The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast

Apr 23 2024 39
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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.

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

Apr 23 2024 96 mins  
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 ski race coach. In need of a summ

WOT 192: Streamer Fishing in East Tennessee with Jason McReynolds

Apr 16 2024 76 mins  
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 therapeutic for his wife Christy’s

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

Apr 09 2024 85 mins  
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 peers. Jon is a guide for Mangled

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

Apr 02 2024 85 mins  
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 passion on the water and off the

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

Mar 26 2024 96 mins  
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 opportunities to teach and grow. Now, Al

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

Mar 20 2024 86 mins  
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 river fishing for trout. But as

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

Mar 12 2024 57 mins  
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 river fishing for trout. But as M

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

Mar 06 2024 67 mins  
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 in his new ability to go back o

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

Feb 27 2024 84 mins  
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 and opened the fly shop, Tight Lin

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

Feb 20 2024 63 mins  
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 fishing in the legendary trophy sal