The Fly Culture Podcast
Episodes
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 ...
Eden Made with Roger Taylor
13 Apr 2022
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Send us a textI talk with Roger Taylor about his life in the Eden Valley, his deep passion for his home river of the same name and the beautiful woode...
Aitor Coteron - Dry Fly Fishing and Casting Tips
07 Apr 2022
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Send us a textAitor is based in Spain where he teaches fly casting and guides anglers on his local rivers. He is a passionate dry fly angler who lives...
Steven Murgatroyd - Last Chance Fishing Club
30 Mar 2022
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Send us a textSteven Murgatroyd is a regular contributor to Fly Culture and a long time fly angler.I talk with him about his fishing career, talk tack...
Jethro Binns - Pike, Permit and Life
23 Mar 2022
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Send us a textI caught up with Jethro Binns to learn about his passion for pike and saltwater species along with the excellent film Taith he has produ...
Charlie Brownlow - Upcycling Waders, Norfolk Chalkstreams and Salmon Fishing
16 Mar 2022
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Send us a textI catch up with Charlie Brownlow to talk about his passion for Norfolk Chalkstreams, salmon fishing and his business, Fin Hunter, that u...
Home Water with Ben Jailler
09 Mar 2022
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Send us a textThis is my first "on the water" podcast where I spend a day fishing with friend and Fly Culture contributor, Ben Jailler.We sp...
Daire Whelan _ Haunted by Waters
02 Mar 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode I am joined by Daire Whelan who is a Fly Culture contributor and author of the book Haunted by Waters.I learn about what...
Getting Ready for the New Season with Matt Eastham and Stuart Minnikin
23 Feb 2022
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Send us a textI catch up with Matt and Stuart and talk about what they are looking forward to from the coming trout season.We also talk about fishing ...
Jeroen Schoondergang - Asp, Pike and Fishing Celebrities
16 Feb 2022
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Send us a textIf you are a reader of Fly Culture you'll have seen the articles Jeroen has written.In this podcast, I learn about the fishing he e...
April Vokey - A Life in Fly Fishing
09 Feb 2022
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Send us a textI talk with April Vokey about her career in fishing. We discuss the highs and lows along with what it takes to make a success in a diffi...
Paul Jennings on Mullet, Bass and Good Coffee
02 Feb 2022
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Send us a textI catch up with Paul Jennings to talk about mullet and bass fishing, get some tips and learn about his fishing career.We also talk cof...
Will Shaw on Fishing, Casting and Instructing
26 Jan 2022
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Send us a textFrom his base in Scotland, Will Shaw spends his time casting flies to trout, salmon and pike.His fishing timeline is fascinating and sta...
Chris Flay - Trout, Grayling and the Benefits of Fishing
18 Jan 2022
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Send us a textIt's fair to say that Chris Flay loves fly fishing. He hits the river whenever time allows and has been doing some serious grayling...
Lee Watts on Fishing and Casting
12 Jan 2022
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Send us a textI catch up with Lee Watts and look at his fishing career, the wide range of species he likes to target with a fly rod and pick hie brain...
Keeping it Local with Phil Barker
05 Jan 2022
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Send us a textThere was a time before the internet when your local tackle shop would be the place where you could get the latest fishing information a...
Matt Harris - A Fly Rod and Camera
20 Dec 2021
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Send us a textI talk with Matt Harris about his career as a photographer and his passion for chasing fish with a fly rod.He speaks with great honesty ...
David Walker - A Passion for Fly Fishing
15 Dec 2021
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Send us a textFrom a young age, David Walker was obsessed with fly fishing. He would fish all the hours he could, often with his brother. As he grew ...
Ryan Sparks - Fishing and Magazines
08 Dec 2021
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Send us a textI first got to know Ryan Sparks when he contacted me regarding contributing to Fly Culture Magazine.He lives and breathes life with a ...
Grayling and Dry Flies with James Waine
01 Dec 2021
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Send us a textIn this weeks episode I talk with James Waine about fishing for grayling with dry flies. There is plenty of stories and information th...
