Fly Fishing for Steelhead and Salmon in Estuaries, with Reed Teuscher
You can catch salmon and steelhead on a fly in salt water before they enter rivers. The fish are bright and strong and may still be actively feeding but the problem is to find them in a big expanse of...
20 Okt 20251h 31min
What to do When you Encounter Lousy Fishing Conditions, with James Spica
It happens to all of us, and sometimes it seems like every time we take a fishing trip, conditions are less than ideal. Water too high, water too low, water temperature too warm or too cold. Dirty wat...
13 Okt 20251h 33min
Backcast: 16 Things I Wish I Knew About Trout Spey Before I Started, with Shawn Combs
This episode was originally published on October 11th, 2019. In today's podcast my guest is Shawn Combs, head of Orvis Rod & Tackle product development and Orvis rod and reel designer. The topic is "...
6 Okt 20251h 13min
Backcast: Top-Secret Steelhead Tips, with Stefan Woodruff
This podcast was originally published on December 28th, 2016. In this podcast Stefan Woodruff, Orvis-endorsed guide with Ellensburg Anglers in Washington State, reveals (some of) his secrets to catchi...
29 Sep 20251h 27min
The 50-Year History of Orvis Graphite Fly Rods, with Tom Rosenbauer
This week my guest is—me [34:55]. I asked Reid Bryant of the Orvis Wingshooting Podcast to interview me because I have worked at Orvis for 49 of those 50 years and lived through the various stages of...
24 Sep 20251h 28min
All About Knotless Leaders and Line/Leader Connections, with Josh Jenkins
My guest this week is Josh Jenkins [43:59] of Scientific Anglers and originally I wanted to interview him just on knotless leaders—their design, how they are made, and how to modify them. But we soon ...
15 Sep 20251h 38min
The Mysterious Mary Orvis Marbury, with Historian Steve Woit
Mary Orvis Marbury, daughter of Orvis founder Charles Orvis, is an important figure in the history of American fly fishing. She was the first person to catalog and standardize American fly patterns, b...
8 Sep 20251h 35min
The Magic of Pheasant Tail, with Craig Mathews
Before you write this one off if you don't tie flies, although this is a podcast on a fly tying material, there is much more in this one. Like how to fish small flies and how to see those tiny flies o...
3 Sep 20251h 23min
