The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Mickey Anderson, from Salt Lake City, Utah.  Mickey grew up in Utah, and was introduced to fly fishing on a trip into the Uinta Mountains with his wrestling team in high school.  He went on to work in the fly fishing industry as an early fly shop owner with Anglers Den and later Fish Tech. 

He has been teaching and instructing fly fishing, fly tying, and fly casting in one way or another for nearly fifty years, and he still finds the time to get out over a hundred times a year, these days spending much of that time exploring the mountains via hiking, backpacking and in his side by side.  

He also has been an avid designer for companies such as William Joseph, and later Rising, where he has won awards for his products and helped introduce the world to things such as the chest pack and net holsters.  

If you have been a member of a fly fishing club, committee, class, or expo in the Wasatch area of Utah… you’ve probably met Mickey.  

We discuss explorations of Utah’s Uinta mountain lakes and tactics for fishing them, including the importance of depth control and fly retrieve.  We also talk about the gear that will make your job easier.  Mickey shares his take on what makes a good fly fishing gear storage system (whether it's a vest, a hip pack, a sling, or just where you put your net) and how to find what works for you.

Learn More:
Risingfishing.com
Wasatchexpo.com
Utah Blue Ribbon Fisheries Advisory Council
Fishtechoutfitters.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Piper Nunn from Fort Collins, CO.  Piper grew up in Colorado, spending time alone on the river even before she found fishing.  It was after she began working in a local bagel shop in Fort Collins, that her co-workers talked her into giving fly fishing a shot. 

She loved it from day one, and from then on, much of her spare time in school was spent on the Poudre River, fishing and finding inspiration for her art.  She loved fly fishing so much actually, that it inspired her to change her college major to fisheries.  It also inspired her to paint more; using the details of her studies to help inform her art, while simultaneously allowing her art to help her move through school. 

Piper began sharing her paintings with the world and soon was receiving numerous commission requests and making a full time living from her art.  But eventually the grind of production, forced her to take a step back from art and realign her passion with the inspiration that started it all. 

We discuss tactics for the Poudre River and how sometimes taking a step back can move you forward in art and fishing.

Learn More:
Saint Pete’s Fly Shop in Fort Collins, CO
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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Bill Dell from Western Pennsylvania.  Bill grew up fishing the blue gill pond on his family’s farm in Pennsylvania as a boy, and continued to passionately fish through high school and college.  

It was his introduction to steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes that convinced him that his future was in fly fishing.  Bill takes an analytical mind to fly fishing.  Early on, he used his love of numbers to help him organize details about his time on the water, and develop systems for where and how to fish.  Bill also has a passion for photography and has been taking his camera with him in nature from the beginning.  

Today Bill continues his photography and interest in fly fishing tactics as a guide and contributor at Troutbitten. 

We discuss finding the small things that stand out in nature, how to methodically assess which river might be fishing best in Pennsylvania on any given day, and Bill’s thoughts on intentionality in the pace you take while wading a trout stream.

Learn More:

@billd328
Troutbitten.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part 2 of our conversation with Phil Rowley from Sherwood Park, Alberta.  Phil tried his hand at fly fishing on the Skagit River in British Columbia, after a vacation to Vancouver Island left him short on fish and curious if a fly rod might produce better results.

Over time, Phil transformed his love of fly fishing into a career through persistent tying and teaching.  As he began to fall more and more in love with stillwater fishing, his schools and tying classes also began to focus more on the tactics and techniques involved in fishing the many productive lakes in British Columbia’s interior. 

Today, Phil is a guide, author, and educator specializing in fly fishing stillwater. 

In Part 2 of our conversation we discuss choronomids, depth, presentation, and other tactics for fishing western lakes for trout.

To book a guided trip with Phil or shop his books, flies and more; reach out on his website:
Still Water Fly Fishing Store.com

Or reach out and follow along on his Instagram account:
@philrowleyflyfishing

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Phil Rowley from Sherwood Park, Alberta.  Phil tried his hand at fly fishing on the Skagit River in British Columbia, after a vacation to Vancouver Island left him short on fish and curious if a fly rod might produce better results.

