Charlie Craven is a top-selling signature fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. He's also a great teacher so if you want to learn a bunch of great fly tying techniques join us for an in-depth study of tying nymphs.

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).

Adam is obsessed with musky. He’s been fishing for musky for over 25 years. He’s also built a fly shop called Musky Town which is devoted to helping fly anglers catch more musky on the fly. Join us to learn Adam’s secrets to mastering musky on the fly.

***Due to technical difficulties, Adam’s episode has been rescheduled for fall 2023.

Joe Jackson has been fly fishing in Alaskan waters since 2014. He’s unlocked the secrets to DIY fishing using the state highways and roads to catch salmon, trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic char, and Arctic grayling. Join us to learn his tricks to success in “The Last Frontier.”

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

• What inspired you to start exploring Alaska’s fisheries without a guide?
• How do you define “DIY fly fishing” in the Alaskan context?
• What are the biggest misconceptions people have about fly fishing in Alaska on their own?
• What are the most important factors to consider when planning a DIY trip to Alaska?
• What are the pros and cons of fly fishing DIY versus using a guide?
• How do you research and locate productive roadside-accessible fisheries?
• Are there any tools, apps, or maps that you rely on when planning your trips?
• Can you walk us through some of the best regions in Alaska for road-accessible fly fishing?
• How accessible is Southeast Alaska for road-based DIY fly fishing?
• What species are most available to DIY fly fishers throughout the year?
• What’s the best time of year for someone planning their first DIY trip?
• Do you typically wade, hike in, or use a pack raft on DIY trips?
• Are camping sites easily accessible?
• What are the biggest safety concerns DIY anglers should prepare for?

Steve Ramirez is a fly fisher, writer, educator, master naturalist, philosopher, and outdoor adventurer. He's traveled four continents writing about fishing, landscapes, human cultures, and the natural world. He's written for many of the major periodicals and is publishing his latest book Casting Seaward. This book is the third in a book series that started with Casting Forward and was followed by Casting Onward. Join us and hear Steve's thoughts on fly fishing, conservation, restoration, and his hopes for the future of planet earth.

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

• When did you start writing?
• What effect do your previous careers have on your writing today?
• What do you use fly fishing as the basis for your stories?
• What are your books about and what effect do you hope they'll have on your readers?
• Does writing energize you or exhaust you?
• Do you make notes during a trip and then write about it later?
• How do you think your writing will help the natural world?
• Where and when do you write?
• In all your travels what was the most challenging species, you fished for?
• Of all the places you've traveled and fished, what is the most memorable?
• What can we do as fly fishers to help combat global warming?
• As humans are we working to conserve, preserve, or destroy our natural world?
• Do you think the world would be better off without humans?
• Do you think we can reverse the current trends that adversely affect our environment?

Rick Passek will tell you that knowing about the natural insects that the fish eat is the number one most important thing to learn to become a good fly fisher. Listen in to find out everything you wanted to know about the bugs that live in stillwaters.

AJ Dudek will share his secrets about one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries in the country. With seven and eight weight rods we have the privilege of fishing top water in the summer and baitfish patterns in the spring and fall of the year for one of the best fighting fish there is.

Brad Miller has fished smallmouth for over thirty years on some of the most hallowed waters in the Midwest and Canada. If you want to catch more smallmouth listen in as Brad goes through the top ten flies that have been written about, tested and voted upon by guides, experts and everyday anglers. He'll tell you what they are and how to fish them.

Talyor Streit has been fishing and guiding for more than 50 years. His knowledge of the northern New Mexico waters is tough to beat. Join us to talk about fishing the Rio Grande, Red River, Costilla Creek, and others. Learn about the new rulings by the supreme court on water access in New Mexico and also on how the recent fires have affected fishing.

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

• Have the recent fires in New Mexico affected the prime fishing areas?
• How did the recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision affect water access rights?
• How has fishing changed in New Mexico since you first came to the area?
• What's the best time of year for dry fly action?
• What segments of the Rio Grande fish best?
• Can you fish the Rio Grande gorge?
• Is New Mexico a good winter fishery?
• What segments of the Red River do you prefer to fish?
• Is there good public access to the rivers in New Mexico?
• What's the current situation with the Costilla Creek restoration project?
• Is Costilla Creek open for fishing?
• What stream flows should you look for to fish Costilla Creek?
• Is the Rio Chama still a good river to fish?

Tim Cammisa of "Trout and Feather" has been a YouTube creator of fly tying and fishing videos for over seven years. If you haven't watched his video tutorials, you should. Euro nymphing has been very popular and has produced some incredibly effective flies. Join us to learn the ins and outs of tying euro nymphing flies and how to fish them.

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

• Euro nymphing has been floating around for quite a while now, what happened to Czech nymphing, Spanish nymphing and French nymphing? Where is Euro nymphing today?
• Euro nymphing rods have evolved over the past 15 years. What does one look for in a Euro nymphing rod today?
• Is it possible to use ‘standard’ fly rods to Euro nymph?
• How is the line for Euro nymphing different than what we use for other nymphing we do?
• What role does a reel play in the Euro nymphing setup?
• There seems to be a lot of variation in leaders and tippets. What options are there and what do the pros use?
• What are some casting techniques that you’ve learned that work well?
• What is a Euro nymph?
• Why are Euro nymphs so effective?
• What are the characteristics of Euro nymphs?
• What is the average size hook you like to use?
• Are Euro nymphs always tied on jigs hooks?
• Do you ever add extra weight or only use the bead?
• Do you think the number of tailing CDL fibers is important on a fly?
• Do you find there is a common theme with body material and tails?
• What is the future of Fly Design in regards to euro nymphing?

Chad Schiel treats his fishing with all the seriousness of going to war. He uses the term W.E.T. to describe his approach, which stands for Weather, Enemy, Terrain, and is actually a military intelligence term used in the Marines to collect and evaluate intelligence to prepare battlefield operations. To find out how this applies to your fly fishing you'll have to listen in to this show.

Pudge Kleinkauf has been fly fishing for arctic grayling for thirty years. As a professional guide she understands these fish and knows what it takes to find and hook up with the trophies. Listen in to hear her secrets to catching these beautiful fish.

Devin Olsen, a medal winning member of Fly Fishing Team USA, shares the modern day nymphing techniques he and Lance Eagan use to catch fish in the European style. When competing on an international basis you have to be good and have to know how to adapt. We had so many questions on Devin's first show that we going at it again. Join us to continue this great topic.

Henry Cowen has been pursuing striped bass for over 30 years in both salt water and fresh water. Join us to find out how Henry finds, hooks and lands these freshwater giants.

Randy Wayne White is a New York Times bestselling author of forty-five novels. Randy was a light tackle fishing guide at Tarpon Bay Marina, Sanibel Island for 13-years, did more than 3,000 charters, and draws heavily on those experiences for his novels about marine biologist Doc Ford and his quirky pals at Dinkin's Bay. His series of novels about fishing guide Hannah Smith has also received critical acclaim. Join us to learn about Randy's writing career, how he started, where he gets ideas, what motivates him and of course they'll be a few humorous stories about his travels in the fishing world.