Best Jason Shemchuk Podcasts (2024)

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WOT 201: Sight Fishing, Solitude, and Fighting Trout in New Zealand with Jack Kingsborough 1:18:01

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jack Kingsborough, from New Zealand. Jack moved from Australia to New Zealand to pursue a life at sea in commercial fishing, and soon found a passion for fly fishing. Now Jack works as a ship’s engineer for months at a time, and spends his off months hiking and backpacking in New Zealand’s mountainous backcountr…

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WOT 200: Tying and Fishing Streamers as Physical Therapy with Christy McReynolds 59:30

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Christy McReynolds from Jonesborough, Tennessee. Christy grew up learning to fish with her father in the lakes and rivers of East Tennessee. In 2011, after a devastating car accident left Christy with a broken neck, Christy turned to fly fishing and fly tying to help regain mobility and strength in her hands and…

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WOT 199: Nymphing Deep Pools and Experimentation with Jon Messinger 1:33:57

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jon Messinger, from Denver, Colorado. Jon grew up on a ranch in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where time on the river was part of everyday childhood play. He fell in love with fishing the small streams around his home, and targeting hard to reach trout he found on the San Juan River. Eventually, Jon moved to Bozeman…

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WOT 198: Attention to Detail and Euro Nymphing Tactics with Devin Olsen 1:17:21

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Devin Olsen, from Midvale, Utah. Devin grew up fly fishing from age nine and has been casting and catching fish ever since. He has a degree in fish ecology and a master’s degree in fisheries science, has worked as a fisheries biologist, fly fishing guide, and is now the creator and owner of Tactical Fly Fisher w…

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WOT 197: Dry Fly Techniques, the Snake River, and Hosted Trips with Josh Gallivan 1:27:33

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Josh Gallivan, from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Josh was born and raised in Jackson Hole, and started working in a fly shop while in high school. He knew early on that he wanted to be a fly fishing guide, and got plenty of practice on the oars fishing with his uncle, who helped him buy his first drift boat. Josh is a…

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WOT 196: High Mountain Creeks in Southwestern Colorado with Chelsey Christy 1:10:39

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Chelsey Christy, from Denver, Colorado. Chelsey started fly fishing on Colorado’s South Platte River and immediately caught the fly fishing bug. She was spending so much time fly fishing and in her local fly shop, that they asked her to start guiding. Chelsey soon began searching for a way to connect with nature…

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WOT 195: Adjusting to Different Flows on the Yellowstone River and Streamer Tactics with James Mugele 1:07:17

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with James Mugele from Livingston, Montana. James started fly fishing while attending college in Vermont. After befriending a retired fishing guide from out west, James found his introduction to fly fishing grounded in tying big flies and casting for Muskies. James’ dream became to move to Montana and fish big Wester…

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WOT 194: PMDs, Caddis, and Abundance on the Colorado River with Peter Stitcher 1:18:05

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Peter Stitcher, from Littleton, Colorado. Peter fell in love with fishing at age four in Knoxville, Tennessee. His teacher introduced him to tying flies in 5th grade to help keep him focussed and calm during school. His education went on from there to degrees in theology, counseling, and finally aquatic biology.…

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WOT 193: More Than a Grip and Grin and Wade Fishing the Puget Sound with Dave McCoy 1:36:54

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Dave McCoy, from Seattle, Washington. Dave grew up in Oregon, in a family of fly fishers. From both parents, to grandparents, to great uncles. Fly fishing was not just family vacations, it was a way of life. After fishing the storied watersheds of his home state, Dave left home for Colorado, where he worked as a…

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WOT 192: Streamer Fishing in East Tennessee with Jason McReynolds 1:16:42

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jason McReynolds from Jonesborough, Tennessee. Jason began fly fishing in East Tennessee during the late nineties. When his wife, who also enjoyed fly fishing, was seriously injured in a car accident, the couple began fishing streamers almost exclusively, because the larger flies and larger weighted rods was the…

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WOT 191: What Fish See and Trout and Steelhead on the Manistee River with Jon Ray 1:25:54

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jon Ray from Traverse City, Michigan. Jon grew up riding his bike to the river and fishing conventional tackle until he witnessed his first caddis hatch and fly fisherman. He’s been fly fishing ever since, although he continues to incorporate and appreciate the knowledge and tactics of his conventional fishing p…

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WOT 190: Nymph Presentation, Midges, and "No Bad Days" with Jon Easdon 1:25:35

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jon Easdon, from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jon grew up in Colorado fishing with his father, who took him to a fly shop when he became fascinated with fly fishing as a boy. Jon has been fly fishing his entire life since then, and now guides in that same fly shop, Anglers Covey. There, he continues to follow his…

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WOT 189: Sight Fishing and Seasons in Yellowstone National Park, with Alice Owsley 1:36:47

