Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

https://wetflyswing.com/197 Sponsor: Sawyer Oars: http://wetflyswing.com/sawyer Sponsor: OPST: http://wetflyswing.com/opst Ray Heater, the founder of Ray's River Dories, is on the podcast today to share the story of how he built one of the biggest wooden drift boat companies for over 30 years.  We find out why the 14 Rapid Robert is Ray's favorite boat. Ray also shares some tips on keeping your bo...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/196 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: http://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox Jason Cajune shares the story of how he created one of the most unique drift boats in the world.  If you haven't seen Cajune Boats you have to listen today.  We find out how Jason grew up in Glacier National Park working on boats with his family. We find out what stick and glue is all about and why mixi...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/195 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: https://wetflyswing.com/anglers Lori-Ann Murphy shares the story of how she moved from a career in nursing over to guiding full time and then to Belize Fly Fishing.  She chose a life of traveling over the status quo.  We talk about bonefish, permit, and tarpon today and how you...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/194 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: http://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: http://wetflyswing.com/anglers Jess Westbrook shares the amazing stories behind the Mayfly Project that he created to help foster kids change their lives with fly fishing.  Today, we find out what is the hardest part of the program and what you can do to help some kids out. Jess...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/193 Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: http://wetflyswing.com/anglers Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: http://wetflyswing.com/stonefly We get the background on Thomas and Thomas Fly Rods from the Joe Goodspeed who designs all of the rods at T&T.  Joe is a wealth of knowledge in product production and highlights it all today. We talk about the rod design process, what you need to kn...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/192 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: https://wetflyswing.com/anglers Scott Hogan, the lead man behind one of the best drift boat bottom coating companies in the business.  Scott describes how Wetlander is a super slick easy to apply product that will allow your boat to slide down the river bottom. Wetlander Show N...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/191 Sponsor: Turtlebox Audio: https://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox I sat down with Art Lingren to discuss fly fishing British Columbia with a focus on the people that laid the path for many anglers afterward.  We talk about Art's connection to Roderick Haig Brown, Sid Glasso, Harry Lemire, and other influential anglers and fly tyers. Show Notes with Art Lingren - H...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/190 Support our Sponsor: Turtlebox Audio: https://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox Mike Lawson from Henrys Fork Anglers is on the podcast to break down the Green Drake hatch and fishing mayflies on the Henrys Fork.  Mike sheds some light on different bugs and some entomology to help you on the water. We find out about where and how you can fish rainbow trout and brown...

Show Notes: https://outdoorsonline.co/014 Stepping out of the Fly Fishing comfort zone as I indulge in promoting my other podcasting baby.  I share a great podcast episode from my other show, the Outdoors Online Marketing Podcast. If you have a business or are interested in blogging, then this one if for you.  If you are not then you might want to pass on this one, unless you love a good hiphoptic...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/188 Sponsor: Stonefly Nets: https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Sponsor: Anglers Coffee: https://wetflyswing.com/anglers Todd Scharf shares some huge tips on finding Skeena river steelhead and the gear you need to have a successful trip up north in British Columbia.  Todd runs the legendary Skeena Steelhead lodge and provides some insight on a 10 year commitment. T...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/187 I sat down with Justin Waayenberg from Adipose Boatworks to hear about the benefits of their Fiberglass boat and their river skiff compared to other materials and drift boats on the market.  We get a little nerdy on the build and dig into all things fiberglass boats and river skiffs. Plenty of great stories including the one about why Justin decided to go in...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/186 Sponsors: Stonefly Nets: http://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Anglers Coffee: https://anglerscoffee.com/ I sat down with Joe Rotter from Reds Fly Shop to dig into some tips on fishing the mayfly hatch with a focus on the blue-winged olive.  Joe has a serious passion for teaching and breaks down his good stuff today.  We find out what technical dry fly fishing is...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/185 Derek Young from Sawyer Paddles and Oars describes the steps to choosing drift boat oars with a comparison between natural and composite. Derek describes the square top oar vs the smoker bandit and why you would go with either of these. Lots of analogies to help clarify today including the golf analogy and the fly rod analogy.  We also dig into the history o...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/184 Sponsors: Anglers Coffee: http://wetflyswing.com/anglers Stonefly Nets: http://wetflyswing.com/stonefly Tom Rowland shares the story of how the Saltwater Experience came to be and how he created Waypoint and produces a network with over 80 outdoor programs on TV and in Podcasting. Tom also shares some background on his exercise routine and why the deck of car...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/top10 I've included three Top 10's here.  The first is the Top 10 Podcast Episodes from the Wet Fly Swing Podcast.  This is my end of the year celebration for all of the listeners of the Wet Fly Swing Podcast. I updated this blog post on January 15th (my birthday!) to include an updated Top 10 Podcasts for 2020 as part of the Wet Fly Swing Podcast.  The old conte...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/182 Shaun Hargrave shares the Boulder Boat Works story and how he came to own one of the unique polymer hulled drift boat designs on the water.  We talk a little about drift boat fly fishing but get more into some of the nerdy specs on boat design and history. Shaun Hargrave shares the Boulder Boat Works story and how he came to own one of the unique polymer hul...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/181 Sponsors:   Stonefly Nets:  https://wetflyswing.com/stonefly-pod Anglers Coffee:  https://anglerscoffee.com/ (use WETFLYSWING at checkout) Ken Morrish is on the podcast to share the story of how he created and became one of the leading travel companies at Fly Water Travel plus we dig into some tips on dry fly tying design and the top 6 dry fly patterns Ken c...

