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
221 episodes
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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1:35:38
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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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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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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1:18:26
WOT 214: Spinner Fall Tactics on the Missouri River and Observation From the Center Seat with David Payne
In this episode we WadeOutThere with David Payne, from Helena, Montana. David grew up in Lewistown, Montana, fishing the small towns local stream, Big Spring Creek at age 8, with no fly shops and mail order materials, on a homemade vise.&...
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1:19:59
WOT 213: Wyoming Trout Streams on Horseback and Building Community Through Casting for Recovery with Missy Sprouse
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Missy Sprouse, from Crowheart, Wyoming. Missy learned to fly fish in East Tennessee after meeting her husband. Together they moved to the remote Wind River Range of Wyoming to settle down and enj...
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WOT 212: Fly Tying Salmon Flies and the South Fork of the Snake River with Ken Burkholder
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Ken Burkholder, from Boise, Idaho. Ken grew up playing music and fly fishing. Growing up in a musical family, with two older brothers to drive him to the river helped him live his early years doi...
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WOT 211: Line Management, Tag Flies, and the Upper Green River with Pete Erickson
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Pete Erickson, from Boise Idaho. Pete grew up fly fishing in Washington state and exploring the surrounding mountain lakes. After college, he became a guide on the Upper Green River, in Wyoming...
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1:24:52
WOT 210: Hopper Fishing Tactics and Adjusting to Dramatic Weather Changes on the Yellowstone River with Evan Keene
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Evan Keene from Livingston, Montana. Evan fell in love with fly fishing after his father took him on a fishing trip to Alaska after high school graduation. From then on he was learning al...
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1:21:47
WOT 209: Nymphing Rigs, Directional Control, and the Eagle River with Duane Redford
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Duane Redford. Duane began his love of fly fishing and tying as a youth in the mountain lakes of Arizona. He moved to Colorado in 1982, where he became a teacher and a coach, as well as an avid a...
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1:24:59
WOT 208: Danny Lane. Part 2: Dry Fly Fishing The Henry’s Fork.
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Danny Lane from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Danny grew up fishing in the ponds around Boise as a child and became fascinated with fly fishing early on. After leav...
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WOT 207: Danny Lane. Part 1: Fly Design and How Your Dry Fly Rides
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Danny Lane from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Danny grew up fishing in the ponds around Boise as a child and became fascinated with fly fishing early on. After leaving his hometown for a change of ...
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WOT 206: Kubie Brown Part 2. Caddis Flies and Pitfalls of Stocking Trout
In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Kubie Brown from Southwest Montana. Kubie grew up with an obsession for fishing that often led to solo fishing excursions in the streams, rivers, and lakes of Vermont a...
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WOT 205: Kubie Brown Part 1. Problem Solving with Streamers and Diversity in the Adirondacks
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Kubie Brown from Southwest Montana. Kubie grew up with an obsession for fishing that often led to solo fishing excursions in the streams, rivers, and lakes of Vermont and New York. His literature...
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WOT 204: The Best of 2024 - Part One.
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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1:46:18
WOT 203: Missouri's Blue Ribbon Trout Fishing with Casey Callison
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Casey Callison, from Springfield, Missouri. Casey moved to the Ozarks from St. Louis when he was a small boy and has been hunting and fishing there ever since. When Casey was twelve he was introd...
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1:17:00
WOT 202: The Five Basics of the Casting Stroke with Maxine McCormick
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Maxine McCormick, from San Francisco California. Maxine began fly fishing as a child with her father, and spent summer vacations with family, on the McCloud River, catching fish and learning from her d...
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1:11:07
WOT 201: Sight Fishing, Solitude, and Fighting Trout in New Zealand with Jack Kingsborough
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 ...
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1:18:01
WOT 200: Tying and Fishing Streamers as Physical Therapy with Christy McReynolds
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...
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WOT 199: Nymphing Deep Pools and Experimentation with Jon Messinger
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 sma...
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1:33:57
WOT 198: Attention to Detail and Euro Nymphing Tactics with Devin Olsen
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 scie...
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1:17:21
WOT 197: Dry Fly Techniques, the Snake River, and Hosted Trips with Josh Gallivan
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 fishin...
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