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Episode Show Notes If you’ve ever wondered why some anglers seem to always be in the right spot at the right time, this episode digs...

What if the hardest fly fishing in the world is not about numbers, but about patience, restraint, and waiting all day for one real...

There’s a point in fly fishing where casting stops being the hard part, and decision-making takes over. In this episode, Dave Stewart is joined by Nick Elcheson from Scott Lake Lodge to break down sight fishing Northern Pike in shallow water, where patience, positioning, and timing matter more than power. Nick explains why fly fishing for pike is essentially freshwater flats fishing, how seasonal water temperature controls fish location, and why waiting for the right fish often leads to better outcomes than covering water. You’ll learn how small decisions near the boat affect success, how to approach shallow bays, and what separates a missed opportunity from a clean eat when targeting big pike.

Today, we’re digging into how fly rods are really designed. Not the marketing side, but what really goes into the design, the testing, and...

Episode Show Notes In this episode, I sat down with Nicolas Rivero to dig into Patagonia fly fishing. We covered the two-basin setup in Patagonia,...

Last month on the Madison, I watched a perfect example of why Trout Spey exists. Wind ripping. Skinny water. A high bank behind us....

Northern Saskatchewan might sound remote, but by the time Jason Hamilton and I were done talking, I was already mentally standing on that casting...

Episode Show Notes Marc Bale spent more than thirty years inside one of fly fishing’s most influential companies. In this episode, he walks us through...

Episode Show Notes When Kelly Galloup shows up, you know it’s about to get good. In this episode, Chad sits down with one of the...

Episode Show Notes In this episode, we sit down with Joe Clark of Trout Yeah Guide Service to talk about his trout bum life. Joe...