The Intermediate Line Podcast

On this weeks episode, Flyfishing guide / International Rock Star/ Commercial Fly Tyer, Shane Wakker from Baw Baw Fly Fisher joins us. Shane is the drummer from the band Bodyjar, a band who's accolades and long list of studio albums are well known all around the world, he is also a very successful Trout guide from the Gippsland hinterland region. Shane is also well known for his intricate fly tying. On this episode we talk about ho...

We are very please to present to you, the second instalment of our interviews with Gordon Dunlop. It is next to impossible to try and cram 50 years of fly fishing into just 2 episodes, and although we all feel we didn't leave it all on the table, we gave it a bloody good nudge. On this episode we get into some of the stories, like having to break wedding anniversary dinner plans while hooked up to VW beetle sized YFT, or Milkfish o...

It’s a rare privilege to be able to speak with one of the pioneers of anything, let alone the Australian flyfishing scene. Today’s guest Gordon. Dunlop certainly qualifies as a guy who has been there and done that. We are very fortunate to have Gordon with us today, to share with us, his knowledge and perspective on Australian flyfishing scene right from the beginning.for those “who  know”, Gordon certainly doesn’t need any introdu...

You asked for it, we brought it... you told us you want more technical fly tying chats, well this is it !! On this episode, we present for the second time, the honourable Chad Plooy from Ploy Flies. We get Chad on to talk about the flies that he specialises in as one of Australia's premier commercial fly tyers.. All the good stuff about Bucktail flies, Game Changers, Slow Water Game Changers, Crab flies (floating sinking, deerhair,...

On Episode 178, we chat to Captain Kurt Rowlands of Fish's Fly and Sportfishing. On this sort of Australia day special episode, we thought you couldn't get more of an Aussie Fly Fishing dream than giving up everything moving to Weipa and working with one of the oldest and most respected guide outfits in Australia. Kurt, a former Hervey Bay Guide, had the universe show him that it was time to bail and head to Weipa, that was over a ...

We are back folks !! We took some time off and we come back guestless for another year of banter, and real experience based Fly fishing info.

On this show... Death to Follow the Beef !! That's right... they win. 

We also do a bit of a recap, we talk about Voltzy's brush with Bream Venom, and the new Beast Brushes shop dog and its intimidation techniques to secure itself as an alpha. 

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On this show, we have the honour of interviewing one of Australia's most legendary personalities... Robert Mills. Millsy as he is known around the country has many achievements off the water, but what many people don't realise is that Millsy is a Darwin resident who is a student of the Darwin shallow water flyfishing opportunities. We chat to Millsy about the little known skinny water of Darwin harbour and surrounding bays and harb...

On this episode we talk to Martyn White from Flicking Feathers. Martyn is a Scotsman who is living in Japan and is a very much a traditionalist fly fisherman. Martyn, although is very open to modern innovation, is somewhat of an educator when it comes to traditional flies, both Salt and fresh water flies. One of the main things that separates Martyn from others who are also so consistent at making educational content on YouTube and...

On episode 174, we get deep into Saltwater Flies as we chat to Sam Sumlin of Spacecoast Flies . Spacecoast flies is one of the USA's largest retailer of Saltwater Flies. Sam and his business partner tie a lot of those flies, but they also host a Co Op of sorts for local fly tyers as well as a huge range of mas produced flies. These guys are the real deal and we get Sam on to tell us all about these style of flies ( Crabs, Kwaans, R...

On episode 173, we nerd out hard on Pop Fleyes. To do this, we have August West from August on fly, on the show. August is an up and coming commercial fly tyer from Minnesota USA, who specializes in all things Bob Pop. On this show, Voltz isn't with us, which enables Chris and August to deep dive on some of the tying techniques, how to achieve what you want to in the water, the history of some of the patterns, different feathers us...

On this episode, we are proud to present for a second time, Jimmy Barwick. Jimmy, has just gone out on his own with his new guiding outfit Snowy Valley Fly Fishing. On the show, Jimmy briefly talks about the events that led up to this new chapter in his life, and shortly after we talk about what SVFF offers its clients, we get into talking about the fishing. For a big part of the show we are talking about the huge Cod Jimmy is catc...

On this episode there is just a lot.... Here is what we talk about

• The rise of Freshwater Voltz
• A review of the new Power Pole Move PV motor
• Fibreglass boat repair... Do as we say, not as we do 
• The new Ahrex SA258 CA Bendback hook
• Pointers on how to teach a beginner to cast 

If your into sledging, learning from ones mistakes, carp and national pride... This one is for you. 

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Jamie Howard, a man who shaped a genre of Fly-fishing films, set a mood, taught us stuff and showed us things that those who may not ever get to fish for Tarpon, Striper or Bonefish will never see. Still to this day an unmatched filmmaker as far as quality of fly-fishing footage and story telling, Jamie is best known for his iconic flyfishing movies, Chasing Silver, Location X and Andy's Return films. Recently Jamie underwent a mam...

After 4 years of being closed due to Covid, Kiribati ( Christmas Island) since May 4 2023, anglers have just experienced their first season on CXI. Our guest on this show Andy Vockler has just come back from 9 weeks on CXI. Andy is the proprietor of IN2FLY, which is the Australian agent for arguably the best lodge on Kitritimati "The Villages".  On this show Chris discusses with Andy how he got involved with the exclusive agency wi...

Episode 168 - Fly Design, an Innovators Special. As the name suggests, Voltz and Chris break down the approach for innovation in future fly designs by looking at past designs and world class innovators in fly design. The hosts have both been involved with internationally influential fly design, and have first hand insights into the problems these flies were designed to overcome, these are discussed at length during the show. 

For t...

On episode 167, we are stoked to finally bring you the legendary Brett Wolf. Many will already know about Brett as the guy who put Exmouth on the map as one of Australia's premier fly fishing destinations. It would be fair to say that Brett is the one, who as a guide, developed Exmouth as Australia's most consistent Bonefish fishery. In more recent years, Bretts achievements with permit are hard to ignore. Having both Blochii and A...

On this episode, we present a definitive look at marine lithium batteries. We are joined by industry expert Steve Whapham, who is the proprietor of Green Marine batteries. On this episode we hit Steve with the big questions... Can Lithium batteries catch on fire? Do they last longer ? What's with the huge price difference? Are they compatible with any charger or AGM batteries? Plus so much more....

There are so many fears and mistr...

On this podcast we chat with gun angler Mark Davis about the plethorus of Flyfishing options in the North West of WA. Currently residing in Broome and having fished the Pilbara since pussy was a cat, Mark has enough beef for a cattle station! He is well versed on the flies, techniques and locations. It’s clear from talking with him that he invests a lot of thought and effort into his fishing and flies. A quick perve at his IG page ...

On this episode we chat Eugene Pawlowski, one of Australia's most travelled and experienced guides. You will learn on this episode of an amazing life, one that consists of fishing over 20 countries for some of the world's most sought after fish. Eugene originally a Blues supporter, now living in West Oz, is not short on experience, from the jungles of Bolivia for Golden Dorado, to the pristine Back Country NZ and from Cuban Tarpon ...