The Fly Culture Podcast

Chris Aldred - Fishing, Casting and Fly Rods

27 Mar 2024

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Send us a textI catch up with Chris Aldred to talk about how he started fly fishing, became an instructor and what he has learned along the way.He has...

Damon Valentine - Fishing, Films and Sea Trout

20 Mar 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode of the podcast I talk with Damon Valentine about how his life has changed since he was last a guest.There is a lot to ca...

Paul Gaskell - Early Season Trout Fishing

13 Mar 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Paul Gaskell to discuss early season on the river and talk about the relationship between creati...

Owen Bruce - The Craft

06 Mar 2024

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Send us a textWe ran a fly fishing film competition last year and I got the chance to speak with the winner, Owen Bruce.The conversation turned out to...

Martin Joergensen - The Global Fly Fisher

28 Feb 2024

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Send us a textThere was a time, not so long ago, when the internet was new. Many of us were figuring out how to use it. Some of us wrote blogs while ...

Elijah Wait - A Fly Rod For All Species

21 Feb 2024

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Send us a textI have believed for some time now, that we're evolving as fly anglers.The warm, dry summers have meant we are looking to catch othe...

Wilderness Fishing with EliasTeriö

14 Feb 2024

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Send us a textI got talking with Elias after he messaged me saying that he'd enjoyed listening to the podcast while shovelling snow at his home i...

The Fly Culture Podcast Live!

07 Feb 2024

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Send us a textThis is a special episode of the podcast that is recorded in front of a live audience at Orvis, Stockbridge.We have Brett O'Connor ...

The Upper Teign

31 Jan 2024

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Send us a textJoin me as I walk the water of the Upper Teign Fishing Association in Devon with committee members Stuart Medford and Harry Chance.I lea...

Colin Macleod - Nam Products, Fishing Culture and Music

24 Jan 2024

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Send us a textIt is great to have Colin Macleod back on the podcast and cover a lot of ground with him.We talk about trying to keep fly boxes tidy, th...

Michelle Werrett - Song of the Streams

17 Jan 2024

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Send us a textI talk about what fly fishing means to Michelle Werrett and how she has been captivated by the many streams that flow off of Exmoor in t...

Rodney Wevill - Trout, Pike and Mullet

10 Jan 2024

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Send us a textRodney Wevill can truly be described as a fly fishing allrounder. He is equally at home on the trout streams and still waters of Devon ...

Keith McDonnell - Streamers, Casting and Music

03 Jan 2024

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Send us a textKeith McDonell is a self-confessed streamer addict and in this podcast we get a good look inside his thought process on this method of f...

The Grinch - James Gilbraith

20 Dec 2023

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Send us a textIt is the season to be merry, or is it?James Gilbraith joins me to talk about fishing, our shared hatred of festive decorations, Christm...

Steve Duda - Patagonia, The Flyfish Journal and Music

13 Dec 2023

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Send us a textSteve Duda has an impressive CV.From editing a music magazine, writing for Rolling Stone and then editing The Flyfish Journal for many y...

Jim Curry - Nymphing for Salmon and Guideline Products

06 Dec 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Jim Curry about his fishing season, how fishing looks right now and the growth areas of our sport.He also talks what it is l...

Mark Roberts - Lost Lake Fly Fishing

29 Nov 2023

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Send us a textSometimes an event can have a profound effect on our lives and make us question the direction we are taking.I talk with Mark Roberts abo...

Adam Price-Hunt - A Look into the Future of Fly Fishing

22 Nov 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Adam to see how fly fishing looks through the eyes of an angler in his twenties.The conversation turned into something a...

Howard Croston on Fly Rods, Competition and Life in Fishing.

15 Nov 2023

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Send us a textThe term 'to influence' is used a little too easily these days although it is definitely correct to use this when describing m...

Andy Taylor - A Life Shaped by Fishing

08 Nov 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Andy Taylor to talk about a wide range of fly fishing topics. We look at the state of small still water scene, grayling ...

