Best Tight Line Nymphing Podcasts (2024)

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Season 3 - episode 1 - George Daniel 58:53

10d ago58:53

58:53

George joins us to talk fly fishing.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 10 - Dan Laffin 1:18:50

3M ago1:18:50

1:18:50

Dan is a solid guide who specializes in streamer fishing. He is very knowledgeable yet extremely humble. A true role model for the sport.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 9 - Marty The Party 41:09

3M ago41:09

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Marty Yi has guided on the Delaware River for years and is now guiding in Alaska. Marty is a great guy and top notch guide. He joins us to share his journey.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aaron Jasper Q & A Session 57:30

6M ago57:30

57:30

Aaron joins us for Q & A.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 8 - Torrey Collins Winter Doldrums 1:33:12

6M ago1:33:12

1:33:12

Torrey talks winter fly fishing and what to expect.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 6 - Zach St Amand and Derrick Kirkpatrick "Why and When" 1:15:16

8M ago1:15:16

1:15:16

Zach and Derrick discuss how success is often obtained if you can crack the why and when code.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 5 - Steve Yewchuck 1:45:48

11M ago1:45:48

1:45:48

Steve joins us to talk about his passion for fly fishing and fly designing. Steve is a talented fly designer and currently runs Envision Fly Works. In this episode we discuss great lake trib fishing, wild brown trout fishing, fly designing, putting in the time and hunting for large trout.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 - Episode 4 - Antoine Bissieux 2:03:31

1y ago2:03:31

2:03:31

Antoine Bissieux, Torrey Collins and Derrick Kirkpatrick get together to talk about a new product that can reduce the mortality of trout after they are released. Antoine tells us stories of one of his first fly fishing trips with some of the French competitive anglers. Yannick Riviere, a mulit world champion fly angler was one of those anglers. Yan…

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Season 2 Episode 3 - Tony Febbraio 44:32

1y ago44:32

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Tony joins us to shed some insight into his trout fishing style and techniques. He has done very well deploying jigs.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 Episode 1 - Sean Witman - House Fly 1:54:52

1y ago1:54:52

1:54:52

Sean Whitman joins Matt and I to talk fly fishing.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Season 2 Episode 2 - Torrey Collins - Fishing the Hendrickson Hatch 2:44:11

1+ y ago2:44:11

2:44:11

This was a two segment piece covering the Hendrickson hatch. Torrey Collins and Derrick Kirkpatrick go into detail with what you might encounter on the river during this super hatch.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Ian Devlin - Season 1 episode 9 1:06:03

1+ y ago1:06:03

1:06:03

Captain Devlin is based in Norwalk, CT where he's live his whole live. In the mid-1990s to 2006, he split his time between the tri-state area and southwestern Florida, spending half the year in each location. He currently guides both fly and conventional tackle clients (including some Bair fishing). Over the years he's worked at several fly shops. …

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Reece McDowell - Carp on the fly - Season 1 episode 8 1:12:23

1+ y ago1:12:23

1:12:23

Reece joins us to discuss targeting Carp on the fly rod. He is currently employed by T&T and resides in Massachusetts. If you haven't stalked Carp on the fly you should seriously consider giving it a shot.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Diamondback Rods - Joe Goodspeed - Season 1 Episode 7 1:01:16

2y ago1:01:16

1:01:16

Joe Goodspeed, designer of diamondback nymphing series rods joins us to discuss his new line of rods.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Ep. 88: Tight Lines, Degenerate Anglers 1:32:16

2+ y ago1:32:16

1:32:16

Grab some fine malt liquor and laugh along with Joe, Hayden, and the mighty Phil as the fellas bid a warm adieu to the podcast that made you feel the same kind of good as a Wendy’s Baconator the morning after getting the drunkest you’ve been since college. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, F…

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Ep. 87: Grande Cheese Curd Nymphs 1:34:51

2+ y ago1:34:51

1:34:51

Today on the show we: ride our tuggies into the sunset with a final-ish episode. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Bent Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MeatEater

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Ep. 86: Spanish Mackerel Pellet Heads 1:09:32

2+ y ago1:09:32

1:09:32

By MeatEater

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Mickey Cunliff - Fly Fishing Northern NH - Season 1 Episode 6 1:07:22