Trout Hunting with Bob Wyatt
24 Nov 2021
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Send us a textBob Wyatt is the man behind the Deer Hair Emerger fly, the books Trout Hunting and What Trout Want and has written a number of articles ...
Fred Brown on Streamers and Guiding
17 Nov 2021
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Send us a textFred Brown left university to pursue his dream job as a fishing guide in Mozambique. He later returned back to the UK where he discove...
Chris Newton - The Trout's Tale
10 Nov 2021
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Send us a textI caught up with author and fly angler Chris Newton who has written a number of fishing books that include one of my favourites, The Tro...
Paul Gaskell - Nymph Fishing Tips
03 Nov 2021
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Send us a textI talk with Paul Gaskell about nymph fishing and his excellent book "The Fly Fishing Bible of Nymphing"It is packed full of in...
Sandy Nelson-Large Trout, Fishing Glass and Rod Building
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSandy Nelson is an expert angler based in Scotland who specialises in targeting sizeable trout with a dry fly. He also has a deep under...
Peter Morse - Fishing, Casting, Fly Rods and Photography
20 Oct 2021
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Send us a textThere is little in fly fishing that Peter Morse hasn't done. From travelling the globe with a fly rod in his hand, to writing book...
Late Season Reflections and Tackle Picks
13 Oct 2021
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Send us a textJoin me as I have a look back at my fishing season and the tackle I have used and the friends I have fished with.I talk about my home ri...
Jay Lee on fly fishing, fly tying, fly rods and Montana
06 Oct 2021
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Send us a textJay Lee loves fly fishing. He'll drive 11 hours from his home in Rotterdam to cast a fly on the streams of Germany and Austria.Like...
Small Stream Side Notes
29 Sep 2021
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Send us a textI catch up with friend and Fly Culture Magazine designer, Jon Ogborne, to fish his home water.I have been lucky enough to fish there onc...
100th Episode Edition with Paul Procter
22 Sep 2021
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Send us a textWow, we've reached a small milestone of 100 podcasts.In this special edition, I talk about many fishing subjects with my good frien...
Barry Ord Clarke - The Feather Bender
15 Sep 2021
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Send us a textI catch up with Barry Ord Clarke to talk about his latest book, Fly Tying for Beginners but we also cover many varied and interesting to...
Fishing Friends - Brett O'Connor
08 Sep 2021
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Send us a textThere is nothing more fun than getting the chance to spend time on the river with a good friend.I managed to catch up with Brett O'...
Neil Mundy - Giving Something Back
01 Sep 2021
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Send us a textFly fishing has been a life saver for many.Neil Mundy tells me about how he organises fishing days for Fishing for Forces, taking disabl...
Fishing the Test with Gilly Bate
25 Aug 2021
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Send us a textI'm in chalk stream country and in the company of fishing guide and friend, Gilly Bate who has a rare day off from taking her gue...
Christopher Rownes on a life shaped by dance, fly fishing and Mel Krieger
18 Aug 2021
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Send us a textA few years back I had the pleasure of watching Chris make elegant casts across a casting pool while doing a fishing demo.I knew a littl...
Fly Fishing, Fly Tying and YouTube with Lindsay Simpson
11 Aug 2021
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Send us a textI catch up with Lindsay Simpson to learn about his fly fishing career, his love of fishing lakes, reservoirs and rivers and the journey ...
Mullet on the Fly
04 Aug 2021
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Send us a textJoin me as I fish with mullet experts Colin Macleod, Paul Jennings and Martin Webster.The podcast is packed with information that will h...
Home Water
27 Jul 2021
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Send us a textJoin me as I catch up with my friend Daran Sadler as he is in Devon for a few days and has a fishing rod in his car.We talk about his ho...
My Life in 10 Fly Rods with Adrian Grose-Hodge
17 Jul 2021
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Send us a textI catch up with Fly Culture team member Adrian Grose-Hodge and talk about his fishing career through the rods he has owned.From South Am...
Steve Symons - Home Water
15 Jul 2021
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Send us a textIn another episode of our "On the Water' series of podcasts I get the chance to spend a couple of days swinging flies for salm...
