Your Next Step in Fly Fishing Starts Here
Welcome to Wet Fly Swing. I’m Dave, host of the Wet Fly Swing Podcast and a lifelong fly angler. I grew up around fly fishing and have spent much of my life learning about rivers, fish, and the people who make this sport what it is.
I started Wet Fly Swing because I wanted to sit down with great anglers, ask the questions I wanted answered, and share what I learned with other fly anglers. Hundreds of interviews later, those conversations have taken us from trout streams and steelhead rivers to some of the great fly fishing destinations around the world.
Whether you’re working on your trout game, trying to improve a specific skill, looking for your next fishing destination, or just want to learn from people who have spent years on the water, this is the place to start. Y
ou can listen to the Wet Fly Swing Podcast, learn directly from top instructors through the Fly Fishing Bootcamp, or join us on one of our hosted fly fishing trips. If you want to connect with other anglers and go deeper, Wet Fly Swing Pro gives you a place to learn and fish alongside other members of the community.
Wet Fly Swing has grown beyond the podcast, but the reason behind it hasn’t changed: help anglers learn, connect, and spend more great days on the water.
We also have courses, free resources, videos, fly fishing giveaways, and Fly Anglers in Action, where we bring the community together to give back. Take a look at the sections below, find what interests you most, and start there.
Quick Access Links
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
The Wet Fly Swing Podcast is where it all started.
With hundreds of episodes, you can hear directly from guides, authors, instructors, fly tiers, lodge owners, conservation leaders, competition anglers, and some of the most respected names in fly fishing.
Episodes cover trout, steelhead, salmon, dry flies, nymphing, streamers, wet flies, Trout Spey, stillwater, fly tying, casting, destinations, conservation, and plenty more.
The goal isn't just to hear another fishing story. It's to pull out ideas you can actually use the next time you're on the water.
Not sure which episode to play first?
Start with the type of fishing you're most interested in and explore from there. Whether you have been fly fishing for six months or 30 years, there is probably a conversation in the archive that can help with something you're working on right now.
With hundreds of podcast episodes on Wet Fly Swing Podcast, there’s a good chance we’ve covered the topic you’re looking for. Use the search bar at the top to look for a species, technique, destination, guest, river, fly pattern, or anything else you want to learn more about.
THE FLY FISHING BOOTCAMP
Learn From Top Fly Fishing Instructors
The Fly Fishing Bootcamp brings some of the best instructors in fly fishing together in one place to help you improve the skills that matter on the water.
We cover casting, reading water, dry flies, nymphing, streamers, wet flies, emergers, Trout Spey, fly tying, presentation, competition tactics, finding fish, and more.
Instead of spending hours jumping between random videos and trying to figure out what applies to you, the Bootcamp gives you focused sessions from anglers who have spent years teaching and fishing these techniques.
You'll hear from experienced instructors, authors, guides, competition anglers, and fly tiers, with each session focused on something you can take back to the water.
If trout fishing is where you want to improve, this is one of the best places to start.
Win Trips, Gear, and More
Throughout the year, we team up with fly fishing lodges, guides, gear companies, and other partners to put together some pretty amazing giveaways. You’ll have opportunities to win hosted fishing trips, fly rods, waders, flies, apparel, and other gear you can actually use on the water.
Our giveaways are free to enter, and each one is different. Check out what’s running now, enter for your chance to win, and keep an eye out for the next one.
Don't Fly Fish Alone
Wet Fly Swing Pro is our private community for anglers who want to keep learning, meet other fly anglers, and get more involved with Wet Fly Swing.
Inside Pro, we bring the conversations from the podcast into a smaller community where members can ask questions, share what they're working on, talk fishing, and connect with anglers from different parts of the country and around the world.
We also host live sessions, special events, member conversations, and opportunities that aren't available through the public podcast.
Pro members also get additional access connected to some Wet Fly Swing events, including the Fly Fishing Bootcamp.
You don't have to be an advanced angler to join. You just need to enjoy fly fishing and want to keep getting better.
Come fish and learn with us.
JOIN US ON A TRIP
Wet Fly Swing hosted trips bring anglers together to fish some of the places and fisheries we talk about on the podcast. From trout and steelhead to destination fly fishing, these trips give you the chance to experience new water, learn from local guides, and spend time with other anglers who love fly fishing.
We work with trusted lodges, outfitters, and guides to create trips where much of the planning is already handled for you. You can focus on the fishing, improve your skills, meet new people, and experience a fishery with people who know it well.
Check out our upcoming trips and fishing schools to see where Wet Fly Swing is headed next.
FLY ANGLERS IN ACTION
Fly Anglers in Action is our way of giving back to the people and places that make fly fishing possible. We bring anglers, guides, fly shops, brands, and conservation groups together to support fisheries, rivers, local communities, and people who need a hand.
Each campaign focuses on a specific need and turns it into action. That might mean raising money for a conservation project, supporting a fishing community, helping people affected by fires or other challenges, or rallying anglers around an important fishery. Through fundraising, auctions, partnerships, and the reach of the fly fishing community, we can make a measurable difference.
Fly fishing has given all of us a lot. Fly Anglers in Action is one way we can give something back.