2+ y ago1:07:22

1:07:22

Mickey joins us to talk about the rivers and species that he targets in northern NH.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Ep. 85: Pump Action Raccoon Streamers 1:02:11

2+ y ago1:02:11

1:02:11

This week, we destroy the lives of old people in the name of great smallmouth fishing, purchase tying thread off a guy that likely stole it in an armed robbery, debate whether fish would rather have Uncle Ben’s or Rice-A-Roni jammed in their body cavities, and tell you why you should just buy whatever fly rod you can afford. Connect with Joe, Hayde…

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Ep. 84: Bucktailing With My Carp Dealer 1:05:54

2+ y ago1:05:54

1:05:54

This week, we travel the globe in Jeff Bezos’ version of the Tuggy sandbox, explain the importance of casting to where the fish are, arm ourselves with knowledge to ward of a plague of smallmouth bass, and cast handmade swimbaits into branches just slightly out of reach. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater …

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Ep. 83: Hickory-Smoked Parachute Pants 1:01:44

2+ y ago1:01:44

1:01:44

This week on “Trout Vest Aficionado,” we shame a young man for his lack of clinch knot skills, pat Timmy on the back for a super duper shad, discuss the graphic violence in “Old Man And The Sea,” and smash big tunas with the butterfly effect. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitt…

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Ep. 82: Ed’s Skin Mount Transporter 1:31:15

2+ y ago1:31:15

1:31:15

This week, we channel our inner Bob Vila to make everything from college loan payments to the finest spearing decoys, better taxidermy choices to weaponized brook trout, and an ice fishing miracle certain to help you lose more fish to unnecessary tangles. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Fa…

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Ep. 81: Tequila Spot Burn Cream 1:12:49

2+ y ago1:12:49

1:12:49

This week, we boop the nose of a bait-stealing otter, tell you how to tie a little deer-hair cocktail umbrella that won’t impress anyone, help you choose knives or chains to deal with a buddy that blew up your honey hole, and spin the perfect mouse pattern for ruining someone’s wedding. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Inst…

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Ep. 80: Tip-Up, Mr. Mayor 1:11:04

2+ y ago1:11:04

1:11:04

This week, we set up our shanty in the red light district and go fishing for urban legends, discuss toxic fumes in a pop-up that aren’t just the usual farts, watch a victorious angling achievement get turned into public humiliation, and cast ballots for braid or fluorocarbon for beginners. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on I…

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Ep. 79: Chuck Sucks At Steelhead Fishing 1:29:07

2+ y ago1:29:07

1:29:07

This week in our beer-fueled Stupor Bowl, we: explore the twisted economics of using Converse All-Stars as flats boots, recommend the Blue Goo when all else fails, tell you everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about burbot, and explain how fishing revenge might be best served via a half time commercial. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEa…

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Ep. 78: The First Mate Of Irish Spring 1:12:23

2+ y ago1:12:23

1:12:23

Today on “Lifestyles of the Sad and Fishless” we: Get airborne with Mike Iaconelli and land in the drama pool, say goodbye to the ugliest jerkbait ever made, discuss the verbal abuse-to-tip ratio on charter trips, and help you make a living worm dunking in Washington. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on …

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Ep. 77: Burt Reynolds On Ice 1:09:02

2+ y ago1:09:02

1:09:02

This week on “Failing For Dollars,” we suggest a career move that’ll make you rich off other people’s hardwater idiocy, pose newborn babies with long-dead trout, take a bite out of a half-cocked shark quiz, and make room in your freezer for a few spools of fluorocarbon. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater o…

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Ep. 76: Piano Wire and Power Bait 54:48

2+ y ago54:48

54:48

This week in the Amity Island classifieds, we place an ad for 500 unwanted armoured catfish, sell you on stocked steelhead and make a little dough, buy horrible 90s movies on VHS and feed them to mako sharks, and have a casual encounter with our lack of US Naval history. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater …

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Donnie Benkindorf - Stream Entomology - Season 1 Episode 5 1:08:51

2+ y ago1:08:51

1:08:51

Donnie joins Derrick and Matt to discuss stream entomology. Our listeners had a chance to ask Donnie questions. This will give you a broader view of the life cycles and behaviors of trout foot.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Ep. 75: My Crappie Swing Has Mad FG-Force 1:06:00