Home and Away with Pete McLeod
08 Jul 2021
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Send us a textIn this podcast I catch up with Pete McLeod and we choose fishing destinations both here and farther abroad and talk about what they mea...
Grayling, Rising Trout and New Rods
01 Jul 2021
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Send us a textJoin me for another day on the water where I head to the border of Devon and Cornwall to fish with my friend Gerald Spiers on the River ...
Casting Forward with Steve Ramirez
23 Jun 2021
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Send us a textThis podcast set out to be a talk about me learning about the fishing in Texas and the excellent book Steve has written called Casting F...
My Life in 10 Fly Rods
17 Jun 2021
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Send us a textI look at my life in fishing and the rods that I have used. This was recorded without a script and just the list of rods for reference. ...
Mayfly, Rising Trout and Glass Rods
10 Jun 2021
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Send us a textJoin me for an afternoon on the river with a few mayfly, a new glass rod to christen and some rising trout.It turned out to be one of th...
Cyril Kamir - Le Mouching
03 Jun 2021
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Send us a textI get the chance to catch up with Cyril Kamir, the brains behind the excellent Le Mouching website.We talk fishing, conservation, fishin...
Chasing Brown Trout at Colliford Lake
27 May 2021
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Send us a textJoin my good friend Duncan Raynor and me as we brave the elements and head to Cornwall to fish Colliford Lake, a 930 acre brown trout fi...
Jonathan Tomlinson and his life in fly fishing
13 May 2021
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Send us a textIt was a pleasure to catch up with Jonathan Tomlinson and to talk about the many things he has done in fly fishing. From being an instru...
3 Friends, Rising Trout and Bamboo Rods
12 May 2021
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Send us a textJoin me as I meet up with my good friends Luke Bannister and Warren McCarthy as we catch up, cast some rods and look for some rising tro...
Steve Kemp - Musician, Fly Angler and Casting Instructor
04 May 2021
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Send us a textAs well as his love of fly fishing Steve Kemp is also the drummer in the hugely successful band Hard-Fi.We look at his career as a fly a...
Simon Kidd on life, fly fishing, tackle and competitions
28 Apr 2021
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Send us a textThere isn't much Simon Kidd hasn't done in fly fishing but his passion for our pastime burns as bright as ever.We talk about h...
Brett O'Connor on fly fishing, Fly Culture and fly casting
17 Apr 2021
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Send us a textI talk with my friend and Fly Culture creative director, Brett O'Connor, about his love of fly fishing, how we first met taking our...
Tony King - A life in fly fishing
13 Apr 2021
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Send us a textTony King has been in and around fishing from a very early age. We look at his career and a passion for our pastime that has lasted the ...
Searching for rising fish with Pete Tyjas
06 Apr 2021
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Send us a textJoin Fly Culture's Pete Tyjas as he fishes his home water, the Taw, for an early season session looking for rising trout.He talks a...
Ever fancied running your own trout fishery?
26 Mar 2021
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Send us a textI talk with Peter Thurston, owner of Thornwood Springs in Essex about the work that goes into setting up and running a trout fishery.It ...
Simon Gawesworth on Fishing, Fly Lines and Casting
24 Mar 2021
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Send us a textIt was great fun to catch up with Simon Gawesworth and talk about his life in fishing, what goes into bringing a new fly line to the mar...
Home Water with Pete Tyjas
15 Mar 2021
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Send us a textJoin Fly Culture's Pete Tyjas for an early season session of trout fishing on his home water, the Taw where he talks about the rive...
Fly Fishing in Yorkshire with Stuart Minnikin
10 Mar 2021
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Send us a textIt was a pleasure to catch up with Stuart Minnikin about many subjects including the fishing in Yorkshire and his many years as a fishin...
The life of a fishing guide with Will Robins
03 Mar 2021
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Send us a textThis is the remarkable story of Will Robins who always knew he would work in fly fishing.Starting out commuting from Hull to London to w...
Home Water
01 Mar 2021
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Send us a textJoin Emma and me as we make the short journey to fish our home water on the River Taw in Devon for the start of the salmon fishing seaso...
Fly fishing and Road Trips with Jon Ogborne
24 Feb 2021
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Send us a textIt was fun to talk with Jon Ogborne about his love of fly fishing and planning of road trips.We also discuss the design process of Fly C...
