spawning study he is apart of, trying to create a culture of stewardship, trying spey on a whim, the wild world of Alaskan flies, and how he became a runway model.

This week i'm speaking with Chris Wilson. We get straight to the stories with his first trip on the Deschutes, east coast rivers, Atlantic salmon, hickory shad, learning from the greats, salmon in Spain, Sasquatch, carp, and scotch and bourbon.

This week I'm joined by Geoff and Kat Mueller. We go over how they got started fishing, working on The Drake, camper life, how they met, that first steelhead experience, tiny towns, the problem solving of fishing, giant crickets, and the dangers of message boards.

I got a chance to speak with C.D. Clarke for this week's episode. We discussed starting out fishing in the Finger Lakes, jumping into art at a young age, bird hunting, and editor-tilting ding, being the odd duck in the art department, traveling and fishing, the Atlantic Salmon Federation, his upcoming book, analyzing your own work, and that you can in fact fish everyday.

This week I'm joined with some members of the North Umpqua Coalition; Jennifer Fairbrother and Kirk Blaine of Native Fish Society and Dave Moskowitz of The Conservation Angler. We talk about the Formation of North Umpqua Coalition, the difference between hatcheries and hatchery programs, wild fish and their ability to adapt, the ODFW being willing to stop releasing the Rock Creek Hatchery fish and...

Today I'm chatting with Randle Stetzer. We go talk about how he got started with his grandfather's kit, meeting Bill McMillan as a kid, working in Streamborn, duck hunting and dogs, lake fishing, giving back to the fish, rods, more rods, and also a little bit about rods.

This week I'm talking with Jon Hazlett. We talk about growing up with the Griswolds, his first guide job and getting fired, his thespian work, his most recent video "Not Another Fly Fishing Movie," chinook on the Rogue, kids, how he got his start with spey, and the positivity of the spey community. You can check out Jon's video here: https://vimeo.com/708671176

This week I'm talking with my friend Keith Tymchuk and all about the Elliott State Forest. We also go over his start to fishing, fishing and equipping your kids, hunting, mayoring, the art of compromise, the importance of timber and conservation, the North Umpqua, and the "Three Beer Problem" method.

This week I'm chatting with Sam Sickles of Steelhead Outfitters. We go over how he got into steelhead with a college course, wrestling, exploring Oregon, how he started guiding, the Deschutes, Meiser rods, casting, steelhead conditions, trout fishing, and the fall of the greatest IPA. RIP Inversion.

On this week's episode I'm talking to Duncan Gasiewicz and Billy Pfeiffer. We discuss how they got started fishing, their Jedi/Sith mentors, Montana's trout, fishing vs. casting, flies and infinite fly tying material, bass, music, being on the same program, and quick little jam session.