Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: https://www.wetflyswing.com/891b Sponsors: San Juan Rodworks   Gary founded San Juan Rod Works in 2020 out of his garage. Today, he's moved into a dedicated showroom and education space in Rio Rancho, New Mexico — built around community, casting, and conservation. This episode walks through how to actually choose a fly rod without overcomplicating it — starting with species, then flies...

#891 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/891   Presented by: Patagonia , FishHound Expeditions ,  Fish The Fly , Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho   Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors/    Steelhead don't wait around long on the southern Oregon coast. They move with fresh water, travel tight to edges, and disappear as quickly as they show up. If you're thinking about Southern Or...

  890 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/890 Presented by:  Togiak River Lodge , Golden Fly Shop ,  On DeMark Lodge , Toyota Pacific If you've ever swung a fly for steelhead and wondered where that pattern really came from, this one goes deep. In this episode, we dig into the history and evolution of Spey flies with John Shewey.   Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/890  

#889 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/889     Presented by: Togiak River Lodge Tim Sands is a fisheries management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, focused on the Nushagak and Togiak districts of Bristol Bay. His primary job is managing commercial salmon fisheries — mostly sockeye — while also protecting Chinook, chum, pink, and coho moving through the system. We covered h...

885 Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/888 Presented by: Montana Fly Fishing Lodge ,  Drifthook Fly Fishing ,  Togiak River Lodge I sat down with Bart Lombardo from Panfish On The Fly to talk about bluegill, pumpkinseed, crappie, perch, and all the warmwater species that are often overlooked. We dig into why these fish are some of the best teachers in fly fishing, how they flatten the learning c...

#887 Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/887 Presented By: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho   Not every trout river fishes the same, and eastern Idaho might be one of the best places to see that firsthand. In this Traveled episode, we head back to Teton Valley Lodge with Brian Berry to explore how the South Fork Snake, Henry's Fork, and the Teton River each bring a completely different c...

#886 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/886     Presented by: TroutRoutes , Jackson Hole Fly Company , Smitty's Fly Box Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors/   Some people fall into fly fishing. Others get pulled in hard and never really come back out. Tim Arsenault fits squarely in that second camp. From skipping school to chase salmon, to designing some of the most thoughtfully tuned...

885 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/885 Presented by:  Fly Fish with me Utah , Jackson Hole Fly Company , TroutRoutes For more than a century, bamboo fly rods have been built from the same bamboo. It was accepted as tradition, rarely questioned, and almost never tested. Peer Doering-Arjes decided to test it. Instead of relying on history or feel, he approached bamboo like a scientific problem....

#884 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/884 Presented By: Smitty's Fly Box , Montana Fly Fishing Lodge , FishHound Expeditions , TroutRoutes Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Progress in fly fishing often happens when you stop treating techniques as separate lanes and start combining them. In this episode, Brian DeLoach shares the hybrid system he's developed by blending Euro nymphing pr...

#883 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/883    Presented by: Patagonia If you've ever wondered why some anglers seem to always be in the right spot at the right time, this episode digs straight into that idea. In this conversation with Simon Chu, we talk about New Zealand fly fishing, spring creeks in Montana, and why slowing down and walking often reveal what boat fishing hides. Simon spends his...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/882b Sponsors:  Fly Fish with me Utah ,  TroutRoutes , and  On DeMark Lodge. Fly fishing has a way of making simple problems feel complicated. Your cast feels off, the presentation isn't doing what you want, and suddenly you're blaming everything in your hand. In this episode, we dig into understanding fly line design with Zach McKnight from Cortland Line, and i...

882 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/882 Presented by: Mountain Waters Resort , AVC Rig , Togiak River Lodge ,  TroutRoutes What if the hardest fly fishing in the world is not about numbers, but about patience, restraint, and waiting all day for one real chance? That is the game today's guest lives in. Rick Kustich is back on the podcast. Rick has spent decades chasing some of the toughest fish...

#881 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/881 Presented By: San Juan Rodworks , Fly Fish with me Utah , FishHound Expeditions Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Stillwater fly fishing rewards anglers who focus on presentation, depth, and efficiency rather than constantly changing flies. In this episode, Phil Rowley sits down with England's Howard Croston — former world champion, longtime En...