Over time, Phil transformed his love of fly fishing into a career through persistent tying and teaching.  As he began to fall more and more in love with stillwater fishing, his schools and tying classes also began to focus more on the tactics and techniques involved in fishing the many productive lakes in British Columbia’s interior. 

Today, Phil is a guide, author, and educator specializing in fly fishing stillwater. 

In Part One of our conversation we discuss Phil’s gradual process of becoming a professional fly fisher and writer, as well as fly fishing the lakes of Alberta.

To book a guided trip with Phil or shop his books, flies and more; reach out on his website:
Still Water Fly Fishing Store.com

Or reach out and follow along on his Instagram account:
@philrowleyflyfishing

For more fly fishing stories, lessons learned, and artwork check out my blog and online gallery at WadeOutThere.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jeff Gensheimer from Easton, Pennsylvania.  Jeff grew up fly fishing as a teenager and continued to pursue various species of fish on his home water, the Delaware River, as he grew older. 

Jeff considers the middle section of the Delaware his “playground” and loves chasing shad and stripers there, although he mostly guides the local trout streams in the area.

We discuss tactics for targeting shad and striper on the Delaware River and dry fly presentation techniques.

To book a trip with Jeff reach out on his website:
WildEastOutfitters.com

You can also follow along with Jeff's fly fishing on his Instagram account:
@jlg_flyfishing

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Marc D’Astous from Dieppe, New Brunswick.
Marc picked up fly fishing in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta Canada, while mountain climbing and serving in the Canadian Infantry, exploring the many surrounding streams and lakes as he explored the mountains. 

When Marc moved back to his childhood home of New Brunswick, he continued fly fishing and dived deeper into tying.  Eventually he was selling his flies and guiding in some of the salmon fisheries and trout streams of his youth. 

We discuss fly fishing the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Altlantic Salmon fishing and fly tying in New Brunswick, and Marc shares some lessons and stories of experiential learning.   

You can find out more about Marc,  schedule a guided, or check out some of his flies  by reaching out on Instagram at:
@coqmouche

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Landon Mayer from Colorado Springs, CO.  Landon grew up fly fishing the South Platte River and began guiding as a teenager as a summer job and later through school.  Landon is the author of several fly fishing books, including his latest, Guide Flies - Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout. 

He is also a signature tyer for Umpqua Feather Merchants and has been guiding in Colorado full time for over twenty years. 

We discuss mentorship, fighting fish, and sight fishing.

To find out more about Landon, schedule a guided trip, learn more about his signature flies, or order his latest book visit:
LandonMayerflyfishing.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part 2 of our conversation with Tim King from Logan Utah.  Tim learned to fly fish on the same pond he learned to play ice hockey on as a boy in Pennsylvania.  He soon began fly tying as well, inspired by the many outdoor magazines of the time. 

After college in Pennsylvania, Tim moved to Utah to finish his degree in 1977.  He was 21 years old.  He continued learning and fishing in his new trout waters while honing his fly tying skills in an auto repair shop that also sold fly tying and rod building materials.  Tim tied professionally for years while working and fishing in Utah and Idaho. 

In Part 2 of our conversation, we discuss techniques for tying and fishing soft hackles.

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Tim King from Logan Utah.  Tim learned to fly fish on the same pond he learned to play ice hockey on as a boy in Pennsylvania.  He soon began fly tying as well, inspired by the many outdoor magazines of the time.  After college in Pennsylvania, Tim moved to Utah to finish his degree in 1977.  He was 21 years old. 

Tim continued to learn and fish in his new trout waters while honing his fly tying skills in an auto repair shop that also sold fly tying and rod building materials.  Tim tied professionally for years while working and fishing in Utah and Idaho. 

In Part 1 of our conversation, we discuss fly tying habits, the importance of having what Tim describes as a “tying station” in your home, and the pitfalls of information overload in fly tying.

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