Fly Casting

We have a special episode for you where we dig into the art of fly fishing and fly casting straight from the heartland with our guest Marty McVey. We're gonna get into some on his journey from bait fisherman into fly fisherman, and now a respected fly casting instructor. We find out about the hidden gems of Iowa and some of the great opportunities in the Driftless. We talk about how Marty became a casting instructor and elevated his game. We get into some tips and tricks on that too, to help you with your game and your fly casting today. Marty does some casting instruction online as well. And then we're gonna talk about this challenge. We got a little fly-casting challenge I have for you at the end. I'm excited to start getting this one out there.

Show Notes: https://www.wetflyswing.com/163 James Millard is back on the podcast to share the update on Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics and the new products they have out now.  We find out about a new line that you might enjoy checking out and a ultra light trout spey. We also dig into some more tips on skating dry flies for steelhead.  James shares some tips on best conditions and equipment for your next outing.  We also find out how the European folks are flipping the heads so they can do some scandal casting.

Curious how a 12-year-old girl managed to beat everyone and become the world fly-casting champion? Chris Korich, legendary casting coach to top champions like...

Show Notes: https://www.wetflyswing.com/75 We get into some great tips as I pick the brain of Dan Johnston, a 30 year casting instructor with St. Croix Rods.  Time to nerd out a bit on rods and casting. Dan shares the most important part of the fly cast and why 10-2 isn't the the best analogy to use and some tips to avoid the dreaded tailing loop.  We also here about fiberglass rods and where there place is in fly fishing.

In today's episode, owner of Fly Fishers Shop and Scientific Angler Ambassador Pat Ehlers takes us to fly fishing largemouth bass. Pat's journey into...

We're joined by Colby Trow of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing. He takes us on a journey from his early days to running a successful fly shop.

In regards to spey casting, does this sound familiar at all: "Sometimes I get a nice spey cast out there but about half the time...

Paul Arden, an online casting instructor, and the man behind sexyloops.com is here to take us behind the scenes and how we put it all together. You're gonna find out what the four key blocks are to the fly cast and how you can implement them today. You're also gonna hear about why you should be walking while you fly cast to increase your skills there. And you're gonna find out why a 10 to 15-minute session is all it takes as you go to keep elevating your cast this year. Plus we're gonna find out how Paul catches snakehead and why this is such a cool and tough, challenging fish to catch in the part of the world he's living.

Show Notes: wetflyswing.com/28 I had Barney Wong on the show to go in depth on spey lines and the challenge of identifying the actual sinking rates. We discussed an experiment we conducted on the river and how the outcome might surprise you. Barney tells his story of how he dropped everything to move out to the northwest to chase steelhead and a job in a local fly shop.

Yes, Sick.  I can throw that out there now because I've had quite the embarrassing week...... and to be honest, Sick just sounds about right. I just...