Choosing the right fishing friends, cutthroat trout and writing with Chadd VanZanten
17 Feb 2021
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Send us a textIf you're a regular reader of Fly Culture you'll know Chadd VanZanten who has written a number of articles for the magazine.Th...
Talking fly rods with Luke Bannister and Adam Rawson
10 Feb 2021
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Send us a textI talk with rod builders Luke Bannister and Adam Rawson about carbon, glass and bamboo rods and get a really interesting insight into wh...
Jason Borger on fly casting, fishing and A River Runs Through It
04 Feb 2021
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Send us a textJason Borger is the author of what I think are 2 of the most influential fly casting books I have read, he is also an artist, poet, fly ...
Italy on the fly with Vito Rubino
27 Jan 2021
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Send us a textNot being able to fish has had me dreaming not only of my home water but also of distant destinations too.Fly fishing guide Vito Rubino ...
Andy Baird, small flies, small streams and Sonic Youth
20 Jan 2021
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Send us a textAndy Baird has run the well respected Small Fly Funk blog for a number of years.In it, he chronicles his love of fishing small streams w...
Jim Curry, a life in fishing and going off the grid in South America
13 Jan 2021
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Send us a textJim Curry has been around fishing from an early age and it was inevitable that he would end up working in the fishing industry.We talk a...
Fly fishing in Assynt with Stewart Yates
06 Jan 2021
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Send us a textLocated in the far north west of Scotland is what might be considered a fly fishing hotspot. Small streams and lochs populated with trou...
Kris Kent on fishing the rivers of the UK, fishing food and tackle addiction
30 Dec 2020
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Send us a textI catch up with my friend Kris Kent and talk about him fishing the trout rivers of the UK. So far, he has fished 120 but always has an e...
Susan Skrupa on travels with a fly rod and The Mayfly Project
23 Dec 2020
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Send us a textFrom an early age, Susan Skrupa has felt the urge to travel. It was started by her father who also introduced her to fishing. I get to h...
Steffan Jones on rivers, sea trout and writing a book
16 Dec 2020
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Send us a textI catch up with angler, guide, photographer and author Steffan Jones about his love of his home river, the challenges fishing faces, sea...
Matt Hayes - Flowing with the stream
09 Dec 2020
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Send us a textI talk with writer, presenter, photographer and angler Matt Hayes about his fly fishing career and how it has taken him to Norway where ...
Is fly fishing in a golden age?
26 Nov 2020
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Send us a textI invite Paul Procter, Ieva Breiteryte and Andy Buckley to talk about how fly fishing looks in the current climate along with the develo...
Paul Whitehouse on TV shows and a love of fishing
23 Nov 2020
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Send us a textI talk with Paul Whitehouse about his hugely successful TV program Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, his love of fly fishing and ho...
Jim Murray on serial polluters of rivers, his fly fishing journey and much more.
11 Nov 2020
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Send us a textJim Murray is an actor who is also a passionate fly angler.We talk about many subjects from trout and salmon fishing, the benefits of fi...
Stuart McTeare on caring for the environment of trout and running a fishing lodge.
09 Nov 2020
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Send us a textStuart McTeare is a river keeper who passionately believes that the fish come first on the water he manages. I learn what goes into this...
Grayling Fishing with Alex Jardine
03 Nov 2020
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Send us a textAlex grew up with a fly rod in his hand. He has been involved in just about every branch of fly fishing and knows his subject intimately...
Matthew Wright and a passion for fly fishing
27 Oct 2020
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Send us a textJoin me as I talk with journalist, TV presenter and fly angler Matthew Wright about coping with lockdown, trout and saltwater fishing,...
Hywel Morgan, a life in fly fishing
20 Oct 2020
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Send us a textIt was inevitable that Hywel would follow a fly fishing path.From fishing a small, local stream near his home he has gone on to hold num...
Phillippa Hake on fly fishing and tying
14 Oct 2020
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Send us a textIt didn't take long to discover the deep love that Phillippa has for fly fishing. From hitting the river everyday and learning her ...
