Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

948 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/948 Presented By: FishHound Expeditions, Golden Fly Shop, Fly Fish with me Utah, TroutRoutes In this episode, Connor shares the history of Thomas & Thomas, explains what gives a fly rod its "soul," and offers practical tips for choosing the right rod for trout, stripers, Atlantic salmon, pike, and more. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/948

#947B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/947b   Presented by: Togiak River Lodge Jordan Larsen joins us to share the behind-the-scenes story of Togiak River Lodge, one of the most remote fishing destinations in Bristol Bay. We talk about Chinook fishing, spey programs, conservation, mentorship, filmmaking, and the unlikely road that led Jordan and his brother Zack to ownership during one of the m...

947 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/947 Presented by: TroutRoutes , Gallatin River Lodge , FishHound Expeditions , Toyota Prairies , Toyota Pacific You can learn a lot about a person by looking in their cooler at the end of a fishing trip. In this episode, we're digging into Cast and Iron Camp Cooking and British Columbia Fly Fishing with Teddy Cosco. Teddy is a steelhead angler, university pr...

#946 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/946 Presented By: TroutRoutes , AVC Rig , Jackson Hole Fly Company Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Paul Arden, founder of Sexyloops and one of the most respected fly casting instructors in the world, returns to the podcast to share lessons from more than three decades of teaching anglers how to cast more efficiently. From beginners learning loop...

#945 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/945 Presented By: AVC Rig , TroutRoutes , Jackson Hole Fly Company Sponsors:  https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Drew Evans of House of Fly returns to the podcast to share why carp may be one of the most underrated gamefish in fly fishing—and why they offer some of the best preparation for chasing bonefish, redfish, and other saltwater species. Drawing from y...

#944B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/944B    Presented by: Yellowstone Teton Territory Paul Bowen has spent over 50 years fly fishing and tying flies throughout eastern Idaho. From the South Fork of the Snake to Henrys Lake, Hebgen Lake, and a variety of lesser-known reservoirs, he's developed a reputation for effective stillwater patterns and thoughtful fly design. This conversation covers h...

944 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/944 Presented by: Blue Bonefish Lodge , Drifthook Fly Fishing ,  AVC Rig Some rivers don't reward bigger boats. They reward smarter access. Water Master Rafts have built a reputation for helping anglers reach water that bigger boats often can't. In this episode, Rich Stuber joins me to share the story behind the company, how he went from employee to owner, a...

#943 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/943 Presented By: On DeMark Lodge , Pescador on the Fly , Togiak River Lodge , Jackson Hole Fly Company In this episode, Davy Wotton discusses why many anglers are missing fish before their flies even land. While most anglers focus on casting farther, Davy argues that shorter, more controlled casts in traditional wet fly fishing often result in better prese...

#942 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/942   Presented by: AVC Rig , TroutRoutes , Stonefly Nets , Drifthook Fly Fishing Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors/      Matt Thornton shares the story behind Wilderness Calling and how a simple conversation about conservation funding turned into one of the most ambitious steelhead research projects currently underway. We dig into satellite te...

#941B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/941B Presented By: Gallatin River Lodge A successful Montana fly fishing trip isn't just about choosing the right river—it's about building the right experience. Kathryn Bartlett, General Manager at Gallatin River Lodge, shares how thoughtful planning, flexible scheduling, great guides, and a comfortable home base can transform a fishing vacation into some...

941 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/941 Presented by:   Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho ,  Stonefly Nets , Fly Fish with me Utah What does it take to keep producing nine-pound trout year after year? In this episode, we're heading to Henry's Lake with Kevin Skenandore of the Henry's Lake Foundation. Kevin has spent decades fishing these waters and is now helping lead conservation effo...

#940 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/940   Presented by: Yellowstone Teton Territory Phil Rowley and Darren Huntsman share why Henry's Lake remains one of the premier stillwater fisheries in North America. More importantly, they explain how the techniques taught during the Henry's Lake Stillwater School can help anglers improve on lakes everywhere.  Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/940   

#939 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/939 Presented By: Stonefly Nets , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho , Fly Fish with me Utah Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Paul Arden, founder of Sexyloops and one of the most respected fly casting instructors in the world, returns to the podcast to share lessons from more than three decades of teaching anglers...

