Wanda Taylor is here to share some great tips on dry fly fishing the Hiwassee River and her life in fly fishing. Wanda shares her love for drift boats and how she uses a drift boat to get her clients into fish.
We hear another great Lefty Kreh story and her connection with Temple Fork Outfitters. Lot’s of laughs as we talk about hurricanes, tornadoes, Georgia, and life with one of the fun people in fly fishing.
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54:30 – The parachute adams is the goto pattern. Kelly Galloup also noted this as the number 1 pattern as well on this podcast where he breaks down some dry fly tips.
55:50 – The Tied down caddis is one of my old school goto wet flies. I put together a fly tying tutorial on the tied down caddis, one of my all time favorite patterns.
Wanda Taylor is here to break down some dry fly tips with a focus on fly fishing the Hiwassee River. She also breaks down some of her trips fishing for marlin and other huge game fish.
Kelly Galloup, the guy who wrote the book on modern streamers is here to share his best tips on streamer fly fishing. Kelly Galloup changed the streamer fly fishing game back in the day with the book – Modern Streamers.
We talk about his youtube channel and the large resource for fly tyers, his porn fly names, walking the dog with bass fishing, and other techniques on making the fish react. This one was crazy good and a ride that was hard to jump off of. Hope you enjoy it!
This article was originally published in 2018 after my first podcast with Kelly Galloup. I have updated it today to add new podcast content relevant to kelly and the Slide Inn.
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05:40 – Kelly wrote Modern Streamers which was a game changer in the streamer game back in the 1980’s. kelly has gone on to influence many of the great streamer fisherman around the country.
07:30 – Kelly notes his second book – Cripples and Spinners, which doesn’t get talked as much about because of the popularity of the streamer book.
10:40 – The Zoo Cougar was Kelly’s first big fly that was the start of a big change with streamers.
We find out how the sex names came to be and how they evolved over the years with new fly tyers.
11:10 – Jim Teeny helped Kelly produce the first lines specifically for streamers back in the day. Jim is a family friend of mine and a well-respected guy in the fly fishing space.
19:10 – I note the Gary Borger podcast where he discusses being there in the early days where nymphing was frowned upon.
20:30 – Roman Moser started the bead-head madness back in the day.
48:40 – The Peanut Envy is another one of Kelly’s popular patterns with a funny porn name.
53:00 – Joe Brooks had the Platinum Blonde fly pattern. Kelly wasn’t the first person to come up with these types of names.
54:00 – Ray Schmidt was noted as a big Michigan guide.
1:00:30 – I interviewed John Gierach in this episode and I noted that I received some negative feedback for not going deep into fly fishing.
1:12:10 – We talk about the Fly Fisherman magazine article on the 50 most influential people in fly fishing. Kelly was not on the list and we talk about his take on this.
1:20:40 – John Randolph was the editor of Fly Fisherman magazine.
1:33:00 – Kelly describes his youtube channel in a few words. He didn’t listen to the experts on youtube and went with his one process.
1:40:20 – Wax on Wax off with the Karate Kid was the analogy that Kelly used to talk about his favorite fly tying tip.
Target Unconventional Water: Kelly emphasizes fishing in areas where others might not, such as the insides of bends and “frog water.” He suggests that big fish often reside in spots that are overlooked by the average angler.
Streamer Fishing Techniques: He discusses the importance of the retrieve in streamer fishing, advocating for techniques that create a reactionary bite from the trout, rather than just mimicking food. This involves varying the speed and style of retrieve based on the fish’s response.
Understanding Trout Behavior: Gallup talks about the predatory nature of trout and how understanding this can improve your approach to fly fishing. He suggests thinking of trout more like sharks or other predators, which can help in eliciting strikes.
Importance of Fly Rotation: The concept of rotating through different flies quickly is highlighted as a strategy to engage fish, suggesting that if a fish shows interest but doesn’t bite, it might be time to change the retrieve style or the fly itself.
