The Saltwater Euphoria Podcast

In Episode 12, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, Walt Golet. Walt has been a huge part and driving force behind tagging efforts of Highly Migratory Species throughout the Atlantic along with the science involved with learning more and more about these species. The more knowledge we gain the better we can properly conserve and assure that we have excellent fishing and pelagic speci...

In Episode 11, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, John Savage. John has had a very scary experience being lost at sea, and it isn't until recently he truly decided to share his story with the world as he wrote a book about it called "lost in the Stream". John and his Captain's survival was nothing short of a miracle, and he openly talks about the many miracles t...

In Episode 10, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, Spencer Johnson, the Captain of the 65' Paul Mann Freebird about how he got into the world of Sportfishing and how it all eventually led him to becoming the Captain of Freebird .  All kinds of great stories from fishing tournaments in different locations to Mexican Stand Offs. You can follow the following on Instagram: Spencer...

In Episode 9 of the Saltwater Euphoria Podcast, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Michael De Freitas, the Captain of the 60' Viking Magic Lady based out of Trinidad about their dominance in the Windward Island BillfishTournaemnt Circuit as well as their experiences fishing for Blue Marlin in the Dominican Republic, St Thomas, and their recent massive success in St Lucia. Lots of gre...

In Episode 8 we do something a little different and have our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, answer some of the many questions he has been getting via DM and also from the Question Box he had in his IG Stories. If you don't follow him on Instagram, his handle is @CaptainRickyWheeler. Some of the questions are finite tips and tactics fishing questions, and others are more personal questions that...

In Episode 7 of the Saltwater Euphoria Podcast, Captain Ricky Wheeler recaps the White Marlin Open and the Mid Atlantic Tournament and what happened throughout each of them with his mates Eric Carr and Chris Van Grieken. Ricky also gets on the phone with the Mid Atlantic Tournament Marlin Winners: Steve, the Captain of Kaarma who won with a 75-pound White Marlin. Joe, the Captain of Low Profile wh...

In Episode 6 of the Saltwater Euphoria Podcast, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Nick Bovell about marlin fishing for BIG MARLIN. Lots of great stories here as Nick has spent his career so far as a mate traveling to some of the best big fish locations and fishing with many of the best Captains out there. From fishing Cape Verde Islands aboard the Big Oh setting Blue Marlin release recor...

Captain Ricky Wheeler's guest on Episode 5 of the Saltwater Euphoria podcast is with Owner and Operator of Far Out Fishing Charters out of Key West, Chris Mendola. They talk about what to expect throughout the year fishing in the infamous location of Key West, FL as well as the spearfishing scene there. Of course, it's only natural that the conversation draws out plenty of great stories...

Episode 4 is full of some awesome fishing stories and the progression of the sportfishing industry and sportfishing itself. With well over 4 decades of being fully immersed in the profession, Captain Jojo Joachimowski goes from talking about the days of A Loran, paper chart sounders, and small charter boats up to the highly competitive world of sportfishing we live in today. There is a wealth of i...

In our 3rd Episode of the Saltwater Euphoria Podcast, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with the Owner of Monsta Tarpon, Jonathan De La Rosa. Monsta Tarpon is a charter program that focuses on getting guests into what is most likely the best tarpon fishery on the planet. Located in Trinidad, Monsta Tarpon catches and releases well over 2000 tarpon a year, and we also discuss some of the nearby bluewater...

In Episode 2, Captain Ricky Wheeler sits down over a call with Matt Upton during a lay day from fishing in Cat Island, Bahamas. Matt Upton is the owner of ROFFS, which is one of if not the absolute best Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll Water Chart Analysis geared towards fishing out there. We sit down and discuss how ROFFS came to be, how they analyze their data, and how you as a fisherman...

There is plenty of information jam-packed in this episode for anyone with an interest in the offshore fishing scene in Curacao as well as lots of pieces of information on building your own boat or even just some tips on doing your own boat repairs. Chris Van Grieken is an extremely talented fisherman and an even more impressive boat builder, and on this podcast, we discuss his process from start t...

Introduction to the Saltwater Euphoria Podcast with Captain Ricky Wheeler. This episode is different from our normal structure, but we wanted to introduce the company, our mission, and what has been going on lately in the world of our host as of May 2022. Don't forget to like and subscribe to support this new venture, check out our website and courses at https://www.saltwatereuphoria.com/