The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Alejandro Feliciano from Puerto Rico.  Alejandro grew up on the west coast of Puerto Rico and developed a love of fishing from his father.  He attended college in Bristol Tennessee on a tennis scholarship and became a regular on the local trout stream there.  After school Alejandro pursued his tennis career professionally, competing and eventually coaching, but...

In this episode we WadeOutThere with George Daniel from Central Pennsylvania.  George has been fly fishing in Pennsylvania since he was a child, and began fishing with and learning from his fly fishing mentor, Joe Humphries, as a teenager.   George says he always wanted to combine fly fishing and education, and it’s easy to see he has delivered on that mission.  His work throughout the years as a...

In this episode we Wadeouthere with Norm Maktima from Rio Rancho, New Mexico.  Norm grew up fly fishing on his local river after school and in the summers.  At seventeen his father signed him up for an outfitter program in Montana, on the Clark Fork River.  When he came back, he had a job at the local fly shop, and it didn’t take long for him to start guiding and competing in fly fishing.  In part...

In this episode we Wadeouthere with Norm Maktima from Rio Rancho, New Mexico.  Norm grew up fly fishing on his local river after school and in the summers.  At seventeen his father signed him up for an outfitter program in Montana, on the Clark Fork River.  When he came back, he had a job at the local fly shop, and it didn’t take long for him to start guiding and competing in fly fishing.  In part...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Howie Fisher, from Frederick Maryland.  Howie learned to fly fish in Washington state while exploring the rivers with his good friend and fishing buddy.  When he moved to Maryland, Howie continued to pursue his passion for fly fishing and dove deep into fly tying, especially in the winter months.  We discuss different ways to start fly tying, where to save and...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Chadd VanZanten from Northern Utah.  Chad was introduced to fishing at a very early age and was raised in a family where he was, in his words, “given to know that fishing was the finest thing.”  Chadd embraced fly fishing as he began to raise his own family surrounded by trout streams in the Rocky Mountains.  He has combined his passion for writing with his lov...

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Andrew Hettick from Southwest Montana.  Andrew grew up in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, but found his connection with fly fishing in college at Montana State.  After coming home from school he began pursuing a career as a fly fishing guide on his hometown river.  He has been guiding and fishing there ever since.  Andrew is passionate about sharing this special p...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Pat Dorsey from Parker, Colorado.  Pat grew up fly fishing the South Platte River with his father and uncle, and started his professional career in fly fishing tying flies.  Pat has been guiding for over thirty years, is the head guide and co-owner of the Blue Quill Angler fly shop,  and author of several books, including his latest Favorite Flies for Colorado....