Mark Paterson - Rods, Lines, Waders and Fishing

01 Nov 2023

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Send us a textI reached out to Mark Paterson after seeing him embark on a new venture in fly fishing retailing.I always try my best to support our com...

Martin Smith - Fishing, Fishing Clubs and Sewage

25 Oct 2023

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Send us a textThere was quite a response from listeners after Martin Smith last appeared on the podcast.Previously he had talked about taking on water...

Turning the Tables on Pete Tyjas

18 Oct 2023

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Send us a textI've been asked many times if someone would interview me for the podcast.I've dodged this a number of times but after getting ...

Ben Mackereth - Some Days are Diamonds

11 Oct 2023

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Send us a textFishing a stream with some rising trout, spending time with a friend or just being there alone. We all enjoy these moments and it turns ...

The Flies That Trout Prefer with Peter Hayes and Don Stazicker

04 Oct 2023

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Send us a textWelcome to the 200th episode of the podcast!In this special edition I sit down with Peter Hayes and Don Stazicker to talk about about th...

Montana with Eric Strader

27 Sep 2023

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Send us a textI often ask guests of the podcast for their dream fishing destination. Near the top of the list is, hardly surprisingly, Montana.I thoug...

Geoff Hadley - Coarse Fish on the Fly

20 Sep 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Geoff Hadley for this edition of the podcast.We look at the various species he likes to cast a fly at and some tips too....

Dave Smith - A One River Man

13 Sep 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Dave Smith about his home river, the Monnow and learn a little about what it means to him.I plan rough questions for these p...

Gordon van der Spuy - The Feather Mechanic

06 Sep 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Gordon van der Spuy about his latest book, The Feather Mechanic II.I learn about how he views fly fishing and tying but also...

Ben Perrin - Life, Fly Fishing and Reel Making

30 Aug 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Ben Perrin about the many hours of work that goes into hand making one of his fishing reels. Each one is unique and has a so...

James Gilbraith - Waiting For A Pull

23 Aug 2023

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Send us a textI have had many people contact me and ask if I will  get James Gilbraith back on the podcast. I am pleased to say he has joined me for ...

Fly Culture - The Italian Job Pt2

16 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIt is great to be back in Italy with good friends, amazing guides and fabulous coffee.Join us for 3 days of fishing in a mix of streams....

Lyn Davies - A Family of Fly Anglers

09 Aug 2023

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Send us a textI'm joined by Lyn Davies to talk about the rivers he fishes in Wales and the close relationship with fishing that runs through his ...

Duncan Philpott - Swedish Trout, Road Trips and Photography

02 Aug 2023

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Send us a textDuncan Philpott lived just a short walk from his home trout stream. A change in his life meant he now lives in Sweden where he has to t...

James Waine - The Fishing Season and Guiding

26 Jul 2023

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Send us a textI welcome James Waine back to the podcast.We talk about the strange fishing season we have had so far and what he has noticed about it.W...

James Barry - Trout, Salmon and Bass

19 Jul 2023

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Send us a textI welcome Fly Culture contributor James Barry along to the podcast.We talk about his fishing career, the places he fishes along with a f...

Nico Vreugdenhil - Yamame Fly Rods

12 Jul 2023

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Send us a textMy guest for this podcast is Nico Vreugdenhil, the man behind Yamame Fly Rods.We talk about how he got into rod making, dd his change of...

John Henderson - Hardy, Greys and fly fishing

06 Jul 2023

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Send us a textI talk with John Henderson about fishing and his career with Hardy and Greys.From knocking at the door of Greys and asking for work expe...

Katka Švagrová - A Life with a Fly Rod

28 Jun 2023

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Send us a textFrom the age of 4 Katka was casting a fly rod.After leaving university she embarked on a career in fly fishing that has taken her around...

Dave Southall - Light Lines, Long Leaders and Small Flies

21 Jun 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Dave Southall about why he likes to fish with light lines and small flies.We also talk about hatches along with a caddis fly...

