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Episode 282 - Sandy Nelson - Home Water

I meet up with fly angler, rod builder and Fly Culture contributor, Sandy Nelson to fish for the evening on his home water, the Don.

I speak with him about the approach and the tactics he uses as we search for rising trout on the river.

This was an impromptu edition that started with us talking on the river bank but the conversation was too good not to share with you.

Listen as 2 friends and my dog, Monty, walk the river, make some casts and see what happens.

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Episode 281 - Pete Cockwill - The Fish, The People and Places Pt3

In the latest instalment of Pete's story he tells us about the work that he undertook at the estate he managed including the carp and trout on the lakes.

There is a very amusing story about how he had to bury a recently deceased donkey which will have you laughing out loud.

He also talks about mullet fishing with a bamboo  rod and wet flies along with a little more about Alaska, Abel reels and a whole lot more.

I hope you'll enjoy this episode as much I have.

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Episode 272 - Last Gasp Grayling

Online friendships are one thing but what if you decide to meet up, are you going to get on?

I'd been talking with Mark from Shady River for a while now and we decided to eat a big breakfast and see if we could find some grayling.

I took my microphone on the spur of the moment and we ended up talking about the fishing and looking a little deeper into how fly fishing looks, is it growing and what it means to us.

We get a nice break from some good karma and have a fun day on the water.

This is recorded as it happens with no retakes or editing.

Hope you like this one!

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I am joined on the river with Westcountry fly angler and guide Harry Chance.

We talk about his love of fishing the small streams of Devon, look for some rising trout along with his work with the Environment Agency.

We talk tactics and enjoy time together on the river.

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I catch up with Tiger Stamp and talk about his fishing career, how the fishing landscape looks and what his non-fishing friends make of him packing waders and rods and heading out to the river.

He is the sort of angler who thinks deeply about his approach to fishing and we talk about how he will fish a particular method and how he gets success from it.

There is some great information and advice that I hope you'll enjoy listening to.

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Join me for the day as I fish Chew Valley Lake for pike with my friend Jethro Binns.

He shares plenty of tips and information for any one who is interested in pike on the fly but the day turns out to be a lot more than just this.

It is about friends fishing together and talking about what our pastime means to us with a few special fish along the way.

This podcast is recorded exactly as it happens. There has been no editing, retakes or scripts. You'll hear it exactly as the day unfolds and I hope you'll enjoy this as much as I did.

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I catch up with Tim Smith who has had a varied and interesting life in fly fishing.

From guiding, gaining casting qualifications and editing a fly fishing magazine he has done a lot.

He also runs a farm and we talk about the effects farming has on the environment.

Tim is an entertaining guest who you're going to enjoy listening to.

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I talk with Sid Hiscox and Declan Morrison about their friendship and love of fly fishing.

We discuss whether you need to take phone fishing with you, where and why they fish and their fly fishing train wrecks along with a couple from my long list of them too.

They are the people behind the clothing brand Fera and have just released a fly fishing range called 'Trout Bum'

We talk about what went into launching it and why most fly fishing gear is green.

They are young and a breath of fresh air and are working hard to inject some colour into our pastime.

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If you're a reader of Fly Culture or The Drake, you will have come across the writing of my guest today.

Johannes lives and breathes fly fishing and having left the fishing in  Finland he is now  back in Ireland and has a wealth of experience that we touch on in this episode.

From floating streamer patterns to pike on the fly via sea trout we cover a lot of ground.

I have always maintained that Johannes only speaks when he has something to say and when he does, it is worth listening to. 

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I catch up with Zoe to find out what fishing means to her especially the streams that flow off of Dartmoor in Devon.

Her background in fishing came from fishing the Catskills in the US before heading home to Devon. I learn about her experiences and what fly fishing means to her.

We also discuss the connection we all have with fly fishing and how it can mean different things to different people. 

We cover a lot more ground including her 80,000 word PHD thesis that was based around fly fishing.

Zoe is a passionate fly angler who was extremely articulate and thought provoking during our discussion.