The Woman Angler & Adventurer

Welcome to episode 221 of The Woman Angler & Adventurer Podcast! You are in for a real treat this week. My guest is a former mortgage banker who turned to kayak fishing as a way to relieve stress and now is one of only 2 women qualified to fish Hobie World. She accomplished this in just a few short years! Meet the amazing Pamela Wirth. Pamela has an incredible story and she is a wealth of insp...

This week we are introducing the new monthly episode series called "One Day at a Time" with special guest Kate Grice Hough. Life can be a struggle and in these uncertain times, a lot of us have struggled with mental and physical challenges. I felt a calling to create this new series of The Woman Angler & Adventurer platform in 2022 to share stories of women who want to tell the story...

Are you one of the many doing Dry January? Well, meet your new best friend- Athletic Brewing Company! I first discovered these delicious non-alcoholic craft beers at The Outdoor Media Summit this past fall, and I'm excited to introduce them to you on this week's episode. Even if you're not doing the Dry January challenge, sometimes it's just nice to enjoy a tasty brew without havin...

Are you one of the many doing Dry January? Well, meet your new best friend- Athletic Brewing Company! I first discovered these delicious non-alcoholic craft beers at The Outdoor Media Summit this past fall, and I'm excited to introduce them to you on this week's episode. Even if you're not doing the Dry January challenge, sometimes it's just nice to enjoy a tasty brew without having to worry about...

Happy New Year everyone! I'm excited to kick off the new year with an inspiring story of a woman who is relatively new to fishing but has taken her passion such a long way in a short amount of time.  Meet TJ Gramberg! TJ is an avid member of Wisconsin Women Fish, loves ice fishing, fishing for catfish, pike, and many other species. She was introduced to the sport about 6 years ago and has been...

Welcome to a quick solo episode to close out the year! As I was sitting on the beach (I know, I know), I was reflecting on 2021 and looking ahead to all the great things to come in 2022 and thought I'd hit the record button to share my thoughts with you! Included in this episode is a special announcement about a new monthly series coming to the podcast for 2022 called "The Woman Angler &a...

This week I invite you to enjoy a slightly condensed audio version of a recent Women's World of Fishing Monday Night Facebook/YouTube Live featuring professional bass angler Stephanie Hemphill-Pellerin.  We understand it can be a challenge on Monday nights to take the time out and sit down with your device or computer and tune-in, so I decided to share with you the great conversation Barbara H...

On this week's episode of The Woman Angler & Adventurer podcast you get to meet Susanna McCallister. Susanna is the Northwest Regional Law Enforcement Recruiter for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC). She talks about the process of pursuing this challenging and rewarding career, as well as her personal story on becoming a recruiter. If this is something you're interested in...

Kenneth L. Kieser has had a long career and successful career as an outdoor communicator. For more than 46 years, he's been writing and sharing stories from the heart covering things like waterfowl hunting, trout fishing, women in fishing and so much more. His work has garnered him multiple awards including being inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as well as the Waterfowlers Hal...

Dawn Pitillo and family are all about the outdoors and fishing adventures- be it fishing from a kayak, a pier, or wherever they can wet a line. In fact, as we have our conversation Dawn and family are getting set up to do some pier fishing in Myrtle Beach, SC with plans for chasing sharks later in the evening. We talk about this and the fact that Dawn has been on a weight-loss journey. How does sh...

This week meet Kimber Pamp! Kimber is a nurse by trade up in Wisconsin and she is an avid kayak angler and ice angler who is also working on improving her fly fishing skills. She has two beautiful dogs that she involves in her outdoor adventures. This year she plans to do some camping on the ice! Hear all about it on this week's episode of The Woman Angler and Adventurer Podcast! Mentioned in...

After experiencing a period of some pretty intense trauma, this week's guest got through it by exhibiting an unprecedented amount of mental toughness and is now a woman on a mission. I promise, if you're looking for some inspiration in your life, you're going to find it right here! Captain Melody King is setting out to change lives. Along her journey working on charters, she earned her...

Picture this: You fly up to British Columbia, Canada, get transported to an awesome lodge with 3 - 6 of your best friends, hop on a helicopter ride to a beautiful mountain top, go on a snowshoeing adventure, or take a jet boat ride to a historic ghost town...not to mention fly fishing and/or deep-sea fishing...do I have you hooked yet? Listen to this episode to hear more! Mentioned in this Episode...

