Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

#931 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/931   Presented by: FishHound Expeditions , Pescador on the Fly , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Gallatin River Lodge Sponsors:  https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors/       Mia Sheppard has spent decades guiding and outfitting across the Pacific Northwest through Little Creek Outfitters. From steelhead rivers like the Deschutes and Grande Ronde to multi-day raf...

930 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/930 Presented by:   Jackson Hole Fly Company , Golden Fly Shop ,  Fish The Fly Guide Service , TroutRoutes In this episode, our stillwater guru, Phil Rowley, sits down with Chris Callanan from Outcast Sporting Gear to talk about inflatable watercraft for lakes. They dig into float tubes, pontoon boats, frameless boats, anchoring systems, safety, maintenance,...

#929 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/929 Presented By: Gallatin River Lodge , Drifthook Fly Fishing , TroutRoutes , Jackson Hole Fly Company 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 steel...

#928b Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/928b   Presented by: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho   Mike Komara and Michael Bradley are two of the five starters representing Team USA at the upcoming World Fly Fishing Championships in Eastern Idaho. They've spent years refining modern Euro nymphing tactics, and this episode digs into one of the biggest changes in competitive fly fishing over...

928 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/928 Presented by:   Montana Fly Fishing Lodge , Drifthook Fly Fishing , AVC Rig , FishHound Expeditions Today, we're digging into dries and dry dropper fishing beyond the basics with Jason Randall. We talk about better drifts, longer leaders, strike detection, presentation, and the small rigging changes that can completely change how your flies fish on the w...

#927 Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/927 Presented By: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho , Togiak River Lodge , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Drifthook Fly Fishing Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors What happens when a family helps shape the history of drift boats for nearly a century? In this episode, Jeff Helfrich joins us to share stories from the early days of McKenzie River...

#926b Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/926b   Presented by: Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Sean McLendon guides out of Montana Fly Fishing near Absarokee, Montana, where anglers can fish everything from technical spring creeks to big freestone rivers like the Yellowstone and Stillwater. His specialty is small water fishing, especially the kind of creeks where stealth and presentation matter more tha...

#926 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/926   Presented by: Pescador on the Fly , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Gallatin River Lodge Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors     Greg Keenan is back on the podcast to talk all things stillwater fly fishing, from early season ice-off opportunities to advanced presentations for selective trout. Greg guides and teaches on the lakes around British C...

925 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/925 Presented by: Drifthook Fly Fishing , Golden Fly Shop ,   On DeMark Lodge Today, we take a look back at 50 years of Henry's Fork Anglers with Mike Lawson and some great stories from the early days of fly fishing on the Henry's Fork.  We talk about the rise of fly shops, graphite rods, matching the hatch, famous fly fishing writers, and how Henry's Fork h...

#924 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/924 Presented By: Fly Fish with me Utah , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Smitty's Fly Box , Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Some of the best water you'll ever fish is the water most people never reach. In this episode, Christian Pretorius joins us to share stories from a life spent guiding and traveling across some of the wildest fisheries on the planet—from Seychell...

#923 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/923 Presented By: FishHound Expeditions Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors How does one of the largest free-flowing rivers in the United States end up back on the table for major development projects? In this episode, Margaret Stern from the Susitna River Coalition returns to the podcast to share what's happening right now across Alaska's Susitna wa...

#922 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/922b    Presented by: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho   Dry fly fishing can look simple from the outside. Match the hatch, make a clean cast, and watch the eat. But once you dig into how top competitors approach it, you realize it's not about the fly nearly as much as everything around it. In this episode, I sat down with Devin Olsen and Jack Arno...

922 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/922 Presented by:   FishHound Expeditions Today, we're digging into what's happening right now across Alaska, from the fight over West Susitna and Alaska public lands to bycatch, mining, and road development, and why it matters to anyone who cares about wild fish. I sat down with Rachel James and Ryan Astalos from SalmonState, along with Adam Cuthriell of Fi...