#938B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/938B Presented By: Pescador on the Fly Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Chris Teas joins Jeff Ditsworth of Pescador on the Fly to share lessons learned from more than five decades of fly fishing around the world. From growing up fishing Wisconsin and Colorado waters to traveling across South America and beyond, Chris explains why experience has t...

938 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/938 Presented by:   Patagonia If tomorrow were your last day on the planet, would you feel like you left enough out on the water? That question sits at the heart of this conversation with Riverhorse Nakadate and his new book, Water Lines. Riverhorse has spent decades exploring marshes, rivers, oceans, surf breaks, and wild places around the world. Today, he...

937B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/937B Presented by:   Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho , Stonefly Nets Fly fishing Eastern Idaho is all about timing. Hit the river during the right hatch, find the right feeding lane, and a good day can turn into one you'll remember for years. I sat down with Elden Berrett, a longtime eastern Idaho guide, fly designer, and tier who spent more than...

#937 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/937    Presented by:  TroutRoutes , On DeMark Lodge , FishHound Expeditions , Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors/        In this episode, I sat down with Blake Merwin from Gig Harbor Fly Shop to talk about Puget Sound cutthroat fishing, steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula, and the small details that separate productive d...

#936 Show Notes https://wetflyswing.com/936 Presented By: TroutRoutes   In this episode, we head to Montana with Mike Pogoda from Rising Trout Fly Fishing to break down how to properly plan a fly-fishing trip in one of the best trout destinations in the West. We dive into choosing between the Madison River, Yellowstone River, and Gallatin River, adapting during low water seasons, and making smarte...

935B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/935B Presented by:   Drifthook Fly Fishing   Every angler has heard it before: this fly always works, this is my confidence fly, you have to have this pattern in your box. But when you're standing on the river with hundreds of flies to choose from, how do you know what actually matters? Matt Bernhardt from Drifthook joins us to break down fly selection and...

#935 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/935   Presented by: TroutRoutes , Yellowstone Teton Territory , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Fly Fish with me Utah Jani Himanko owns Kellankoski Lodge in central Finland, where anglers target native brown trout, grayling, pike, and other species in a low-pressure river system connected by lakes and rapids. The fishery is known for aggressive trout feeding beh...

  #934 Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/934 Presented By: Intrepid Camp Gear , Togiak River Lodge , Gallatin River Lodge Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors What does it really take to film fly fishing at the highest level? In this episode, Todd Moen of Catch Magazine joins us to share the story behind some of the most iconic fly fishing films ever created—from steelhead rivers in the P...

#933 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/933   Presented by: Golden Fly Shop , TroutRoutes , On DeMark Lodge , Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors/       Allie Cunningham from Science on the Fly breaks down how anglers can become community scientists by collecting water samples from their local rivers. The project focuses on tracking nutrients, water chemistry,...

#932B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/932B Presented By: Togiak River Lodge Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors In this episode, Tom Petry and Jorden Susewitz of Film The Hunt share their experience at Togiak River Lodge, where a filmmaking project turned into a deep dive into spey fishing, Alaska wilderness, and the people who make the lodge special. What started as a content trip docu...

932 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/932 Presented by:   Montana Fly Fishing Lodge , Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho ,   FishHound Expeditions , AVC Rig There aren't many anglers left who were there when modern fly fishing was still being figured out. Jim Teeny and Dick Sagara lived through that era, helped shape it, and still have the stories to prove it. In this episode, we dig into...

#931B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/931B In this episode of Hunting with a Fly, Rick Kustich sits down with Vince Tobia of Cattaraugus Creek Outfitters to talk about one of the most overlooked predators in saltwater fly fishing—the barracuda. While many anglers head to the flats focused solely on bonefish, Vince explains why barracuda deserve a spot on every fly angler's radar. From sight-fi...