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/180 I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe Koffler from Koffler Boats.  Joe is the son of Bruce Koffler, and today we hear how Bruce started out after transitioning from an aluminum gutter business into one of the leading aluminum drift boat builders in the business. I have been using a 17' Koffler drift boat for a number of years now and love it for the c...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/179 George Cook is back on the podcast to break down lake fishing with a fly with a focus on Issak's Ranch out of Washington State.  There are a ton of lakes scattered throughout Washington state that the tips we discuss today apply to.   We find out why George not only loves red-colored flies for steelhead but also for lake fishing.  We also hear about orange,...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/178 This is a quick solo episode for the Wet Fly Swing Podcast and what we have coming for 2021.  We also touch on 2020 and how the year went.  We grew by over 60% because of you so wanted to thank you here. I also share the focus for 2021 given that we will not change any of the posting schedule, a new show will still drop every Tuesday.  We are also doing some...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/177 Roger Fletcher is here to share the history of the drift boat and how it all started back in the early 20th century with a few river guides that needed a better boat for whitewater.  We discover the connection between the Rogue, Mckenzie, Grand Canyon Dories and why the name drift boat stuck over the river dorie. Roger describes how the drift boat design cam...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/176 The creator of laser dub and a premier OG steelhead ally guide is here to share some stories and his point of view on fly fishing, guiding, and the Great Lakes.  We find out about Greg's role in fly fishing, fly tying,  and how he has evolved over the years. We hear about Clyde Murray and how he caught Greg stealing flies as a kid and then taught him how to...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/175 Listen to the Second Half here: http://outdoorsonline.co/roger Roger Maves is here to share the story of how he started Ask About Fly Fishing way back in 2006, before podcasting was really even a word.  We also here about Roger's fly fishing digital marketing agency in the second show today. I put together a unique episode where mid way we transfer over to th...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/174 Davy Wotton is here to break out a step x step guide to getting started fly fishing wet flies.  We break down each step today in a systematic fashion so you know exactly how to fish wet flies like a pro. Davy shares the perfect rod, line, and leader as well as his top 20 wet flies of all time.  Davy notes that the dry line is the goto line but that you shoul...

Show Notes: http://wetflyswing.com/nymphing We break down the steps to getting started with nymph fishing if you are brand new today on the blog. We also share the top 17 euro nymphing tips from a few of the great comp fly fisherman in the country. Part I - Basic Nymphing Chapter 1 - What is Nymph Fishing Chapter 2 - Nymph fishing history Chapter 3 - The Nymphs Life Cycle Chapter 4 - Nymphing Tech...