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Alice Owsley, from West Yellowstone, Montana. Growing up in Ohio, Alice learned to fly fish the same year she learned how to ski. She moved out west at the age of twenty two after falling in love with the mountains of Wyoming and became a ski instructor and a guide who was always focussed on saying yes to opport…

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WOT 188: Matt Grajewski Part 2. Tying and Presenting Streamers with Action 1:26:00

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our discussion with Matt Grajewski from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Matt grew up hunting and fishing on his local lakes and on trips to his family’s cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with his parents and three siblings. It was in the UP, that he learned to fish for steelhead, and fell in love with …

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WOT 187: Matt Grajewski Part 1. Breaking Down Michigan Inland Lakes for Musky. 57:38

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our discussion with Matt Grajewski from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Matt grew up hunting and fishing on his local lakes and on trips to his family’s cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with his parents and four siblings. It was in the UP, that he learned to fish for steelhead, and fell in love with r…

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WOT 186: The Value of Intuition and Seasons of the Bow River with Dana Lattery 1:07:07

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Dana Lattery from Calgary, Alberta. Dana grew up hunting and fishing with his father, where he learned to appreciate the journey over the reward, after many cold and arduous trips into the mountains. When Dana’s dream of continuing to play professional hockey was abruptly cut short due to injury, he found solace…

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WOT 185: Smallmouth Tactics with Tim Landwehr from Green Bay, Wisconsin 1:24:32

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Tim Landwehr from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Tim grew up fly fishing as a young person in Wisconsin for smallmouth and trout. After college Tim quit a job that left him unfulfilled and unhappy, and moved to Montana where he started instructing casting and guiding. Tim eventually moved back to Wisconsin with his wife …

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WOT 184: Carp Fishing in Oklahoma and Fly Fishing on Deployment with Larry Paradis 1:03:09

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Larry Paradis from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Larry grew up in Connecticut and was introduced to the outdoors through his local hunting and fishing club. There he began tying and later fly fishing. After September 11th, Larry joined the Air Force and was stationed in Alaska where he continued his passion for fly f…

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WOT 183: Brad Hansen Part 2. The Missouri River, Breaking Down Big Water, and Changing Perspective 1:04:33

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part 2 of our conversation with Brad Hansen, from Helena, Montana. Brad grew up in Utah and fell in love with the feeling of fighting big fish as a child fishing for lake rainbows with his cousins. He started fly fishing while attending college at Utah State and later moved to Montana and began guiding on the Mis…

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WOT 182: Brad Hansen Part 1. The Missouri River, Breaking Down Big Water, and Changing Perspective 1:04:58

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Brad Hansen from Helena, Montana. Brad grew up in Utah and fell in love with the feeling of fighting big fish as a child fishing for lake rainbows with his cousins. He started fly fishing while attending college at Utah State and later moved to Montana and began guiding on the Missouri River. We discuss how to b…

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WOT 181: Your First Fly Rod and Fishing Pressured Water with Nick Conklin 1:13:44

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Nick Conklin from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nick grew up fishing lakes and rivers around his family’s place in Upper Michigan. At eight years old he decided to, in his words, “get serious about fly fishing.” He told his parents when he grew up, he wanted to be a fisherman and write books. He’s doing it. Nick is a …

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WOT 180: Small Creek Fishing in the Bighole Valley with Adam Bowe 1:00:46

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Adam Bowe from Dillon, Montana. Adam grew up in Florida and was introduced to fly fishing for saltwater species and later bass. When his family moved to Montana, he began fly fishing on the Big Hole River and small mountain creeks that surrounded the property that his family eventually restored and transformed i…

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WOT 179: Streamer Action and Widening Our Focal Point with Russ Maddin 1:18:07

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Russ Maddin from Traverse City, Michigan. Russ grew up fly fishing and fly tying as a child in Southern Michigan. His first job was in a fly shop as a teenager. At eighteen he had his guide license in Northern Michigan, where he also attended college and continued to fly fish. Russ grew his love for streamer fis…

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WOT 178: Entomology, Western Hatches, and Oregon Fly Selection with Rick Hafele 1:13:48

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Rick Hafele, from Salem, Oregon. Rick grew up on a farm, with a fascination for the outdoors and his surroundings, including bugs. He began fly fishing in Missouri at the age of twelve, and fell in love with the trout he caught in the Ozarks. When the time for college came, Rick headed west and to Western Washin…

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WOT 177: Dylan Tomine Part 2. Steelhead Tactics and Conservation on the Olympic Peninsula with Dylan Tomine 1:07:53

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Dylan Tomine, from Washington State. Dylan was one of those children who always loved fish and fishing. He developed a love of steelhead at an early age and has spent most of his life fly fishing. He is a passionate angler, Patagonia ambassador, conservationist, and writer. His b…

