Alisa Davis: Sharing Fly-Fishing with Those Around You

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Alisa Davis took her partner's military career as a chance to fly-fish the waters of several states, including Hawaii, Colorado and North Carolina, while also pursuing advanced education in science. Alisa is an avid outdoors educator and fly-fishing instructor. In her words, "The more we teach fly-fishing, the more people are going to get into fly-fishing... which is always good for conservation." Alisa also a Type I diabetic, and in the second half of the program she shares how she naviates her outdoor pursuits while managing chronic illness.

2:00 Squirrel cacciatore and other adventures in eating!

6:00 Harvesting rainbows in cutthroat country -- smoke them, eat them, and if not... they're hearty fare at a local raptor center

8:00 Military life, moving across the country, cramming in an education... and getting hooked on fly-fishing

13:00 Southeastern states = fly-fishing powerhouse

16:00 Fly-fishing - not as gear-intensive as elitist as outsiders sometimes think

18:00 Laying off on fishing trout if water temperatures get high

21:00 Little fish with big fight: bass and panfish are hard to beat

25:00 The Joan Wulff method of fly-casting

26:00 "The more we teach fly-fishing, the more people are going to get into fly-fishing... which is always good for conservation."

27:00 North Carolina's John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center

30:00 Getting into conservation careers; Volunteering is a great way to start

34:00 Volunteers are the engine of conservation work

36:00 Hawaii: the devastating fire and the adventures that preceded it

45:00 Managing diabetes (or any chronic illness) in the field... dealing with fatigue, preparing for emergencies, cultivating grit

48:00 Knowing your body, developing a routine, staying hydrated

56:00 Find Alisa on Instagram @starryeyedandoutdoorsy

1:02:00 Sharing nature with kids and families... #warmfuzzyfeelings

1:08:00 The joys of preparing for hunting season

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