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Podcast Ep. 281: Fly Fishing VA, 2 Ways

I was blessed to get a week and a half of vacation in one of my favorite places in this world: Virginia’s Blue Ridge. Along  with general rest and a lot of family time, I was able to get out and do a little bit of fishing. In this week’s episode I talk through why  …

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Podcast Ep. 280: Fly Fishing Accusations, XXVIII

This installation of “fly fishing accusations” is all about dogmatic opinions. Included are convictions regarding: wading boot soles angling literature the exclusivity claims of Christianity Does that last one sound like it might not fit  in with the others? Well, if the feedback I received from a recent article is any indication: it certainly does. …

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Podcast Ep. 279: [Cast1] Your Next Step in Fly Fishing

The initial Cast1 podcast series is wrapping up this week. The response to the first batch of episodes has been great, and I promise that there will be more podcasts along these lines in the future. Today’s episode presents you with some next steps. Whether you’re  just  getting into fly fishing or you’ve been on …

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Podcast Ep. 277: [Cast1] Warm Water Fly Fishing

Yes: you can fly fish for panfish and bass. Before the seasoned and refined fly fisher scoffs at this question, it is important to realize that this is actually a very common query among new anglers. In an incredibly cursory manner in today’s show, I go over how and why the trout angler can and …

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Casting Across on the Untangled Podcast

Even though I talk about fly fishing into a microphone for about half an hour every week already, it is always a great experience to hop on to someone else’s podcast. A few weeks back, I recorded with Spencer Durrant of the Untangled Podcast from Ventures Fly Co. We talked Casting Across and fly fishing …

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Podcast Ep. 276: [Cast1] The Seasons of Trout

If you fly fish for trout, you can fish 12 months out of the year. There are a handful of very important caveats to that statement, but it is true nonetheless.  Exceptions aside, it is key to understanding some of the reasons why fishing changes throughout the year and why. In another surface-level introduction, I …

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Podcast Ep. 274: [Cast1] Finding & Reading Water

Water, water everywhere… but is it water worth fly fishing? Today we’re asking  the question: “Where can I find fish?” The answer has two parts: First, how do you find fishable water? Second, where do you look once you’ve found a river worth fishing? Books have been written about both of these topics. But this …

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Podcast Ep. 273: [Cast1] All that Fly Gear

“How do you put a fly on that thick line?” “Can I just wear my hiking boots over my waders?” These are perfectly honest questions that I’ve been asked by new fly fishers. Multiple times. Today I talk through some of the other essential fly fishing gear that you need to pursue fish. Once you …

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