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Austin Dando from Central Pennsylvania.  Austin grew up learning to fly fish on camping trips in the Pennsylvania wilderness with his father and in the backyard casting to a soccer ball.  He went to college at Penn State, where he attended fly fishing classes and was the president of the fly fishing club.  After having fished storied waters out west and back ea...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Alex Emery from Livingston, Montana.  Alex started fly fishing as a child with his father in New Jersey and continued during school at West Virginia University, becoming involved with the fly fishing club as well.   After college, Alex’s search to continue his passion for fly fishing, and build a life and career connected to the outdoors brought him to Sweetwat...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Donicio Gomez from Logan, Utah.  Donicio began fly fishing on the Snake River near Jackson Hole Wyoming.  He moved to Northern Utah to continue fly fishing and made it his “home base” for fishing the premier western waters that surround him.  Donicio has been fishing and guiding in Wyoming for eighteen years.   We discuss the importance of developing a “plan B”...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Jack Naughton from Tacoma, Washington.  Jack was introduced to fly fishing in college while fishing the rivers and lakes of the Cascade Mountains with his friends.  He took his new love for fly fishing to the Puget Sound where he now fishes for salmon and sea-run cutthroat from the shore or kayak.  We discuss the different species and timelines of salmon that m...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Tommy Dimattina from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Tommy picked up his grandfathers fly rod while exploring his backyard and backwaters of the Florida Keys by paddle board.  He used a camera to chronicle his love for the outdoors and fishing, and has braided his passion for fly fishing, photography, and the salt water environment into a career.  We discuss fly fis...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Adam Greuel from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.  Adam grew up road tripping to Wyoming for family vacations, where he was introduced to rivers and fishing, which eventually led to picking up a fly rod.  He also picked up a guitar and a pen, following his passion for music and songwriting in the band, Horseshoes and Handgrenades.  Adam also guides his home state for...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Zach Heath from Sacramento, California.  Zach started fly fishing after retiring from mountain biking on the recommendation from his wife to find a slightly less extreme hobby than he was accustomed to.  Zach dove in head first, spending over 300 days on the river in just his first year.   We discuss what it means to be present on the river, and how Zach attemp...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Jory Ward from Wellsville, Utah.  Jory learned to fish while building fence with his father and grandfather in the Rocky Mountains as a child.   When he moved to Utah, he reconnected with fly fishing when he saw a bamboo fly rod hanging in a fly shop, and decided to build one.   In Part 2 of our discussion, Jory explains the process he's developed for buil...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Jory Ward from Wellsville, Utah.  Jory learned to fish while building fence with his father and grandfather in the Rocky Mountains as a child.   When he moved to Utah, he reconnected with fly fishing when he saw a bamboo fly rod hanging in a fly shop, and decided to build one.   In Part 1 of our discussion Jory explains what drew him to bamboo and the unique qu...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Charlie Craven from Arvada, Colorado.  Charlie started tying and selling flies as a child in Colorado, where he later guided on the South Platte River.  He went on to become a longtime commercial fly tyer and signature tyer for Umpqua Feather Merchants.  He has created numerous videos, books, and articles about fly tying, and runs his own fly shop, Charlie’s Fl...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Zach Vandehey from Hood River, Oregon.  Zach is an Oregon native who always had a river in his backyard growing up.  He began fly fishing at an early age and loves the adventure that comes from fishing his home waters of the Deschutes River year round.  We discuss the Deschutes and how we can progress and learn from competition fly fishing. You can learn more a...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Aaron Smith from Salt Lake City, Utah.  Aaron’s passion for fly fishing took hold after participating in a challenge to catch all four of Utah’s native species of cutthroat, called the Utah Cutthroat Slam.  Since then, he has committed to exploring different tactics and techniques in fly fishing by diving all in, one method at a time.  His most recent obsession...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Brandon Fawcett from Edmonton Alberta.  Brandon fell in love with fly fishing as a child, chasing grayling and pike in Canada.  He began guiding on the beaches of Central America for bonefish, after a temporary leave of absence from work became permanent.  Now, Brandon shares his time between Canada and Nicaragua, fly fishing for all sorts of fish in all kinds...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Erin Crider from Colorado.  Erin’s fishing journey began catching catfish with her grandmother as a child in Missouri.  When she moved to Colorado she discovered fly fishing and began creating space for other women anglers in the fly fishing and outdoor community.   She eventually founded Uncharted Outdoorswomen, whose mission is a world where women are confide...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Jesse Males from Central Florida.  Jesse grew up with a love of fly fishing, and decided to build his future in the fly fishing community after college.  He left his promising career and spent years learning to fly fish his home waters, while simultaneously refining his fly tying, photography, and videography skills.   When Jesse moved his family to Costa Rica,...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Camille Egdorf from Bozeman, Montana.  Camille grew up learning to row a drift boat and fly fish on the Bighorn River as a child.  By the time she was a teenager she was guiding in Alaska.  Camille has been working in the fly fishing world her entire life, chasing fly fishing adventures for herself and others around the world.  We discuss the Bighorn River, str...

In this episode we Wadeoutthere with Simon Gawesworth, from Washington state.  Simon grew up teaching fly fishing at an early age at his father’s fly fishing school in England.  He has spent his life traveling the world, learning, and teaching fly fishing in the form of classes, books, shows, events, schools, and articles, and most recently as an instructor for Far Bank.  We discuss some of the di...