Fishing the Right Water: Kelly shares insights from his experience diving in rivers, which revealed that big fish often occupy less obvious spots, challenging conventional wisdom on where to find trophy fish. He encourages anglers to explore different water types and not to overlook shallow or less attractive spots.
Technique Over Location: The discussion points out that the specific river or location is less important than the technique and approach used. Effective strategies can be applied across various waters to find and catch fish.
Streamer fly fishing Conclusion with Kelly Galloup
Crazy value from Kelly Gallop on streamers and the history and his connection in fly fishing. He talks about how the spey craze started, where the porn star names came from and the exact steps to get into the streamer game.
So many good tips in this one. What was your favorite part of the episode? I loved when Kelly talked about bringing in the youth and all of the great people out there.
Brooks Robinson shares the Cortland Line Company story and some big tips on choosing a line for fly fishing today on the podcast. We find out how Cortland has been going strong for over 100 years now in the fly fishing space.
We dig into the Delaware River System, how to choose a dry line for the Delaware and how to catch fish on the surface. We also find out about Cortland tarpon, spey
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“He was was what social media is today for Cortland.”
-Brooks Robinson
CONCLUSION: Choosing a Line for fly fishing with Brooks Robinson
Brooks Robinson Cortland Line Company is here to share the story of how Cortland has survived over 100 years in the fishing space with a focus on producing fly lines. We hear the history of Cortland, what sets them apart and how you can choose your next fly line.
We break down the fly line from the difference between a double taper and weight forward to what the best euro nymphing rod is for the day. If you want a perspective on fly lines, this is the podcast for you.
Jerry Darkes, one of the biggest names in the Great Lakes fly fishing for steelhead and numerous other species, is here to break down Great Lakes Fly Fishing.Jerry discusses the switch rod with a focus on swinging flies for great lakes steelhead.
Jerry shares his favorite goto pattern for steelhead and why he’s heading out into the bigger water to chase fish these days. We also dig into a little history of how fly fishing first came to the midwest in the 1700’s.
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Great Lakes Fly FishingShow Notes with Jerry Darkes
17:23 – I noted the Adrian Cortes podcast where he fishes dry lines for winter steelhead. Adrian is a die-hard guy when it comes to swinging flies for steelhead in the NW.
“The smallmouth bass is the native trout of the midwest.”
-Jerry Darkes
Great Lakes Fishing Conclusion
Jerry Darkes, one of the big names in Great Lakes Fishing, shares the history of fly fishing in the Great Lakes region with a focus on swinging flies for steelhead.We find out which switch rod setup will work for your next trip and which other species he is focusing on now.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Adrian Cortes to dig into dry line steelhead with a focus on winter steelhead. Adrian is one of the leaders in dry and wet fly fishing without a sinking line.
We find out how to “get down” to the fish without a sinking line during the most challenging time to catch steelhead. Tons of tips and resources that will help you avoid the bottom dredging this winter.
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I had the pleasure of sitting down with Adrian Cortes to discuss one of the most challenging forms of steelhead fly fishing. We dig into the how’s and why’s of dry line steelhead fishing in the winter.
We get the scoop on Northern California Fly Fishing today with Jared Shakin. Jared is a guide on the Yuba River and a number of other great Nor Cal rivers. He breaks out some tips on dry fly fishing the Yuba River.
We also here the story of how Jared moved into guiding after life as an accountant. Lots of tangents in this one including a Mike Tyson comment and a conversation to whether Nor Cal has become a fly fishing meca.
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“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.”
-Wayne Gretzky
Conclusion with Jared Shakin
We dig into Northern California Fly Fishing today with Jared Shakin from Shakin Rods. We cover it all including dry fly fishing for trout, steelhead on the American and even a little on politics.
Kelly Galloup is back on the show today to teach us how to dry fly fish and to share his best dry fly fishing tips and tricks.Kelly also fills the gap on some of the history on dry flies as well as his top 10 dry flies of all time.
