Fly Fishing Experts Tell Their Secrets LIVE!

Enrico Puglisi’s flies and fly tying materials continue to have a groundbreaking impact on the future of saltwater and freshwater fly fishing. His unique hand-tied flies are recognized around the world. Listen in and learn how Enrico designs his flies and how he creates the one of a kind materials he uses to match specific baitfish and to catch fish.

Questions asked and answered during the interview:

• What inspired you to start creating specialized fly tying materials?
• What was the first material you created?
• How many different fibers do you have?
• What are your different fibers best used for?
• What's your best tip for making working with fibers easier?
• Why are Trigger Fibers so deadly?
• What material shouldn't you add to saltwater flies?
• What three types of threads do you use when tying your flies?
• Why did you create the line of brushes and what are they best used for?
• What is the biggest mistake most tiers make when tying saltwater patterns?

Rick Wallace is a well-traveled Australian fly fisher who lived and fished the island of Hokkaido, Japan extensively for four years. Unknown to many fly fishers taimen, rainbow trout, char and salmon are all prime targets on the island of Hokkaido. Taimen can get as large as one meter! Listen in to learn more about this fishery and find out where, when and how to fish this northernmost island in Japan.

Just a few of the questions asked and answered during the interview:

• What fly fishing opportunities are there on the island?
• Where is the best place to stay on Hokkaido?
• What is the best time of year to fish on the island?
• Is the taimen found on Hokkaido similar to those in Mongolia?
• What is the best way to fish for taimen?
• What flies do you use for taimen?
• Where do you fish for rainbows and char?
• When is the best time to fish for salmon?

To hire local Japanese guides for fishing on Hokkaido visit Trout & King.

The bays, estuaries, and beaches that rim the California coast offer some of the best fly fishing opportunities to be found anywhere in the world but not without their own unique set of challenges and demands. Join Ken Hanley on this podcast to learn the secrets of fly fishing this extraordinary coast.

We know good leadership when we see it. Just as we know a good fly angler we meet on the river. It's not their age or equipment, or the flies stuck on their wader patch. It's the way they behave towards the river, the fish, the environment, their dog, and their fellow anglers. Can we learn fundamental leadership principles through fly fishing? Listen in and learn from Christian Bacasa how leadership and fly fishing can work together to help you in your pursuits.

Jerry Darkes takes us on a tour of the Great Lakes including both warmwater and cold water fisheries. Learn about the best places to go for steelhead, northern pike, lake trout, smallmouth bass, trout and salmon.

Rick Hafele, a retired aquatic biologist, has studied and fished freshwater streams and rivers for over 40 years. He’s an expert on connecting the dots between the natural world of insects and the artificial world of flies. Listen in to learn how to recognize hatches, pick the right flies and be more successful on your favorite trout stream or river.

Bruce Chard is one of the top guides in the Florida Keys and big bonefish are one of his specialties. Listen in to find out his secrets on landing a bonefish of a lifetime.

Dave Hughes shares the secrets he's learned over a lifetime of fishing nymphs in both streams and stillwaters. Listen in to hear how he makes fishing with nymphs simple, direct and effective.

Andy Mill has a passion for tarpon and has 11 tarpon tournament wins to show for it. If you want to learn how to hook up and land trophy tarpon you need to listen to this show.

Davy Wotton is a professional guide on the White River in Arkansas and no doubt one of the top experts on the river. Learn Davy's secrets about hooking up with monster browns in this show.

Trey Combs has been fly fishing, guiding and writing about steelhead for more than 50 years. He's an expert on this fish and has now written his fourth book on steelhead. Join us to learn about the history of steelhead fishing and all that he has learned about fishing for this extraordinary and challenging fish.

Just a few of the questions asked and answered during the interview:

• What inspired you to write your book Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead?
• What is your prediction for the health of steelhead runs?
• What is the cause of the devastation of steelhead runs on the Thompson River?
• What was the first steelhead fly?
• What do you consider to be the most versatile fly rod for steelhead?
• What is your recommended terminal tackle setup?
• What is your favorite steelhead fly to use in British Columbia?
• What is your favorite fly for low water?
• What caused you to start using more black flies?
• What is the most effective way to present your flies?
• How does your presentation change from spring  to fall
• Why do you like to keep your fly broadside in the current?
• How do you use The Muddler for steelhead?
• What changes do you make to The Muddler so that it performs better?

Craig Mathews has fished Yellowstone National Park for over 30 years. Learn from Craig where, when and how to fish this incredibly beautiful and diverse fly fishing destination.

Phil Rowley goes beyond basic strike indicator chironomid techniques and explores techniques and setups for deep water indicator fishing, the dry line long leader technique better known as the naked technique, and sinking lines including 'dangling' where we fish straight up below the boat - the takes with dangling are heart stopping!

Mac Brown, a Master Casting Instructor certified through the Federation of Fly Fishers, provides expert advice on how to use specialty casts to get your fly to those hard to reach fish.

Steve Kantner's book Fifty Women Who Fish is a collection of interviews with women who love to fish. Women are the fastest growing demographic in fly fishing and understanding their interest and joy of fishing is important to the industry. Join us on this podcast and learn why many of these women have made fly fishing an important part of their personal and professional life.

If you'd like to purchase Fifty Women Who Fish go to www.whywomenfish.com (not available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble).