Choosing a Line for Fly Fishing with Brooks Robinson – Cortland Line Company (WFS 171)

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December 15, 2020

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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SHOW NOTES: Choosing a Line for fly fishing with Brooks Robinson

04:30 – Joe Goodspeed was noted as the guy who got Brooks into his job at Cortland.

10:05 – The Clear Liquid Crystal is a great line for Tarpon.

12:00 – Leon Chandler was Cortland’s big lead back in the day marketing the company.

24:50 – The Trout Boss line from Cortland is great for dry fly fishing when it’s windy. The Ultra light line is also great for dry lines.

25:40 – We talk about the 444 line which has been around since since the beginning and is still one of their best selling line.

29:40 – We talk about the old crown and rimfly reels. They offer the new Crown series reels now for trout along with the fair play.

44:40 – The Liquid Crystal Tarpon line is the goto and the ghost tip is great for deeper fish.

53:20 – The clear camo is one of my favorite lines for stillwater. The ghost tip was also noted here.

54:50 – I noted the Jerry Darkes podcast and the switch rod conversation. The Cortland compact switch is the perfect line for spey with the switch.

1:03:20 – We talk about George Daniel and Devin Olson who were both on the podcast here.

You can find Brooks at Cortland line company here. Info@cortlandline.com for help

9 Tips on Choosing a Line for fly fishing

Liquid Crystal for Tarpon
What are you going to use it for
Looks for a line for delicate presentation
Go with a longer front taper line
Depends on the size of the flies your are casting
Trout Boss for the Wind
The difference between the Fairplay series and 444 series
The Fairplay is great for the beginner
Overload a line if you are a beginning angler

“He was was what social media is today for Cortland.”

-Brooks Robinson

Resources on Choosing a Line for fly fishing

Liquid Crystal Tarpon

The Cortland 444

Fly Fishing Line Videos Noted in the Show

The GT Tuna Line

“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.

Great Lakes Fishing with Jerry Darkes – Steelhead, Swinging Flies, Fly Fishing (WFS 170)

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December 8, 2020

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 Fishing Show 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.

24:30 – Fly Fishing the Inland Oceans was Jerry’s first major book.

25:40 – Here’s a link to Jerry’s new book with a fly tying focus: Essential Flies for the Great Lakes Region.

27:30 – Superior Fishing by Robert Roosevelt. This book documents a trip through the upper of the midwest.

32:35 – We talk about Kevin Feenstra, Pete Humphries, and Greg Senyo who are all big players in the great lakes area.

great lakes fly fishing — Photo via: Kevin Feenstra

33:50 – I had Kelly Galloup and Gary Borger were both on the podcast in past episodes.

34:30 – Swisher and Richards wrote Selective Trout which was a huge influence for many anglers in the midwest.

44:30 – T3H 11’ 8 weight Scott is a great all-around rod for the great lakes.

45:20 – The spey lights from SA have become super popular.

1:00:38 – We talked about the temple dog fly patterns. Here is Davie showing how to do it.

You can find Jerry on Instagram at Jerry Darkes

Resources on Great Lakes Fishing Noted in the Show

Fly Fishing the Inland Oceans

Essential Flies for the Great Lakes Region.

Superior Fishing by Robert Roosevelt

Fly Fishing the Great Lakes Noted in the Show

Jerry on Tubes

The Temple Dog by Davie Mcphail

“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.

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December 2, 2020

WFS 169 – Winter Dry Line Steelhead with Adrian Cortes

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December 1, 2020

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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Show Notes with Adrian Cortes

01:50 – I had Richard Harrington on the podcast in episode 159.

09:10 – We talk about Todd Hirano and the dedication to skating flies.

21:04 – Bill McMillan was a big influence for Adrian and Todd Hirano. We talk about the connection to the old school without all of the tech advances.

30:10 – Lee Spencer on the North Umpqua cuts off the hook just like Harry Lemire.

35:20 – The Winter’s Hope, by Bill McMillan was tied specifically to sink on a dry line.

36:50 – The 3/0 Partridge Code M and the Blue Heron Hooks plus the Alec Jackson hooks have some weight. But the code M is the best to use for weight.

39:40 – I noted Big Red who helped me back in the day.

54:15 – The Sumo Rod Rack is the goto transporter to protect the bamboo sticks.

55:20 – A farlows perfect reel to balance out the bamboo rod.

59:40 – Adrian noted John Gierach who was on the podcast in episode 47,

1:00:45 – Silver Ardea is a classic pattern that is not married and allows it to sink better.

1:03:00 – Sid Glasso’s Orange Heron

1:04:05 – Adrian’s Fly board of retired flies and their stories.

1:05:00 – Harry Limire’s Greased Liner is Adrian’s number one dry fly patter of all time.

1:23:10 – Jin Woo Lee is a great tier in hand who has some great tying in hand videos on youtube.

You can find Adrian on Instagram at Adrian Cortes Steelhead here.

2 Top Flies: Harry Lemire’s Greased Liner and Roderick Haeg Brown’s Steelhead Bee

Tips for dry line winter steelhead fishing

Focus on the arm pit and the slower water
Use Fixed wing to sink the fly (vs. Married wings)
Use the Partridge Code M to help get your fly down
Cold and Clear is not good for dry line in winter
Look for a push of water and fish just after drops

Resources Noted in the Show

Dry Line Steelhead by Bill McMillan

Videos Noted in the Show

Bill McMillan’s Winter’s Hope Tube Style

Jin Woo Lee’s Tying in Hand

“They’re not that bright of fish, you just have to put it in front of them.”

-Adrian Cortez

Conclusion with Adrian Cortes

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.

Fly Fishing Founders – Northern California Fly Fishing with Jared Shakin (WFS 168)

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November 26, 2020

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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Show Notes with Jared Shakin

08:30 – jared works with Fish First Fly Shop, Fly Fishing Specialties and the main one where Jared works in shop is Kiene’s Fly Shop.

09:45 – The North Yuba River is the main dry fly river for Jared. Here’s a post that shows some of the Yuba.

14:35 – The chubby chernobyl is one of the top 10 flies of all time and a killer for Jared.

16:35 – I note Nick Hannah at the Barbless podcast who was on the show here in episode 119.

24:15 – We talk about Jack Trout and the mentorship that Jack provides for Jared.

26:30 – Tom Bie was on the podcast in episode 162 and talked about the Drake Magazine and the ski and fly fish connection.

27:25 – Roy Jones jr. on the Joe Rogan show.

33:20 – In interviewed Pete McBride, the film maker of Martin’s Boat here.

37:05 – We talk about the Mike Mercer episode and the missing link.

48:55 – James Millard from OPST was on the podcast to talk about micro spey.

You can find Jared at SRFlyFish.com

The 222 – Top Flies, Tips and Resources for Northern California Fly Fishing

Top Dry Flies:

Chubby
missing link

Top Dry Fly Tips:

Manage your mend all the way to the end of the line
Fish with a longer leader in the 11-12 foot range or longer

Top Resources

Slack Line strategies for Dry fly fishing by John Judy
Pete Kutzer’s casting videos – Here’s a trick video from Pete

Resources Noted in the Show

Slack Line strategies for Dry fly fishing by John Judy

Videos and/or podcasts Noted in the Show

Pete Kutzer’s Trick Video

T he Missing Link

“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.

WFS 167 – How to Dry Fly Fish with Kelly Galloup

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November 24, 2020

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.

I brake now more of the basics on dry fly fishing at the Introduction to dry Fly Fishing Post here.

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“Getting a fish to move six to 10 inches vertically is really difficult, even when there’s a hatch.”

-Kelly Galloup

Show Notes with Kelly Galloup

02:10 – Kelly Galloup was on the podcast here on streamers.

03:30 – Doug Swisher and Carl Richards on Selective Trout and Trout Strategies Series started it all.

06:00 – The Troutsman hex was Kelly’s first fly produced in the day and before royalties.

07:00 – Cripples and Spinners was Kelly’s first book on dries.

What are Alternatives to Matching the Hatch

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.

