Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

885 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/888

Presented by: Montana Fly Fishing Lodge, Drifthook Fly Fishing, Togiak River Lodge

I sat down with Bart Lombardo from Panfish On The Fly to talk about bluegill, pumpkinseed, crappie, perch, and all the warmwater species that are often overlooked.

We dig into why these fish are some of the best teachers in fly fishing, how they flatten the learning curve for new anglers, and why experience...

#887 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/887

Presented By: Yellowstone Teton Territory - Visit Idaho 

Not every trout river fishes the same, and eastern Idaho might be one of the best places to see that firsthand. In this Traveled episode, we head back to Teton Valley Lodge with Brian Berry to explore how the South Fork Snake, Henry's Fork, and the Teton River each bring a completely different challenge depending on flows, seasons,...

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Presented by: TroutRoutes, Jackson Hole Fly Company, Smitty's Fly Box

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Some people fall into fly fishing. Others get pulled in hard and never really come back out. Tim Arsenault fits squarely in that second camp.

From skipping school to chase salmon, to designing some of the most thoughtfully tuned Spey lines on the water, Tim's journey ...

885 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/885

Presented by:  Fly Fish with me Utah, Jackson Hole Fly Company, TroutRoutes

For more than a century, bamboo fly rods have been built from the same bamboo. It was accepted as tradition, rarely questioned, and almost never tested.

Peer Doering-Arjes decided to test it.

Instead of relying on history or feel, he approached bamboo like a scientific problem. He traveled through Vietnam and Chin...

#884 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/884

Presented By: Smitty's Fly Box, Montana Fly Fishing Lodge, FishHound Expeditions, TroutRoutes

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Progress in fly fishing often happens when you stop treating techniques as separate lanes and start combining them. In this episode, Brian DeLoach shares the hybrid system he's developed by blending Euro nymphing principles with heavy jig-style streamer...

#883 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/883  

Presented by: Patagonia

If you've ever wondered why some anglers seem to always be in the right spot at the right time, this episode digs straight into that idea. In this conversation with Simon Chu, we talk about New Zealand fly fishing, spring creeks in Montana, and why slowing down and walking often reveal what boat fishing hides.

Simon spends his seasons split between hemispheres, ...

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Sponsors: Fly Fish with me Utah, TroutRoutes, and On DeMark Lodge.

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Fly fishing has a way of making simple problems feel complicated. Your cast feels off, the presentation isn't doing what you want, and suddenly you're blaming everything in your hand.

In this episode, we dig into understanding fly line design with Zach McKnight from Cortland Line, and i...

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Presented by: Mountain Waters Resort, AVC Rig, Togiak River Lodge, TroutRoutes

What if the hardest fly fishing in the world is not about numbers, but about patience, restraint, and waiting all day for one real chance? That is the game today's guest lives in.

Rick Kustich is back on the podcast. Rick has spent decades chasing some of the toughest fish on the planet, from Great Lakes steelh...

#881 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/881

Presented By: San Juan Rodworks, Fly Fish with me Utah, FishHound Expeditions

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Stillwater fly fishing rewards anglers who focus on presentation, depth, and efficiency rather than constantly changing flies. In this episode, Phil Rowley sits down with England's Howard Croston — former world champion, longtime England team member, Hardy product deve...

#880 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/880

Presented By: San Juan Rodworks , On DeMark Lodge, Toyota Canada

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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...

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Presented by: Mountain Waters Resort

When people think about Newfoundland fly fishing, Atlantic salmon usually steal the spotlight. But tucked into the same rivers and lakes are some of the hardest-fighting brook trout you'll ever see, including sea-run fish pushing three to five pounds.

In this episode, I sat down with Les Wentzell to walk through brook trout fishing. We dug int...

878 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/878

Presented by:  Smitty's Fly Box, Intrepid Camp Gear, Stonefly Nets,  Togiak River Lodge

 
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 why some rods last for decades while others fall apart.

Zac Dalton from St. Croix Rods is on the podcast today, and he walks us through how fly rods are designed...

#877 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/877

Presented By: San Juan Rodworks, FishHound Expeditions, Pescador on the Fly, TroutRoutes

Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors

Fly fishing in Southern California looks nothing like a mountain river—and that's exactly why it works. In this episode, Frank Vargas breaks down how surf fly fishing actually functions, from reading tides and beach structure to understanding how species lik...

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Presented by: AVC Rig

Most adventure rigs look great online. Fewer are built for real miles, real weather, and those long fishing days that end well after dark. In this episode, I sit down with Matt Dunkerly to talk about building camper vans that actually work for anglers.

Matt runs Adventure Vehicle Concepts, and his approach is refreshingly practical. This isn't about Instagram buil...

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Streamer season is officially here in the Ozarks, and this one is all about slowing things down and fishing with intention. January kicks off the most aggressive window of the year, especially for big browns and smallmouth, and today Chad Johnson is digging deep into how they approach it.

He walks us through why post-spawn is such a key window for them,...

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Sponsors: Togiak River Lodge and On DeMark Lodge

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Fly fishing doesn't fall apart because it's too hard. It falls apart because there's too much going on at once. Too many rods, too many flies, too many opinions, and not enough clarity about what actually matters on day one.

In this episode, I sat down with Phil Monahan to strip fly fishing back to its e...

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Sponsors: Intrepid Camp Gear, Grand Teton Fly Fishing, and Montana Fly Fishing Lodge

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Most fly fishing gear is built for comfort. Some of it is built for performance. But very little of it is built with the assumption that conditions can turn from "kinda crappy" to "this could go bad" in a hurry.

That's where Grundéns comes in.

In this episode, I sat do...

#872 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/872    

Presented by: Moccasin Fly Club

In this episode, I sat down with Nicolas Rivero to dig into fly fishing Patagonia. We covered the two-basin setup in Patagonia, the famous Limay River, giant brook trout in mountain lakes, and what a full April trip with Moccasin Fly Club looks like on the water.

If you're curious about swinging flies for migratory trout, fishing both lakes and rivers ...