The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast
Fly fishing artist and writer Jason Shemchuk talks with other fly fishers about their unique journey into fly fishing, the rivers they fish, and the tactics and philosophies they practice. For those who can never leave the river in their hearts, this podcast is dedicated to providing tools and ideas that help make a great fly fisher and better prepare us to make memories on the water that keep us coming back to Wadeoutthere.
Episodes
239 episodes
WOT 239: Fly Fishing and Photographing Our National Parks with Jarob Ortiz
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jarob Ortiz, from Arlington, Virginia. Jarob started fly fishing in 3rd grade, after being drawn to the delicate cast and presentation portrayed in the popular book and movie, A River Runs Through It.&...
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WOT 238: Choosing Your River in Pennsylvania and the Pace of Wading with Bill Dell
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Bill Dell from Western Pennsylvania. Bill grew up fishing the blue gill pond on his family’s farm in Pennsylvania as a boy, and continued to passionately fish through high school and college.
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WOT 237: Raft and Wade Fishing the Arkansas River with MacKenna Stang
In this episode we WadeOutThere with MacKenna Stang, from Denver, Colorado. MacKenna grew up in Colorado hiking, camping, and fishing with her family. After multiple knee injuries cut her soccer career short, fly fishing beca...
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WOT 236: Frank Landis - Part 2. Night Tactics and Techniques in Pennsylvania’a Trout Streams
In this episode we WadeOutThere for part two of our conversation with Frank Landis, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Frank grew up fishing with his father, and used fly fishing when he thought it was the best tactic to catch fish. By co...
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WOT 235: Frank Landis - Part 1. Switching Leaders and Dry Fly Techniques in Pennsylvania
In this episode we WadeOutThere for part one of our conversation with Frank Landis, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Frank grew up fishing with his father, and used fly fishing when he thought it was the best tactic to catch fish. By co...
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WOT 234: Humility and the Under-Appreciated Elements of Fly Design with Patrick Kilby
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Patrick Kilby, from Western Washington. Patrick’s love of fishing started in Eastern Washington, fishing bobbers with his grandfather. A photo of a rising trout in a magazine inspired a passion f...
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WOT 233: Winter Steelhead Tactics in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Brad Petzke
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Brad Petzke from Saint Joseph, Michigan. Brad learned to fish from his father, targeting warm water species in the lakes and rivers around him and catching steelhead off the pier. As part ...
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WOT 232: Bull Trout and Glass Fish Art with Martin Gerdin
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Martin Gerdin, from Aspen Colorado. Martin grew up fishing with a spinning rig and a passion for fish that bled over into an early introduction to the world of glass art. As Martin began ...
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WOT 231: From Dry or Die to Nymphing, Tactics for the Catskills with Chris Gallagher
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Chris Gallagher from upstate New York. Chris started fly fishing during high school in Virginia, but it was after he joined the army and was stationed in upstate New York’s Fort Drum, that Chris found ...
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WOT 230: Colby Crossland - Part 2. Dry Fly Tactics and Techniques on the the Green River
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Colby Crossland, from Dutch John, Utah. Colby grew up fishing with his grandfather in Utah’s Uintah Basin. After being gifted a fly rod and vise, Colby took his l...
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WOT 229: Colby Crossland - Part 1. Dry Fly Tactics and Drift Boat Tips on the the Green River
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our conversation with Colby Crossland, from Dutch John, Utah. Colby grew up fishing with his grandfather in Utah’s Uintah Basin. After being gifted a fly rod and vise, Colby took his l...
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WOT 228: The Best of 2024 - Part 2
In this episode we Wade Back into some of 2024s most memorable conversations. These impactful dialogues are a combination of tactics, stories, conservation, and personal journeys that represent the best of what fly fishing can give us and...
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WOT 227: Vermont's Brooks and Other Fisheries with Willy Dietrich
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Willy Dietrich, from Stowe, Vermont. Willy started fishing in the Boy Scouts and started fly fishing on a blue gill pond with his friends. It took him two years of self education, failure...
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WOT 226: Dave Hurley Part 2. Sight Fishing Michigan's Fresh Water Flats
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Dave Hurley, from Detroit Michigan. As a child Dave fished the local golf courses and waterways in San Diego, where he was born and raised, often getting chased away fr...
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1:18:03
WOT 225: Dave Hurley Part 1. Surf Fishing in San Diego
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our conversation with Dave Hurley, from Detroit Michigan. As a child Dave fished the local golf courses and waterways in San Diego, where he was born and raised, often getting chased away fr...
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WOT 224: Prospecting with Dry Flies on the South Platte River with Levi Lambert
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Levi Lambert, from Sedalia, Colorado. Levi grew up in western Montana fishing the creeks and ponds around his grandparents’ farm. In high school and college Levi worked on a ranch in the Bitterro...
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1:21:54
WOT 223: Doing the Work in Fly Fishing with Steve Schmidt
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Steve Schmidt, from Salt Lake City, UT. Steve moved to Utah to pursue his love of skiing while attending college. He quickly became a die hard fly fisherman, spending almost every free day on the...
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1:18:29
WOT 222: Less is More Casting Lessons and the Lower Deschutes River with Mary Ann Dozer
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Mary Ann Dozer from Sisters, Oregon. Mary Ann started fly fishing in 1995 when she joined her husband after one of his fly fishing trips in Yellowstone National Park. She fell in love with fly fishing ...
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WOT 221: Dec Hogan Part 2. Swinging Flies for Steelhead on the Surface and Finding Art in Fly Fishing
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Dec Hogan, from Midway, Utah. Dec grew up with an obsession for fishing that drove him to find water wherever he went. He was introduced to fly fishing and steelh...
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WOT 220: Dec Hogan Part 1. Methodical Steelhead Tactics for Winter and Summer
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our conversation with Dec Hogan, from Midway, Utah. Dec grew up with an obsession for fishing that drove him to find water wherever he went. He was introduced to fly fishing an...
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WOT 219: Asking Questions, Knowing Your Why’s, and Urban Fly Fishing with Pablo Signori
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Pablo Signori, from Chicago, Illinois. Pablo found fly fishing on a friends bachelor party to the outdoors and immediately became obsessed with learning more about the sport, while fishing the lakes in...
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WOT 218: Western Spring Creek Tactics and How to Tie Flies Fast with Jan Axtell
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jan Axtell, from Livingston Montana. Jan grew up in Wisconsin, and started fly fishing with a friend at sixteen years old. His first experience on the river was on a spring creek in the Driftless...
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1:24:37
WOT 217: Swinging Wet Flies, Wade Fishing, and the Green River with Heidi Lewis
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Heidi Lewis from Salt Lake City, Utah. Heidi started fly fishing when her two daughters were little as a way to get out of the house and spend time in nature. After taking a women’s fly f...
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1:25:07
WOT 216: Jake Villwock Part 2. Smallmouth Fly Design and Frog Flies for Trout in Pennsylvania
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Jake Villwock, from Carlisle, PA. Jake grew up in Maryland, on an island in the Chesapeake Bay surrounded by fishing. His father was a commercial fisherman and pr...
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WOT 215: Jake Villwock Part 1. Smallmouth Tactics in Pennsylvania.
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our conversation with Jake Villwock, from Carlisle, PA. Jake grew up in Maryland, on an island in the Chesapeake Bay surrounded by fishing. His father was a commercial fisherman and pr...
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