27:15 – Here’s my blog post, the Top 10 flies of all time.

29:30 – Kill the Coronavirus is back

How to Fish a Dry Fly

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.

49:00 – Fishing the Caddis as a Living Insect by Leonard Wright Jr is a book that Kelly says everyone should read

–>>Joe Rotter from Reds Fly Shop breaks down some big tips on fishing the blue winged olive hatch in episode 186 of the podcast!

1:03:15 – The Hank Patterson mend mend mend video

1:23:42 – Al Troth created the elk hair caddis

1:25:20 – Kelly as a lodge in the Bahamas on Abaco – Gallops Sandy Point Lodge

1:28:05 – Kill the Corona Virus is a huge fly-tying project

You can Kelly at Slide Inn

Kelly’s Top Ten Dry Flies – How to Dry Fly Fish

Parachute adams (Kelly does not even carry Adams anymore)
Roberts Yellow Drake
Compara-dun
Compara dun spinner
The found link
Ant (with a little flash)
Corn Fead Caddis
Look at the bottom of the fly for matching it
Know how todo a reach cast
Control your V for waking

We’ve had a number of dry fly episodes in the past including a recent chat with Wanda Taylor who covered dry fly fishing on the Hiwassee River.

Resources Noted in the Show

37:30 – Gary Lonfontaine match the hatch books

Fishing the Caddis as a Living Insect

Cripples and Spinners by Kelly Galloup

How to Dry Fly Fish Videos from the Show

Troutsman hex

Robert’s Yellow Drake

The South Fork Snake Twitch on how to twitch Caddis

Bonus Podcast Episodes

Reds Fly Shop with Joe Rotter — Blue Winged Olive Mayfly Hatch, Yakima River (WFS 186)

Conclusion with Kelly Galloup

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.

WFS 166 – National Geographic’s Pete McBride – Martin’s Boat, Grand Canyon (Drift Boat Series Ep. 1)

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November 17, 2020

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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Show Notes with Pete McBride

02:50 – Marty Sheppard was on the podcast in episode 76 and was the person who introduced me to Martin’s Boat.

04:15 – Chasing Water was a great movie that was released in 2011 and covered the history of the Colorado River.

05:00 – We talk about Martin Litton and the impact on protecting the Grand Canyon. Here’s an interview with Martin.

07:30 – OARS created the Marbled Canyon boat

10:15 – Kevin Fedarko was in the front of the boat with Martin in Lava. Kevin wrote the Emerald Mile.

24:45 – Into the Canyon, the movie on hiking 750 miles of the Grand Canyon

32:20 – A pic of the Little Colorado confluence with the Colorado

little colorado river — photo via: https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/4-things-know-about-little-colorado-river

33:00 – The Grand Canyon Trust is a group that is helping to protect the National Park.

35:00 – Pete compares Kevin Fedarko to Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.

50:10 – John Gierach was on the podcast here and talked about the almost crash.

You can find Pete at PeteMcBride.com

Pete McBride Movies:

2019 – Into the Canyon

2016 – Holy (un)holy river

2016 – Martins Boat

2014 – Delta Dawn

2014 – River of Eden

2013 – I am Red

2013 – The Water Tower

2011 – Chasing Water

Resources Noted in the Show

The Emerald Mile Book by Kevin Fedarko

Grand Canyon Between River and Rim

Videos Noted in the Show

Martin’s Boat

Martin Litton in 1994

Martin Litton Interview

Conclusion with Pete McBride

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!

Top 6 Recommended Dry Fly Fishing Flies that Catch Fish with Gene Shropshire (WFS 165)

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November 12, 2020

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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Show Notes with Gene Shropshire

20:00 – Richard Harrington was on the podcast in episode 159 here. where we talked about skating flies for steelhead and his journey to get back to Oregon from a 40 year stop in New York.

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.

37:45 – The Blue Heron spey hook is one of Dave McNeese’s main goto hooks for steelhead.

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.

1:13:30 – Randal Kaufman’s Lake fishing with a fly had a big influence on Gene.

1:15:40 – Bruce Chard was on the podcast and covers giant Tarpon fishing.