Stuart Foxall on trout, salmon, steelhead and tying
07 Oct 2020
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Send us a textStuart Foxall has had a passion for fishing at a very early age. He has a passion for trout and salmon that he has caught across the UK ...
Life, trout and fishing books with Gareth Lewis
30 Sep 2020
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Send us a textGareth and I talk about our fishing season along with the fishing books we enjoy reading when we're not fishing.We each select 5 bo...
Fly fishing for pike with Stuart Watson
23 Sep 2020
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Send us a textStuart Watson is chairman of the Pike Fly Fishing Association and a self confessed predator fish addict.I get the chance to learn about ...
Ali Hutchens on salmon, trout, fly tying and what fishing means to him.
16 Sep 2020
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Send us a textI talk with Ali Hutchens about salmon fishing, get some tips, the crossovers with trout fishing and salmon farms. We cover many topics i...
Lee Evans on the Usk, fishing tips and conservation
09 Sep 2020
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Send us a textLee Evans lives right beside the River Usk in Wales. He is tuned into the hatches and the mood of the river.We talk about what fishing m...
From Havana to London
02 Sep 2020
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Send us a textHector Rodriguez caught his first fish at the age of 5 in Cuba. His journey took him from Havana to Eastern Europe and then on to London...
Martin Smith vs the water companies
26 Aug 2020
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Send us a textMartin Smith is a passionate fly angler who cares deeply about trout and grayling, especially their environment. He has also written ser...
Dave Felce on fly fishing for carp
20 Aug 2020
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Send us a textDave has a passion for the outdoors that tracks from mountaineering to chasing what are consider more niche species like carp, barbel an...
Feargal Sharkey on the damage being done by water companies to our rivers
12 Aug 2020
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Send us a textI talk with Feargal about his love of fly fishing and his battle in highlighting the abuse of the river systems across the UK by water c...
Steve Cullen and a life in fly fishing
05 Aug 2020
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Send us a textSteve Cullen has an impressive fly fishing CV. He has been an editor of a fly fishing magazine, brand manager for a tackle company, has ...
Wayne Thomas on writing and fishing in Devon
29 Jul 2020
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Send us a textWayne Thomas is a well known face in fly fishing here in Devon. He is a writer, journalist and passionate angler.We talk about fishing, ...
A passion for fly fishing with Ieva Breiteryte
22 Jul 2020
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Send us a textThere is little doubting Ieva's passion for fishing. Since taking it up she is on the river casting dry flies and nymphs at the tro...
Pete answers listener questions
15 Jul 2020
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Send us a textA slight change of direction for this podcast.After a recent podcast where Nick Hart and I answered some questions I'd been sent I ...
Fly rod design with Peter Knox
08 Jul 2020
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Send us a textI talk with Peter Knox about his love of fly fishing and his job at Farbank where he designs rods for Sage. This is a fascinating insig...
Dani Morey on the Spey, salmon fishing and being a fishing guide
02 Jul 2020
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Send us a textDani Morey has lived and breathed fly fishing from an early age but it was fishing the Spey that changed her life. She had been fishing ...
Nick Thomas on fishing, fly tying and living close to his home water
24 Jun 2020
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Send us a textNick Thomas' role was to come up with solutions in his previous career. He has taken those skills over into his fishing, film makin...
Colin Macleod on mullet, bass and the limestone lochs of Caithness
17 Jun 2020
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Send us a textSaltwater fly fishing in the UK has been a branch of our sport that has seen a steady growth over the last decade. There are few who hav...
Answering listener questions and hints and tricks for reservoir fishing with Nick Hart
10 Jun 2020
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Send us a textNick Hart talks reservoir fishing tricks and tips and we answer questions from listeners of the podcast.
Nick Yardley - From Yorkshire to Vermont
02 Jun 2020
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Send us a textNick Yardley has always had a passion for fly fishing. First, learning on the streams of Yorkshire and then moving to the US to become a...
Jon Hazlett on being a guide, steelhead and his life in fishing
25 May 2020
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Send us a textJon Hazlett has worked in fishing for a number of years now. He guides for steelhead in Oregon but has enjoyed a varied life that has al...