Dylan Hooley - A Life in Fly Fishing

14 Jun 2023

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Send us a textYou may recognise the name of my guest. He was tying flies at fishing shows from the age of 8 and was working in his parents shop, Fly O...

Keith Passant - Fly Fishing, Tying and Tackle

07 Jun 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Keith Passant about his love of fly fishing, where it started and the places he likes to fish.He is a skilled fly tyer who h...

Harry Chance - Fishing the Westcountry

31 May 2023

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Send us a textI am joined on the river with Westcountry fly angler and guide Harry Chance.We talk about his love of fishing the small streams of Devon...

Tiger Stamp - Dries, Nymphs and Streamers

24 May 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Tiger Stamp and talk about his fishing career, how the fishing landscape looks and what his non-fishing friends make of ...

One of Those Special Days

17 May 2023

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Send us a textJoin me for the day as I fish Chew Valley Lake for pike with my friend Jethro Binns.He shares plenty of tips and information for any one...

Tim Smith - Fishing, Farming and Fly Fishing Magazines

10 May 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Tim Smith who has had a varied and interesting life in fly fishing.From guiding, gaining casting qualifications and edit...

Fly Fishing, Fashion and Trout Bums with Sid Hiscox and Declan Morrison

03 May 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Sid Hiscox and Declan Morrison about their friendship and love of fly fishing.We discuss whether you need to take phone fish...

Johannes Bulfin - A Life on the Fly

26 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIf you're a reader of Fly Culture or The Drake, you will have come across the writing of my guest today.Johannes lives and breathes...

Zoe Latham-Bean - Devon on the Fly

19 Apr 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Zoe to find out what fishing means to her especially the streams that flow off of Dartmoor in Devon.Her background in fi...

James Gilbraith - Anarchy Pie

12 Apr 2023

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Send us a textHow many fishing clubs should you be a member of?  What do you do if you get an emergency call and the river is alive with salmon?I dis...

Fishing on Dartmoor

05 Apr 2023

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Send us a textJoin me for a cold, wet and windy day fishing the streams of Dartmoor with my friend Warren.The plan was to see if we can catch a fish o...

Ed Engle - Fishing Small Flies

29 Mar 2023

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Send us a textI talk with Ed Engle, author of Fishing Small Flies and Tying Small Flies about how to tie and fish small flies.As a former guide of 20 ...

Stuart Wardle - Early Season Trout Fishing

22 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode I'm joined by guide and passionate angler, Stuart Wardle who shares a wealth of advice on how to fish a trout strea...

John Gierach - All the Time in the World

15 Mar 2023

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Send us a textMy guest for this podcast has been the most requested by listeners and I am pleased to say that he joins me to talk about fishing, flies...

The Frome

08 Mar 2023

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Send us a textJoin me for the day as I walk the famous chalk stream, The Frome with friends John Aplin and John Grindle.What was planned as a days fis...

Clement Booth - Lessons from Trout

01 Mar 2023

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Send us a textClement Booth first  caught a trout from a stream near his home in South Africa in the 1960s.He didn't have a fly rod but improvis...

Last Minute Grayling

22 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode I start the day with fried breakfast and good coffee with my friend Toby Merrigan.We head over to Tiverton to fish the E...

Jim Murray - Activist Angler

15 Feb 2023

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Send us a textI welcome Jim Murray back to the podcast to talk about the new season, what to look forward to and where he is heading.We also discuss w...

Jamie Lee - A Life on the Road

07 Feb 2023

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Send us a textJamie Lee has spent most of his life travelling the world with a fly rod in his hand.From a fishing career that started in Devon he has ...

Emerald Paradise - The Soca

01 Feb 2023

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Send us a textDo you have a river that really gets under your skin?Laurens Bubendorfer does. It is the Soca in Slovenia. His passion for it grew and g...

