The Texas Hill Country offers the fly angler more opportunities than can be exhausted in a lifetime! Chris Johnson grew up fly fishing the heart of Texas, and to this day it is still one of his favorite places on the planet. From Guadalupe Bass to Rio Grande Cichlids, the Texas Hill Country has it all! On this podcast, Chris will take you on a quick tour of some of Texas’ most breathtaking rivers. Chris will cover public access points, specific techniques for each river, fly selection, fish species, and will also talk about some of the other species that call the Texas Hill Country home.

Capt. Earl Waters, a Florida native, has been chasing and catching the giant Homosassa tarpon for over 25 years. Learn his secrets on hooking up and landing these incredible trophies.

Chico Fernandez shares a lifetime of experiences fly fishing for redfish. He'll cover all the essentials including rods, reels, rigs, casting techniques and flies. Join us and learn how to hook up with a redfish.

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.

Topher Browne worked as a professional guide and has fished for Atlantic salmon in Canada, Iceland, Scotland, Norway and Russia. Listen in to hear his secrets on hooking up with and landing these incredible fish.

John Kumiski has fished for redfish for over 20 years and has guided them for the past 10 years. John has researched redfish in great detail and shares his secrets on catching the big ones.

Harry Murray has been fly fishing, guiding and teaching others about smallmouth bass most of his life. You'll find his practical approach to finding and hooking up with these exciting fish an enlightening experience. Listen in and learn his secrets.

Dave Allbaugh, a professional guide in Pennsylvania, has spent the last 30 years both on the stream and at his vise perfecting his wet fly fishing techniques and flies. His methods are effective throughout the year and he takes great pride in teaching his clients this lost art of fly fishing. Join us and learn Dave’s secrets to wet fly fishing.

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

• Are wet flies the same as nymphs and soft hackle flies?
• What are flymphs?
• What materials do you use for bodies and hackle?
• What size do you tie your wet flies?
• What flies do you start out with in April and May in PA?
• What is your favorite "go to" wet fly when there is no hatch in progress?
• What variations of flies do you use when searching?
• What are some of your favorite classic wet fly patterns?
• What weight type of rod do you use for wet fly fishing?
• What lines work best for wet fly fishing?
• What is your leader and tippet setup?
• How do you rig up a multi-fly setup?
• How do you present your flies for the best results?
• Is upstream or downstream presentations more effective?
• Do you add any action/movement to your flies?

Master guide Kevin Feenstra reveals his proven techniques for targeting bass, musky, pike, and carp using baitfish patterns the fish love. Drawing from over two decades of guiding experience on Michigan's mighty Muskegon River, Kevin shares his expert strategies for reading water and presenting flies to these hard-hitting fish.

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

• You recently published Matching Warmwater Baitfish. What inspired you to write it and how did it come about?
• What makes baitfish patterns so effective for targeting predatory fish like smallmouth and largemouth bass, muskie, and others?
• How important is fly size when imitating baitfish for different predators?
• What are the key differences in how smallmouth and largemouth bass hunt baitfish?
• What are your go-to baitfish patterns for smallmouth bass, and how do they differ from those for largemouth?
• What are some effective retrieves when fishing baitfish patterns for bass?
• What makes muskie such a challenging species to catch on the fly?
• Can you explain the "figure eight" technique and when to use it when targeting muskie?
• What is your goto pattern for musky?
• What is your favorite throwback fly to convert muskie that follow but won't eat?
• What are some effective techniques for fishing baitfish flies in heavy cover or structure?
• How do water clarity and light conditions affect baitfish fly selection?
• Is there a searching baitfish pattern that you prefer to use when fishing new water?
• What are some key materials for tying realistic and effective baitfish imitations?
• What advice do you have for anglers looking to improve their success with baitfish imitations?

Skip Morris, author of seventeen books on fly fishing, will guide us through the biology and how to fish the salmonfly and golden stonefly. Where, when and how will be covered in depth so the next time you have the opportunity you'll be well prepared to catch more fish.

Steve Ramirez has been traveling thousands of miles in pursuit of native gamefish in salt and brackish water habitats. Join us as Steve tells his stories of adventures in the salt that weave fish, people, and nature together and how humanity impacts the world in many ways.

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

• What made you look seaward for your latest book?
• What is Casting Seaward about?
• How did you pick the places and people you want to fish with?
• Do you make notes on site (or en plen aire) or does the writing come from recollections at a later date?
• How do you view your purposeful work in writing about our natural world along with your personal journey?
• What as the most exciting experience you had?
• What experience was the most challenging?
• What species was the hardest to target?
• What experience did you learn the most about fishing?
• Which experience did have that helped you to grow the most personally?
• How do you think the coastal waters are doing?
• What factors are at issue with managing the striped bass and bluefish fisheries on the east coast?
• What can we do as fly fishers to help conserve and preserve?

Karin Miller has redefined tenkara fly fishing fusing traditonal tenkara methods with American know-how and ingenuity. She's chased and landed large, powerful species, all over the globe including tarpon, bonefish, permit, shark, barracuda, carp, sockeyes, silvers and chum salmon as well as plenty of trout all on her tenkara rods. Join us on this podcast to find out how you can use tenkara rods and methods for just about any species.

Capt Dave Bitters guides us for striped bass on the Massachusetts coast. Learn the secrets of how to hook up with one of the most exciting East coast sport fish.

Dave Blackburn has been fishing and guiding the Kootenai River in Montana for over 25 years. If you want to know how to fish and where to fish on this great western trout river listen in and Dave will share his hard earned secrets.

Gary Borger explores the angler as predator. As successful fly fishers, we need to play the role of the predator, focusing closely on the fish’s ability to sense its environment. What kind of predator are you? Join us and find out...