Secrets of the World's Most Successful Permit Angler, with Mike Ward
Mike Ward [46:32], owner of Adipose Boat Works, recently tied Del Brown's lifetime permit count with 513 permit caught on a fly rod. On a bamboo fly rod! Now Mike would be the first one to say he may ...
25 Aug 20251h 32min
Backcast: Late Summer Terrestrials, with Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff
This episode was originally published on August 14th, 2018 This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff [40:26]—the Orvis-endorsed Freshwater Guide of the Year for 2018. Jenny ...
18 Aug 20251h 21min
Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Learning Fly Fishing, with Phil Monahan, Editor of Midcurrent.com
I know a lot of listeners are relatively new to the fly-fishing game, and so I asked Phil Monahan [30:31], editor of Midcurrent.com (who also helps people through this sometimes-steep learning curve) ...
13 Aug 20251h 22min
Fly Fishing in Chesapeake Bay, with Scott Barmby
My guest this week is Scott Barmby [35:56], director of the Orvis Chesapeake Fly Fishing Schools, who educates us on threats to the Bay's population of striped bass, and also the many fly-fishing oppo...
4 Aug 20251h 15min
Mousing at Night for Monster Brown Trout, with Joe Cermele
My guest this week is Joe Cermele [40:00], who you may know from his podcast "Cut and Retie", or from his work over the years at Field & Stream as a writer and videographer. Joe loves hunting big trou...
28 Jul 20251h 29min
Back Cast: 15 Tips for Fishing Emergers, with Pat Dorsey
This episode was originally aired on June 16th, 2023. OK, I lied. There aren't 15 tips. There are probably more and if you want to count them up you can e-mail me and correct my mistake. But I get a l...
21 Jul 20251h 19min
Who is the Finest Fishing Guide Who Ever Lived? With Monte Burke
My guest this week is one of fly fishing's best writers and storytellers Monte Burke [31:35], whose writing you may have seen in Garden & Gun, Forbes, or The Drake—or perhaps you've read his book, and...
14 Jul 20251h 10min
All About Public Lands and a Major Win, with Joel Pedersen of TRCP
We've recently won a big battle for public lands, and my guest this week, Joel Pedersen [25:56] of Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, fills us in on what we've won and what we need to keep a...
7 Jul 20251h 6min