2+ y ago1:06:00

1:06:00

This week on “Frayed Family Ties,” we: teach your child how to earn an iPod with a knife and a thirst for cod blood, go float-n-fly dunking for suspended fishing licenses, make a case for a knot that apparently only dorks use, and grab a drink at a trouty bar with its own theme song. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagr…

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Ep. 74: Gloves Off, Jet Boat Cowboy 1:06:05

2+ y ago1:06:05

1:06:05

This week on “Fishin’ With Omicron Wilson,” we: take our mittens deep into Brown Town and wipe the place up, slide over a few rock bars in Mad Max’s fishing sled, make it rain gizzard shad, and answer your burning question about eating delicious trophy breeders. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instag…

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Ep. 73: Ball Drops and Salmon Alibis 59:31

2+ y ago59:31

59:31

The week, we close out 2021 with a drunken roundtable about severed ears, vow to give the Tasmanian Devil a crack for truck trout, tell our wives we’re mud shark fishing as a cover for a nudie bar crawl, and regret to inform you it’s time to take that Bass Pro hat out behind the barn. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instag…

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Ep. 72: Crashing Santa’s Slay-fest 48:49

2+ y ago48:49

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This week, we celebrate Christmas Eve by telling you the best knock-off spinner to jam in your stocking, where to find bass that are all lips and hips, why Santa is qualified to represent the LBC, and why he’s not qualified to be a successful flats fisherman. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram…

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Ep. 71: Pro Tips For Lizard Lickers 1:00:39

2+ y ago1:00:39

1:00:39

This week on the weigh-in stage, we give Brandon Palanuik a huge fake check just so he’ll hang out with us for a little while, Carl Jocumsen talks about the art of stump grinding, we find the real Batman (but he’s not big enough to keep), and raise a glass to a huge win for the Everglades. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on I…

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Ep. 70: Pop Go the Spoon Censors 1:01:54

2+ y ago1:01:54

1:01:54

This week on “Breaking Bad Knots,” we: take a deep dive into the dam malfunction that shook the fly world, let the air out of a client’s dream trip without them knowing it, explore the sexy past of a now mundane lure, and bait you with Bubble Tape and Razzles. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram MeatEater on Instagra…

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Ep. 69: Nice Carp-skie There, Bud 1:01:37

2+ y ago1:01:37

1:01:37

This week, we head to Canada to learn where leeches come from, confirm that muskies are still “fun as frick” to catch even when they’re too easy, find out that your mullet looks better with perch than bowfin, and get mad at sharks for ruining your rookie season in bonefishing. Connect with Joe, Hayden, and MeatEater Joe and Hayden on Instagram Meat…

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Brian Eltz - CT DEEP Fisheries Biologist - Farmington River - Season 1 Episode 4 59:16

2+ y ago59:16

59:16

Brian Eltz from the CT DEEP joins us to discuss the Farmington River. This is an informative episode that focuses on current wild brown trout populations, shocking data, stocking, the survivor strain and spawning on the Farmington River. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you Brian Eltz, Neil Hagstrom and the DEEP.…

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Ep. 68: Shop ‘til Your Float Drops 1:01:05

2+ y ago1:01:05

1:01:05

This week, we’re passing the savings on to you by: missing two salmon for the price of one Razor Scooter, slashing stockers on “Fourth of July” colored PowerBait, donating scrap lead to the inshore reefs, and jacking party boat prices so the captains can meet government demands. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram…

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Ep. 67: Billy Wants A Trout Bead Neck Tat 59:08

2+ y ago59:08

59:08

This week on “Skin & Fish Ink,” we get the word “believe” tattooed over the muskie we’ll probably never catch, pick the perfect shade of nail polish for a controversial mouthpiece, cover a dancing bear with a rising brown, and reserve our entire lower back for an homage to Kathy Ireland. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on …

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Ep. 66: 300 McLargemouth Happy Meals 1:01:59

2+ y ago1:01:59

1:01:59

On today’s value menu, get: six silica bead packets with the purchase of any muskie fly, two rods for the price of one when you try dead-lifting a carp, a brand new co-host when you watch one terrible Shia LeBouf movie, and piles of happy kids smelling diesel fumes and offshore glory. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on Ins…