#880 Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/880 Presented By:  San Juan Rodworks , On DeMark Lodge , Toyota Canada Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors There's a point in fly fishing where casting stops being the hard part, and decision-making takes over. In this episode, Dave Stewart is joined by Nick Elcheson from Scott Lake Lodge to break down sight fishing Northern Pike in shallow water, w...

#879 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/879       Presented by:  FishHound Expeditions   In this episode, I'm joined by Orion Good, a Fishhound Expeditions guide who's quietly dialing in what actually works when the salmon don't show and the bead bite disappears. We dig into nymphing in Alaska trout nymphing, why the Duracell fly keeps producing when nothing else does, and how Orion locates fish...

#878b Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/878b        Presented by: Mountain Waters Resort When people think about Newfoundland fly fishing, Atlantic salmon usually steal the spotlight. But tucked into the same rivers and lakes are some of the hardest-fighting brook trout you'll ever see, including sea-run fish pushing three to five pounds. In this episode, I sat down with Les Wentzell to walk thr...

878 Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/878 Presented by:   Smitty's Fly Box , Intrepid Camp Gear , Stonefly Nets ,  Togiak River Lodge   Today, we're digging into how fly rods are really designed. Not the marketing side, but what really goes into the design, the testing, and why some rods last for decades while others fall apart. Zac Dalton from St. Croix Rods is on the podcast today, and he wal...

#877 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/877 Presented By: San Juan Rodworks , FishHound Expeditions , Pescador on the Fly , TroutRoutes Sponsors:  https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Fly fishing in Southern California looks nothing like a mountain river—and that's exactly why it works. In this episode, Frank Vargas breaks down how surf fly fishing actually functions, from reading tides and beach str...

#876 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/876    Presented by: AVC Rig Most adventure rigs look great online. Fewer are built for real miles, real weather, and those long fishing days that end well after dark. In this episode, I sit down with Matt Dunkerly to talk about building camper vans that actually work for anglers. Matt runs Adventure Vehicle Concepts, and his approach is refreshingly practi...

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/875B Presented by: wetflyswing.com/sponsors Streamer season is officially here in the Ozarks, and this one is all about slowing things down and fishing with intention. January kicks off the most aggressive window of the year, especially for big browns and smallmouth, and today Chad Johnson is digging deep into how they approach it. He walks us through why post-s...

Show Notes: Https://wetflyswing.com/875 Sponsors:  Togiak River Lodge and  On DeMark Lodge Sponsors:https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Fly fishing doesn't fall apart because it's too hard. It falls apart because there's too much going on at once. Too many rods, too many flies, too many opinions, and not enough clarity about what actually matters on day one. In this episode, I sat down with Phil Mona...

Show Notes: Https://wetflyswing.com/874 Sponsors:  Intrepid Camp Gear ,  Grand Teton Fly Fishing , and  Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Sponsors:https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Most fly fishing gear is built for comfort. Some of it is built for performance. But very little of it is built with the assumption that conditions can turn from "kinda crappy" to "this could go bad" in a hurry. That's where Gru...

873 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/873 Presented by:   Grand Teton Fly Fishing This episode breaks entomology down into something you can actually use. Sawyer Finley, guide at Grand Teton Fly Fishing, explains how insects live, move, and emerge—and how trout respond to that reality, not just to textbook hatches. The focus is on observation, timing, and availability, not memorization.   Show N...

#872 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/872      Presented by: Moccasin Fly Club In this episode, I sat down with Nicolas Rivero to dig into fly fishing Patagonia. We covered the two-basin setup in Patagonia, the famous Limay River, giant brook trout in mountain lakes, and what a full April trip with Moccasin Fly Club looks like on the water. If you're curious about swinging flies for migratory t...

#871 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/871 Presented By: Montana Fly Fishing Lodge Big Montana rivers can feel overwhelming, even for experienced anglers. In this episode, Alex from Montana Fly Fishing Lodge breaks down how he approaches iconic waters like the Yellowstone, Bighorn, and Stillwater Rivers—and why many anglers struggle to find consistency on large freestone systems. It's a practica...