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Two longtime friends and mediocre fly fishers discuss their love of the sport and recount stories of their days on the river.
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Dec 27, 2015
Dec 27, 2015
12 min
It’s dead winter. And time to make plans for your next fly fishing trip. A few of you hardy souls are winter fishing, but most of us are dreaming of 2016. In this podcast, we discuss fly fishing in the new year and offer some ways to plan for your next fly fishing trip. Be …
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Dec 19, 2015
Dec 19, 2015
16 min
Tis the Season. Every fly fisher wants either a gift certificate or two in his or her stocking. Or some crisply wrapped stocking presents from a spouse who knows fly fishing gadgets. In this podcast, we banter a bit about our love of fly fishing gadgets. Steve is much more of a gadget junkie than …
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Dec 13, 2015
Dec 13, 2015
14 min
Your next guided fly fishing trip – how should you prepare for it? Hiring a fly fishing guide seems easy enough: just pay and fish, right? Yes, it’s an extra expense, of course, but we believe in regularly fishing with a guide because doing so ups our fly fishing game. In this podcast about your …
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Dec 7, 2015
Dec 7, 2015
13 min
Where would we be if we caught all the trout we hooked? There’d be no fishing stories. There’d be no (possibly apocryphal) stories of the one that got away. In this episode, we offer up practical help on landing bigger trout. We’ve caught our share of fat rainbows and thick browns, but if years ago …
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Nov 28, 2015
Nov 28, 2015
16 min
Conservation and fly fishing are like an old married couple. They’ve been together so long that it’s hard to remember their life before. Yet it’s critical to educate younger generations on the fragile ecosystems of our cold water fisheries. And there are simple, practical things fly fishers can do to step up and join the …
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Nov 23, 2015
Nov 23, 2015
12 min
Stalking trout is not on the mind of the beginner fly fisher. It’s hard enough to sling the fly. But there are two sure-fire ways not to catch trout: Creating a drift with a wake that would make a water skier proud and fishing a run with spooked trout. Too often fly fishers ruin their …
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Nov 16, 2015
Nov 16, 2015
13 min
Fly fishing seems different in kind from other outdoor sports. There’s something healing about a day on the water. It’s hard to describe to someone who has never fly fished. It’s an escape from reality. Or maybe fly fishing is reality, and it’s a return to sanity. In this episode, we discuss The Healing Properties …
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Nov 9, 2015
Nov 9, 2015
19 min
Choosing the right fly rod is important whether you are new to the sport or a veteran. In this podcast episode, Steve and Dave help aspiring fly fishers select their next trout rod. Dave is adamant that new fly fishers should not buy the most expensive rods, unless they have an indiscriminate amount of money. …
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Dave and Steve in Winter
We're best friends. And each thinks he is slightly better at fly fishing than the other guy. Somehow, as different as we are (Steve folds his underwear and organizes them in his drawer in a military formation), we've managed to stay friends since college.We love the outdoors. Love our days on the river. And we love fishing together. Our podcast, we hope, communicates the warmth and joy of our friendship.