Gene’s Top 5 Dry Fly Fishing Flies

Adams
Humphy
Hopper
Black Ant
mudler w/ red

The 222 – The Top Tips, Top Flies and Top Resources for Stillwater

Top Tip – Not using a long enough leader in a lake (use minimum of 15′ long)
Top Tip – Find springs by looking for bubbles in lakes
Top Fly – Woolly Bugger (no bead)
Top Fly – Parachute Adams
Top Resource – Fishing Lakes by Randal Kaufman
Top Resource – Ray Bergman’s Trout

Resources Noted in the Show

Dave McNeese hooks

Lake Fishing with a Fly by Randal Kaufman

Videos Noted in the Show

Tying the Humpy

Conclusion with Gene Shropshire

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.

WFS 164 – Flylords with Jared Zissu – Fly Lords Mag

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November 10, 2020

Founder of Flylords, Jared Zissu, is here to shed some light on how he created one of the biggest online fly fishing magazines with a massive Instagram following and online influence.

We dig into the differences between Flylords and some of the print magazines that are leading right now. We find out about the influence of Jared’s parents and how he manages the editing and process for a great online magazine.

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Show Notes with Jared Zissu From Flylords

06:15 – The Lords of the Fly movie was the inspiration for Jared to go with Fly Lords.

07:30 – Tom Bie from the Drake was on the magazine here.

09:50 – Jared talks about the impact of getting denied to the Fly Fish Journal. I had Steve Duda, the editor on the podcast in episode 38 here.

12:00 – I noted the Outdoors Online Marketing Podcast and the Kris Reid episode.

14:00 – Dry Fly Fishing – Tips and Techniques is a good example of one of there ranking articles.

19:20 – 7 things you never knew about a river runs through it.

22:10 – I noted the John Shewey episode and Zach at Swing the Fly Magazine.

28:20 – We talked about Moldy Chum, Mid Current, Gink and Gasoline and Angling Trade are all big online websites.

30:10 – You can find Fly Lords on Instagram here.

30:50 – We talked about Tik tok. You can find us there as well now.

33:00 – Jab Jab Jab, Right Hook is Gary V’s goto book for business.

36:50 – The Monte Burke interview through Fly Lords.

37:50 – The Mosquitoes and mayflies video as noted recently.

38:20 – Rolf Nylinder has a great piece on Fly Lords.

39:10 – Cloris Kylie was on the Outdoors Online Podcast here.

42:00 – Here’s the Go Pro post that Jared talks about.

43:50 – The Casey Neistat ad for Nike.

48:00 – We noted the stealth craft boat that was in the go pro video.

51:40 – We talked about the Dun Magazine and the changes coming up due to covid and other changes in the industry.

You can find Jared at Flylords Mag here.

Resources Noted in the Show

7 Things you Never Knew about A River Runs Through It

Videos Noted in the Fly Lords Podcast

Watch the full Lord of the Flies movie

Mosquitoes and May Flies

The Go Pro video

The Casey Neistat Nike video

Conclusion with Jared Zissu

Jared Zissu, the founder of Flylords is on the podcast to talk about how he built one of the biggest online fly fishing magazines. We find out why they are on Tik Tok, their target audience and how they connected with Go Pro.

WFS 047 – John Gierach Podcast Interview – Hippies, High Mt Stream Fly Fishing, Weed and Alaska

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November 6, 2020

John Gierach breaks out an amazing episode in this one as he talks about how he came to become one of the greatest fly fishing writers in the world. We dig into some of his books including the famous, Trout Bum and we also chat about his favorite writers.

We also talk about the hippie movement in the 60s, weed, death in Colorado fly fishing, and much more. I’m excited to share a little perspective into the life, times, struggles and stories of the great John Gierach.

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Show Notes with John Gierach

12:45 – John Shewey was on in episode 16 and talked about the process of writing and battling resistance.

15:20 – Thomas McGuane said as a writer, your only currency is your readership. My currency is my guests as noted by John in this episode.

17:00 – Tim Rawlins was on the show in episode 27 to talk about Spey Casting.