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WOT 176: Dylan Tomine Part 1. Writing Headwaters and Humility in Fly Fishing 55:13

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In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our conversation with Dylan Tomine, from Washington State. Dylan was one of those children who always loved fish and fishing. He developed a love of steelhead at an early age and has spent most of his life fly fishing. He is a passionate angler, Patagonia ambassador, conservationist, and writer. His b…

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WOT 175: Philosophy and The Theory of Games in Fly Fishing with Thi Nguyen 1:37:05

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Thi Nguyen, from Salt Lake City, Utah. As long as Thi can remember he has had a love of all kinds of games. Thi was raised in California, studied philosophy in school, and moved to Utah to work as a philosophy professor at the University of Utah. He started fly fishing to help counteract some of the negative asp…

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WOT 174: Fly Fishing Egos, Keeping It Fun, and the Boise River with Rob Griggs 1:23:36

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Rob Griggs from Boise, Idaho. Rob’s fly fishing journey has taken him from Tennessee, to Colorado, to Idaho, where he still lives today. He started guiding in Colorado after attending a guide school to improve his skills and continued guiding after the move to Boise. We discuss how the ego presents itself in fly…

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WOT 173: Why Making it Easy Works in Fly Fishing and Music with Chris Coole 1:09:31

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Chris Coole from Toronto, Ontario. Chris grew up fishing with his uncle for walleye, bass, and musky as a child until the mystique of fly fishing captured his imagination. About the same time Chris got his hands on a fly rod, he picked up a banjo. That was over thirty years ago, and they’ve been part of his life…

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WOT 172: Rooster Fish in Baja and the Importance of Teamwork with Jeff Feczko 1:21:13

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jeff Feczko from Baja, Mexico. Jeff grew up in Ithaca, New York where his grandfather was his earliest teacher and supporter in fishing. He picked up a fly rod at an early age and had a knack for casting and tying, with a love for the functionality of the new art he was creating on the vise. As he got older Jeff…

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WOT 171: Late Summer on the Bow River and Fishing With Your Daughter With Tim Hepworth 1:34:58

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In this Episode we WadeOutThere with Tim Hepworth, from Central Alberta. Tim was raised in a pastor’s home with nine siblings. Hunting and fishing was a way of life, and a source of sustenance. He picked up fly fishing as a teenager, and used the sport to help him find balance in his job as a paramedic. But it wasn’t until the birth of his daughter…

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WOT 170: Musky Tactics in Michigan with Eric Grajewski 1:41:08

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Eric Grajewski from Southeast Michigan. Eric grew up fishing the banks of Lake Saint Clair in Southern Michigan with his siblings. When his family decided to get away from the city and moved further north, Eric continued to fish, exploring new species and different waters. The family also spent time fishing toge…

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WOT 169: Fly Tying, Pennsylvania Trout, and Confidence Through Observation with Jim Misiura 1:17:28

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jim Misiura from North Eastern Pennsylvania. Jim’s journey into fly fishing began with catching trout in his beloved hometown stream with a plastic cricket from the toy box, a size 6 hook, and an old fly rod he bought from a friend. Since that day Jim has been tying and fly fishing on that Pennsylvania trout str…

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WOT 168: Helping, Humor, and Taking Fly Fishing Too Seriously with Russ Beck 1:29:00

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Russ Beck, from Logan, Utah. Russ was introduced to fly fishing later in life after his friend and creative writing contemporary initially refused to take him, thinking he was all talk. But Russ persisted and eventually began fly fishing in the fall and through winter in Northern Utah. He fell in love with the s…

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WOT 167: Loop Mechanics and Putting Process Before the Goal with Mac Brown 1:22:41

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Mac Brown from Bryson City, North Carolina. Mac’s Grandad taught him to fly fish as a small boy in the Ozarks, having him practice in the yard before he would take him to the river. Thus was born in him a fascination and love of not just fly fishing but loops and casting. After fishing the White River system in …

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WOT 166: Fly Line Design and Michigan Smallmouth with Josh Jenkins 1:25:45

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Josh Jenkins from Midland, Michigan. Josh is originally from Courdelane, Idaho and was introduced to fly fishing by his father as a child. He attended college in Idaho, and spent his days studying mechanical engineering and trout streams. After his first year as an engineer out of school, Josh took advantage of …

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WOT 165: Dry Flies and Euro Nymphing on Utah’s Tailwaters with Lance Egan 1:17:09

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Lance Egan, from Lehi, Utah. As a child growing up in Utah, Lance loved being outside. He found fly tying before fly fishing, when his friend got a fly tying kit for Christmas that he shared with Lance. It didn’t take long before catching fish became part of the equation, and once he could drive Lance was on the…

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WOT 164: Keeping Things Fresh and Doing the Work in Art and Fly Fishing with Mike Savlen 1:07:03