South Dakota is fondly known as "The Pheasant Capital of The World" and you're about to find out why! On this week's episode, you get to meet Emily Kiel, Director of Marketing and Outreach at South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks and Taniya Bethke, Director of Operations, Council to Advance Hunting, and The Shooting Sports. These ladies are a lot of fun, knowledgeable, and avid outdo...

I absolutely love when I get the opportunity to do on-location interviews and this one is right up there with one of my favorites! I had an impromptu opportunity to take a week trip down to Perdido Key with some good friends, so of course, I jumped on it. While down there, I thought, you know, this is an area of Florida I've not been to before. There's got to be some amazing lady anglers i...

Last week on the Women's World of Fishing Monday Night Takeover, I got to sit down with host Barbara Harris and give a fun recap of what all I've been up to lately! I go into some detail about my strategy for the big LBAA Classic on Logan Martin and I share some fun stories from my recent trip to Estes Park, CO for the 2021 Outdoor Media Summit. I thought I'd share that conversation wi...

Just in time for your holiday shopping, this episode is full of great gift ideas and some of the hottest must-have new products out this year in fishing! Pure Fishing, which is a collection of the world's best-known fishing brands, had an epic time down at iCast's New Product Showcase this year. They won 1st place in 9 different categories, including Best in Show for the Berkley PowerBait...

Tournament Angler Melinda Mize is no stranger to the sport. Both her parents were avid anglers and introduced her to tournament fishing at the young age of 7. She took to it like a fish to water, and it's pretty much been game on ever since. She currently fishes the  BFL's , the  Toyota Series ,  Bass Opens , and any local tournaments she can work into her busy schedule. Now with 2 daughte...

This week's special guest, Nebraskan Jennifer Mues, is one busy lady. She's a Professional Kayak Angler, a Podcast Host herself (of the  Bass Fishing Dads Podcast ), Social Media Consultant, and Sponsored Angler & Regional Team Leader for Bonafide Kayaks. If all that didn't keep her busy enough, she's also a busy wife and mother. In this episode, Jennifer talks about how she go...

This week I'm excited to introduce you to someone who only started fishing in the last couple years, but she's all in.  @fancypantsfishing  is her Facebook and Instagram handle  (go give her a follow!) . Her actual name is Kat Jones, and I was thrilled to have the chance to meet her in-person while we were down at Logan Martin for the LBAA Classic.  It's hard to beat the passion of som...

Welcome to Episode 201 of The Woman Angler & Adventurer Podcast! We're moving on to another epic 200 episodes! I can't think of a better way to kick things off than with my special guest this week, Becky Iaconelli! I'm sure you're already familiar with the Iaconelli name, via of course the famed bass angler Mike, affectionately referred to as "Ike." Becky, Mike's...

Welcome to a milestone! The 200th episode of  The Woman Angler & Adventurer  podcast. Since this show launched back in 2018, we've had only a few West Coast anglers on the show- not nearly enough. So I can't think of a better way to celebrate our 200th episode with another West Cost angler- Clara Ricabal! Clara's origins are from Cuba, so she's bi-lingual and part of  Takemefis...

This week meet a TakeMeFishing.org Women Making Waves WaveMaker Nicole Jacobs. Nicole's main mission is to promote equity and inclusion in the world of bass fishing. She executes her mission very well despite juggling fishing some big pro bass tournaments, being a single mom, and going to grad school! One of the main slogans on this show has been "if she can do it, you can do it" and...

The truth is, if you're a bass angler, you probably already have this app on your phone, and if you don't, well, you'll definitely be downloading it after listening to this episode. BassForecast is a game-changer on many levels. On this week's episode, you're going to meet one of the creators of the app and find out the story behind it! Meet Mike Mehlmann. I first learned about...

BREAKING NEWS:  (8-13-21) "Jennifer Schall landed a massive 132-pound alligator gar in the 50-pound test class, which if approved, would be one of the largest freshwater fish records ever recorded by a female angler." - Field & Stream And you get to meet her on this week's episode of The Woman Angler & Adventurer podcast! Jennifer Schall is no stranger to setting world record...