The Sea Trout of Patagonia

24 Jan 2023

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Send us a textA friend says he's heading to Patagonia to fish for sea trout and there is a spare spot. Would I like to come?I am sure you can gue...

Small Streams and Big Trout

18 Jan 2023

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Send us a textI got the chance to visit Rio Gallegos in Patagonia.Although the area is most famous for sea trout there is some amazing trout fishing o...

Sandy Nelson - Rods, Fly Boxes and Mayflies

10 Jan 2023

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Send us a textI catch up with Sandy Nelson and talk with him about the fantastic guide he has put together for the hatches on his local river, The Don...

Simon Holme - Chasing the Dream

04 Jan 2023

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Send us a textI first spoke to Simon Holme 3 or so years ago after he phoned me for some advice about how to go about working in the fishing industry....

Tackle Talk

20 Dec 2022

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Send us a textJoin me as I take you through the tackle I've used and liked, a few fishing tips and a look at the season that has finished and the...

Matt Harris - The Fish of a Lifetime

14 Dec 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with fly angler, photographer and good guy Matt Harris to see how much things have changed since we last caught up.Travel has...

Road Trip, Friends and Fishing

07 Dec 2022

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Send us a textI head over to Denmark to catch up with my good friend Ray.We talk about the places we've been, the adventures we've shared wh...

Simon Gawesworth - Fly fishing and Casting Tips

30 Nov 2022

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Send us a textI welcome back Simon Gawesworth to the podcast.We cover many subjects including fishing, casting, fly lines and how he has come full cir...

Sean Morrissey - Dream Stream

23 Nov 2022

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Send us a textI talk to Sean Morrissey about his passion for fly fishing and film making.We discuss fishing methods, whether we need a lot of flies an...

Simon Jefferies - Cortland Lines

16 Nov 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with Simon Jefferies, International Sales Director for Cortland Fly Lines.We talk about his fishing career, his previous life...

Adrian Latimer - Sketches with a Fly Rod

09 Nov 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with writer Adrian Latimer to talk about his new book Sketches with a Fly Rod. We get a good look at what went into writing i...

Nick Measham - Wild Fish

02 Nov 2022

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Send us a textI talk with CEO of Wildfish (formerly Salmon and Trout Conservation) about the work he has done since taking on the role.We also discuss...

The Nature of Fly Fishing with Paul Gaskell

26 Oct 2022

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Send us a textI talk at depth with Paul Gaskell about fishing, fish behaviour and cover some of the topics covered in his latest book "The Nature...

The Fishstolian - The Bristol Avon

19 Oct 2022

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Send us a textPodcast Takeover pt4In the final episode, Pete and Jon go dark to fish the Avon in Bristol’s Industrial heartland at Netham Weir. Will...

Road Trip

12 Oct 2022

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Send us a textJoin me as I hit the road in search of wild carp on the fly with 2 good friends.We fish clear water, stalk carp and discuss everything y...

The Fishstolian Podcast - Bristol Frome

05 Oct 2022

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Send us a textPodcast takeover Pt3 “ Word is that the mayfly are hatching on the Bristol Frome. Pete and Jon head down to the river to see if they ...

Tom Rosenbauer on Fly Fishing

28 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this special, 150th podcast I get the chance to speak with author, fly tyer, podcaster and fly angler Tom Rosenbauer.We look at his c...

The Fishstolian Episode 2 - The South Bristol Streams

21 Sep 2022

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Send us a textBuoyed by their success on the Trym, Pete and Jon venture into unfamiliar territory on the Colliter’s Brook, Pigeonhouse Stream and Ma...

Lana Richardson - A Life With a Fly Rod

14 Sep 2022

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Send us a textLana Richardson has lived her life around fishing.From an early age, she had a fly rod in her hand and was catching trout and salmon.We ...

The Fishtolian Podcast Episode 1 - The Trym

07 Sep 2022

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Send us a textBristol would never be the first place that springs to mind when it comes to casting a fly for wild brown trout. When Pete and Jon disc...