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Mike Savlen from Kennebunkport, Maine. Mike grew up in New England with a love of both fishing and art. He fell in love with fly fishing when he moved to Vermont and found flies worked better than lures. Mike’s art became his primary professional focus when he “stopped listening to other people” and followed wha…

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WOT 163: The Great Lakes and Decision Making with Jeff Liskay 1:20:47

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jeff Liskay from Avon Lake, Ohio on the banks of Lake Erie. Jeff has been living and fishing the Great Lakes his entire life. His first professional job was as a gear fisherman on the Great Lakes, but the lure of what was possible and the challenge of fly fishing eventually drew him in. These days, Jeff is a ful…

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WOT 162: Redfish Tactics on the East Coast of Texas with Matt Simpson 1:06:17

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Matt Simpson from Galveston, Texas. Matt grew up fishing on the east coast of Texas and knew early on that whatever he did for a profession was going to need to include fishing. When he turned eighteen he got his guide license and started sharing his passion for chasing redfish and gar on the fly with guests fro…

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WOT 161: Tying Flies for Function and the Puget Sound with Brita Fordice 1:06:08

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Britt Fordice from Seaback, Washington. Brita grew up north of Seattle fishing from the beach as a girl. She taught herself to tie salt water flies at her families cabin on the Stillaguamish River from looking at pictures in books at only ten years old. Today Brita guides on the Puget Sound and Hood Canal and is…

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WOT 160: Three Simple Casts, Timing Our Presentations, and the Nantahala River with Lewis Hirsch 1:08:06

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Lewis Hirsch, from Atlanta Georgia. Lewis first picked up a fly rod at the age of fourteen, when nothing else seemed to fit him. He quickly became involved in the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, and spent more time on the Nantahala River during his last two years in high school than he did in the classroom… Despite t…

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WOT 159: Teaching, Learning, and the Richness of Trout Streams with Tom Rosenbauer 1:36:33

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Tom Rosenbauer, from Manchester Vermont. Tom has been fly fishing and tying for nearly all his life. After college he got a job as a retail clerk at Orvis when it was still a small but growing business in Vermont. Slowly, but surely, Tom’s emphasis on teaching and education helped develop him into a leader and e…

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WOT 158: The Rogue River and Being "Green" with Jon Hazlett 1:16:06

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jon Hazlett, from Medford Oregon. Jon’s first guide job was up in Alaska after his best friend from college convinced him to join him. After Alaska, Jon followed his friend to guide in Colorado. But eventually, Jon moved back to live, fish, and guide in his home waters of Oregon where he still guides today. Jon …

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WOT 157:Whitewater in West Virginia and Fishing Hard to Reach Places with Archy Archambault 57:15

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Archy Archembault from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Archy started tying trout flies as a youth in his Florida garage before he had ever seen a real trout. He began fly fishing for saltwater fish and bass in his local waters until he fell in love with the mountains and rivers of West Virginia on a whitew…

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WOT 156: Reading Water and Trout Fishing on the Deschutes with Brian Silvey 1:11:31

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Brian Silvey from Maupin, Oregon. Brian’s childhood playground was the banks of the Sandy River in Oregon, below the high glaciers of Mount Hood that feeds it. He shared time fishing, tying flies, and casting in the summers with his passion for downhill ski racing in the winter. Brian’s fly tying career began as…

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WOT 155: Lake Run Brown and Good Fishing in Bad Conditions with Jay Peck 58:59

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jay Peck from Western New York. Jay grew up learning to fish for bluegills as a small boy on his family’s farm. In 1993 he began guiding after becoming one of the go to fishermen on his local streams for newcomers to the area and to the sport. Jay worked at his father in laws guide shop and brought spey rods to …

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WOT 154: A Scientific Approach to Trout Environment and Presentation with Jason Randall 1:26:43

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In this Episode we WadeOutThere with Jason Randall from Viroqua, Wisconsin. Jason grew up learning to fish from his father. After serving in the army and attending college as a biology major, he worked briefly in the hatchery and fishery business, which helped influence the scientific approach he takes to fly fishing and trout. Jason credits the ge…

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WOT 153: Lessons from a Salt Water Metal Artist and Tarpon Fiend with Ashley Weber 1:00:48

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Ashley Weber from Florida’s East Coast. Ashley grew up fishing in the Indian River Lagoon system along the “space coast” of Florida where she developed a deep connection with the ocean and salt water fish. When Ashley attended art school she told her professors she wanted to paint fish and stay in Florida. She s…

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WOT 152: Progress Through Mistakes and Summer Steelhead on the Deschutes River with Dave Stewart 1:07:19

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Dave Stewart from Oregon. Dave started fly fishing at an early age. His father, who was a guide, and one of the earliest fly fishermen on the Deschutes River, would often leave him alone to fish and explore on the river for two to three days in between guide trips. Dave’s love of the outdoors and fly fishing led…

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