#921 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/921 Presented By:  On DeMark Lodge , Intrepid Camp Gear , Pescador on the Fly , Jackson Hole Fly Company Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Why do some anglers seem to find fish instantly while others struggle all day on the same lake? In this episode, Gareth Jones, sales Director at Airflo Fishing, breaks down Stillwater fly fishing at a level most...

#920b Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/920b   Presented by: Moccasin Fly Club In this episode, I sat down with John Hunt from Moccasin Fly Club to dig into what these trips actually look like. We got into fly fishing Baja liveaboards, chasing trophy roosterfish, and the stuff most people don't think about until it's too late. If Baja has been on your radar, this one gives you a clear picture of...

#920 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/920 Presented By: Togiak River Lodge , Golden Fly Shop , AVC Rig , TroutRoutes Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors What happens when you take fly fishing beyond your home water and start chasing it across the world? In this episode, we sit down with Emilie Björkman and Ted Logart from Loop to talk about Wild Fish, Wild Places, a global series focused...

919 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/919 Presented by: Golden Fly Shop , TroutRoutes , FishHound Expeditions In this episode, we go inside the minds of world champion fly casters Whitney Gould, Rick Hartman, and Kalyn Hoggard to break down what really separates good from elite. We talk about the World Fly Casting Championships, what it takes to carry 80+ feet of line in the air, and the biggest...

#918 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/918 Presented By: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho , Togiak River Lodge , Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors In today's episode of In the Bucket podcast, Brian Niska is joined by Adrienne Comeau and Eric Leininger for a candid conversation on what really drives success in steelhead fishing. What starts with fly cho...

917B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/917B Presented by:   Togiak River Lodge Losing fish after a solid grab happens more than people talk about. You feel the eat, the rod loads up, maybe even a head shake, and then it's just gone. Floyd Carter is back to break down what he's been seeing all season, from the Olympic Peninsula to Togiak. They get into what an actual take feels like, when to stay...

#917 - https://wetflyswing.com/show https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors In this short solo episode, Dave shares a spring check-in and gives you a look at everything happening behind the scenes at Wet Fly Swing right now. You'll hear about the launch of a new show, Hunting with a Fly with Rick Kustich, plus updates on the growing podcast network including In the Bucket, The Great Lakes Dude, and The L...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/916b Musky fishing has a way of forcing you to evolve. You can put in the hours, make good casts, fish the right water—and still feel like you're just missing something. In this episode, we break down a true musky fly fishing playbook with Rick Kustich, built from years of refining what actually works. This isn't theory. It's a look at the exact adjustments Rick...

#916 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/916   Presented by: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho   Fishing big bugs isn't just about throwing something large at the bank and hoping for an explosion. What really matters is precision, realism, and getting that fly exactly where it needs to be. In this episode, I sat down with Ken Burkholder to dig into the details that separate a decent drift...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/915 Presented by:  Golden Fly Shop ,  TroutRoutes ,  Jackson Hole Fly Company. A music producer doesn't usually end up building a fly fishing podcast—but that's exactly how Pablo Signori got started. What began as a side project during the pandemic turned into The Newb and the Knower, a show built around learning fly fishing from the ground up. Instead of positi...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/914b Presented by:    TroutRoutes There's a stretch of the Midwest that a lot of anglers pass right by without ever realizing what's tucked into it. Beneath the farmland and rolling roads of the region sits one of the most underrated trout fisheries in the country. In this episode, John Van Vliet breaks down why the Driftless has become such a special place for...

914 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/914 \ Presented by:   AVC Rig , TroutRoutes ,  On DeMark Lodge James Frakes and Jackson Birrell break down what they're doing with the Salmonfly Project, a nonprofit focused on tracking aquatic insect populations across the West. They talk about why bugs like salmonflies, stoneflies, and mayflies matter, and how they can show what's really happening in a riv...