Rolf Pilve - Drum Sticks and a Fly Rod

31 Aug 2022

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Send us a textRolfe Pilve is drummer in the Finnish rock band Stratovarius along with being a long time fly angler too.We talk about catching sea trou...

Silver Ghosts with Will Shropshire

24 Aug 2022

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Send us a textI spend the day on the Test with Will Shropshire. We talk fishing, catch a few fish and he tells me about his book, Silver Ghosts, that...

Roger Fagan - The Wilton Club

17 Aug 2022

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Send us a textAre chalkstreams all mown banks and stocked fish?We know the answer to this is no and I speak to Roger Fagan from the Wilton Fly Fishing...

Fly Culture - The Italian Job

10 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIt took some doing but we finally got to Italy for our Fly Culture trip to fish the mountain rivers and streams of Trentino.Join me and ...

Raymond Rainbird - Douglas Fly Rods and A Passion for Fly Fishing

03 Aug 2022

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Send us a textRaymond Rainbird has been a fly angler from a young age. From the streams and lakes of South Africa to the rivers of the UK his passion ...

Ben Jailler - Fish Camp Fail

26 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn the latest episode I catch up with Fly Culture contributor and author Ben Jailler to talk about his new book Fish Camp Fail and learn...

Colin Macleod - Salmon, Gillies and Music

20 Jul 2022

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Send us a textFrom an early age, Colin has been mesmerised by salmon and I get the chance to speak with him about what they mean to him.He works as a ...

John Hunter - A Look Inside the Fly Fishing Industry

13 Jul 2022

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Send us a textJohn Hunter is a journalist who started his career in newspapers before joining David Hall and his publishing house. He has written arti...

Fishing the Torridge

06 Jul 2022

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Send us a textJoin me as I spend some time fishing for trout on the Torridge in Devon with author Wayne Thomas.It turns out to be more than just a day...

Mark Leggett - Alternative Tackle

29 Jun 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with Mark Leggett and talk about his company, Alternative Tackle.I learn about the ethos of the company, working and promotin...

Tim Pottage - The Fly Fishing Londoner

22 Jun 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with Fly Culture contributor, film maker and all round good guy Tim Pottage.We talk about his passion for the fishing around ...

Sam MacDonald - Artist and Fly Angler

15 Jun 2022

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Send us a textI talk with Sam about his career as a sculptural artist and his muse - fish.He is also a incredibly keen fly angler who loves to tackle ...

Geoff Johnston - The Eden Angler

08 Jun 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with fly fishing fanatic and guide Geoff Johnston.We end up talking about what fishing means to us and chat about how we appr...

Chris Hague on Tips for Trout and Salmon Fishing

01 Jun 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with guide and instructor Chris Hague.We talk about setups and techniques for dry fly fishing, nymphing along with something ...

Mayfly, Fishing and Friends

25 May 2022

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Send us a textJoin me for a day on the river in the company of my good friend, Warren McCarthy as we search for mayfly feeding trout on my home water ...

Valentine Warner - A Life in Food and Fishing

18 May 2022

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Send us a textValentine Warner has been in and around the food industry for many years working as a chef, caterer, food writer and TV presenter.From a...

Alex Clare - Music and Fishing

11 May 2022

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Send us a textAside from an extremely successful career in the music industry, Alex Clare is a passionate fly angler.I talk with him about what fishin...

David Miller - Art and Fishing

03 May 2022

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Send us a textI talk with artist David Miller about what goes into his beautiful paintings of fish.He is over 30 years into a career that has made him...

David Profumo - The Lightning Thread

27 Apr 2022

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Send us a textI talk with writer David Profumo about how his life has intertwined with fly fishing from an early age, how fishing has changed since he...

Tackle Talk with Steve Lum

20 Apr 2022

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Send us a textI catch up with Steve Lum and have the sort of conversation you probably have with your fishing friends about the price of tackle, rods ...