Kelly walks us through a year in dry flies with a focus on the Madison River. Many people don’t realize because of his streamer popularity that Kelly was actually a dry fly dude first and wrote the book on Cripple and Spinners.
You could always just go out and search anything on the river. The best dry fly fishing on the Madison River in January is for midges. And we’ll go out and throw chubby Chernobyl’s behind a midget larva.
How to tie a Chubby Chernobyl:
You could do general searches. And to tell you the truth, That’s how modern streamers really came about to is that we would basically just search dry flies at Michigan and we had very poor hatches.
You had a spring hatch and the you know, the Hendrix ends. You can search with an attractor like a royal coachman or whatever, some kind of terrestrial or you can run whatever fly you think might hatch later, and hope for that.
Kelly digs into some tips on specific ideas for fishing a dry fly including the top flies and books he loves to use.
At the 32:00 minute mark we talk about Roberts yellow drake. Here’s some of what kelly had to say:
My number one would be without exception is the Adam’s parachute which is a Michigan fly tied right in Traverse City and number two or one I could mix it anytime I want. It would be what’s called the Robert yellow Drake.
After the 1940s fly that from the Ausable where that whole Swisher and Richard thing was going, which is the deer body hair, but again, total silhouette.
Kelly Galloup is here today to share his best tips on fishing the dry fly with a focus on what you need to know throughout the year. We find out which are Kelly’s top 10 dry flies of all time.We dig into the most effective ways to twitch a caddis and what the south Snake twitch is all about.
Kelly wrote the book cripples and spinners way back in the day before he became the streamer father.We also find out how to control your V when waking flies for steelhead.
Kanab Point - Grand Canyon overlook Monsoon storm.
Pete McBride, one of the great outdoor film makers for National Geographic, is here to tell the story of the Grand Canyon through the documentary Martin’s Boat and the 750 mile long hike through the canyon.
Pete has produced a number of great films and we dig into some of this history and his experience writing and producing films in the outdoor niche.
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Pete McBride, film producer and writer for National Geographic is here to share some great stories on the Grand Canyon and other travels around the world.
We explore the documentary Martin’s Boat, which sheds light on drift boats (dories) in the Grand Canyon and some conservation issues that Pete is raising awareness for. If you haven’t watched Martin’s boat, press pause and click the video link above to be blow away!
I’m happy to share a conversation with one of my good friend and mentor, Gene Shropshire. You likely haven’t heard from Gene before, but today we hear a great story about moving out west and the passion for fly fishing.
This podcast has given me the opportunity to share with you a person who had a big impact on me and has really cool story to share. We dig into some stillwater tips including the best flies, tips and resources for your next trip.
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23:00 – We talked about Dette Flies and the influence of fly tying. Gene met Walt Dette and learned about dry flies early on.
25:30 – We talked about Trout Unlimited and the influence on Gene and their powerful influence today.
28:50 – The Dave Whitlock podcast where we covered terrestrials. Dave Whitlock is one of the most well know fly fisherman in the world and shares his amazing story in the podcast.
We’ve had a number of guests who focused on dry fly fishing from closer to the east coast including Wanda Taylor who talked about the Hiwassee River.
29:20 – Gene talked about the Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop, one that I have been to in the past out of Montana.
36:30 – Dave McNeese was on the podcast here and told the story of getting busted by the federal government. Dave is one of the best fly tyers in Oregon and has done a ton for fly fishing over many decades.
41:45 – Denny Rickards was on the podcast in episode 64 here. Denny noted how close he was to pro baseball and we talk about the athletic influence. Denny is also breaks down stillwater fishing in very easy to understand language at the link above.
1:10:50 – Phil Rowley was on the podcast here to cover stillwater fly fishing. Phil is one of the great minds today and has produced some of the best stillwater flies including the booby fly pattern.
My old friend, Gene Shropshire is on the podcast this week to talk about our history, my dad and how he created a life focused on fishing and hunting. We talk a out steelhead fishing, lake fishing and the move from east to west.
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