19:20 – Trout Bum was one of John’s first books published. He talks about how he has always just told stories.

21:55 – Roger Angell wrote for the New Yorker and wrote the essay This Old Man – John noted how amazing Roger described the hand pistol in the essay.

27:10 – April Volkey was on the podcast in episode 30

34:00 – Ed Engle and John McPhee are two big mentors for John.

34:20 – Draft No. 4 is a great book that John says everyone should read if you are interested in writing.

33:20 – AK Best was a big mentor who helped John really get started early on. Ak’s Fly Box was one of Ak’s biggest books.

36:30 – A Fly Rod of Your Own is John’s most recent book. John describes a little about his writing style in the podcast.

39:25 – In episode 5 Jim Teeny noted the article on throwing rocks on fish to move steelhead into place. I noted the idea of throwing spoons out to get steelhead into range for the fly fisherman to catch it. John didn’t recall what I was talking about but shared another great story.

56:30 – John tells the story of when he thought he was going to die in a plane crash

1:05:30 – A cougar killed a hiker in Oregon and it’s the first time ever that happened in Oregon history – read more here

1:15:00 – The Joe Rogan Podcast where the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, smoked weed on live air. I ask John if he would smoke in our episode today.

1:16:15 – The Beatles came out with the White Album partly due to a change in drug use. I ask John the same question about his writing and whether there were changes before and after.

1:18:05 – The Parachute Hare’s Ear and a hares ear soft hackle behind it are his goto flies.

hare's ear parachute fly — Photo by Tightline Videos

1:18:30 – Mary Alice Monroe tells a great story and a writer he follows along with Jim Harrison and Peter Mathison.

You can reach John at JohnGierach.com and find his upcoming books there.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Trout Bum by John Gierach

A Fly Rod of Your Own

Draft No. 4 by John Mcphee

Ak’s Fly Box by AK Best

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Conclusion with John Gierach

I hope you enjoyed that episode with John Gierach as much as I did. Did you catch the few times that I was completely surprised by John? We went down a few rabbit holes unrelated to fly fishing including weed and the 1960s.

John also covered a bunch of topics related to the 20 great fly fishing books he has written over the years. I could have gone for hours with John on this one but had to respect his time.

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SHOW NOTES: Choosing a Line for fly fishing with Brooks Robinson

9 Tips on Choosing a Line for fly fishing

“He was was what social media is today for Cortland.”

-Brooks Robinson

Resources on Choosing a Line for fly fishing

Fly Fishing Line Videos Noted in the Show

“He was was what social media is today for Cortland.”

-Brooks Robinson

CONCLUSION: Choosing a Line for fly fishing with Brooks Robinson

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Great Lakes Fly Fishing Show Notes with Jerry Darkes

Resources on Great Lakes Fishing Noted in the Show

Fly Fishing the Great Lakes Noted in the Show

“The smallmouth bass is the native trout of the midwest.”

-Jerry Darkes

Great Lakes Fishing Conclusion

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Show Notes with Adrian Cortes

Tips for dry line winter steelhead fishing

Resources Noted in the Show

Videos Noted in the Show

“They’re not that bright of fish, you just have to put it in front of them.”

-Adrian Cortez

Conclusion with Adrian Cortes

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Show Notes with Jared Shakin

The 222 – Top Flies, Tips and Resources for Northern California Fly Fishing

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“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.”

-Wayne Gretzky

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“Getting a fish to move six to 10 inches vertically is really difficult, even when there’s a hatch.”

-Kelly Galloup

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What are Alternatives to Matching the Hatch

How to Fish a Dry Fly

Kelly’s Top Ten Dry Flies – How to Dry Fly Fish

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Conclusion with Kelly Galloup

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Conclusion with Pete McBride

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Gene’s Top 5 Dry Fly Fishing Flies

The 222 – The Top Tips, Top Flies and Top Resources for Stillwater

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Conclusion with Gene Shropshire

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Conclusion with Jared Zissu

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You can reach John at JohnGierach.com and find his upcoming books there.

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Conclusion with John Gierach

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