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Ep. 65: Uncle Wimpy and the Bathtub Walleyes 1:09:49

2+ y ago1:09:49

1:09:49

This week at the roadside shrimp stand, we’ve got mako steaks so big they’ll kill the guy in the Members Only jacket, fresh walleye infused with the essence of the Pennsylvania Breeze, chivos with a side of duck blind brie cheese, and a castnet we’d trade for basketball cards. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, …

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Fishing A New River with Zach St. Amand - Season 1 Episode 3 1:03:45

2+ y ago1:03:45

1:03:45

Zack St Amand joins us river side from his car to discuss how we approach fishing a new river. This may not be the most entertaining episode but it is certainly packed with valuable information about approaching a new river system.By Derrick Kirkpatrick

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Ep. 64: Dam Ghosts At Hell’s Trout Park 1:12:06

2+ y ago1:12:06

1:12:06

This week, we: crank up the horror by asking what’s in the box from the reaper of rainbow souls, getting dangerously close to a neck-snapping fluke, taunting Big Lou with our superior salmon skills, and feeding chips and salsa to a monster catfish. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtub…

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Ep. 63: ZIMA-Fueled Bass Fashion Disasters 1:17:08

3y ago1:17:08

1:17:08

With one out and runners on first and third, we: try to distract the batter with a fishing shirt made out of wallpaper from a brothel, and prop spinning full throttle very close to The Situation’s legs, a plate full scaled and fried vengeance, and a bareback man looking for a good deal on flesh eating beetles. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on …

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Ep. 62: Mercury Missile Trotline Tips 1:19:11

3y ago1:19:11

1:19:11

In this episode of “It Happened In Florida”, we: find out that K-Swiss sneakers won’t stop stingray barbs, if you ever paid to have a mahi mounted you’re a tourist, the jailbreak slam will be the next big thing on TikTok, and being a dry fly snob dates back over 10,000 years. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, F…

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Ep. 61: Hot Dubstep For Bitter Catfishermen 1:03:14

3y ago1:03:14

1:03:14

This week on “The Joy Of Painting Jigheads,” we: use broad strokes to count the anal rays of a blurry record fish, dab a little nicotine on our flies and fluke rigs, outline all the reasons you shouldn’t sit down while fishing, and visit a bar where the drinks taste like turpentine. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEater on Insta…

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Ep. 60: Crystal Pepsi Power Worms 1:03:17

3y ago1:03:17

1:03:17

This week on “Wicked Tuna FOMO,” we drizzle monkey pee on our dad’s favorite green pumpkin lizard, feed a state-record bonita to something cooler than a state-record bonita, give credit to the Brits for that one good striper lure they invented, and in “otter” news, find out Springsteen loves party boat porgy fishing. Connect with Joe and MeatEater …

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Ep. 59: Throwing Freedom Loops at War Eagles 1:04:49

3y ago1:04:49

1:04:49

This week on “Locked Up Abroad While Fishing," we: channel our inner Lefty Kreh to prove we’re not drug smugglers, tell you how much drag pressure you need to reel in a pipe bomb, ask you to help Phil Taylor I.D. the only fish he’s ever caught, and partake in a shady Mexican spinnerbait deal. Connect with Joe and MeatEater Joe on Instagram MeatEate…

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Ep. 58: Check Your Bugger Ducks at the Door 1:18:06

3y ago1:18:06

1:18:06

This week, we bid a warm passive-aggressive goodbye to our beloved co-host Miles Nolte. Brad Leone caters the farewell party with gas station fugu and spicy crab tots, plus, we sell you on flies made of duct tape and go on a quest for elusive “brown snakeheads” (which is not a euphemism for turds). Connect with Joe, Miles, and MeatEater Joe and Mil…

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Ep. 57: Drunk and Disorderly Pastors 1:13:46

3y ago1:13:46

1:13:46

On this week’s episode of "Fishing Cabin Confessions," we: remind you to smash the barb on your heel before sticking your foot in your mouth, explain why religious figures turn into sailors when they step onto fishing boats, hallucinate baby tarpon in the rocky mountains, and appreciate the finer points of a fly named after a misdemeanor. Connect w…

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