WOT 237: Raft and Wade Fishing the Arkansas River with MacKenna Stang Artwork

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WOT 237: Raft and Wade Fishing the Arkansas River with MacKenna Stang

March 05, 2025 • Jason Shemchuk, Wadeoutthere

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 became more and more important in her life, helping her move on from soccer and pour her passion into something new. MacKenna credits her father for teaching her the basics of fly fishing, and for helping to create that passion that she maintains today.

We discuss wade and raft fishing the Arkansas River and MacKenna’s special father - daughter relationship with fly fishing.

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