The River Rambler

Apr 15 2025 144 ep. 79 mins 30

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Like steelhead camp in your car, with host Richard Harrington

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Episode 143 - Justin Bailie

Apr 15 2025 84 mins

I'm joined by Justin Bailie for this weeks episode. We talk about his experience growing up in Oregon and his entrance to fishing, Alaska and bears, his journey to photogoraphy, river trips around the world while working for OARS, moving back to Oregon and opening Wild Coast Goods, his entry to spey, salmon and bamboo, and his jump back to landscape photography.

Episode 142 - Thom Thornton

Apr 01 2025 143 mins

Thom Thornton is joining me this week for a conversation about his first rod and learning from everyond around, streamers, working as a woodchuck, MRIs and claustrophobia, soccer coaching, his start to steelheading, fly tying, competitive casting, baseball, dam removal, and so much more.

Episode 141 - Nick Karol

Mar 18 2025 127 mins

This week i'm joined by Nick Karol and we've got a great show for you. We discuss his start to fishing with his grandfather and commercial fishing, the rough-fighting Bulkley fish, his "love" of center pinning, attempting to reach steelhead zen, homemade monos, the importance of meeting and connecting with people, enjoying the moment, 40 inchers, his take on fly tying, his absolute

Episode 140 - Nick Chambers & John McMillan

Mar 04 2025 109 mins

This week I"m joined by John McMillan and Nick Chambers of The Deep Wade podcast, that's right, it's a crossover. We cover their starts to fishing, the local adapdations of both steelhead and fisherman, rebuilding runs and an over-reliance on hatcheries, their approaches to fishing and the desire for the Cobra Kai fish, the art of hook setting, snorkeling, classic westerns and so m

Episode 139 - Mia Sheppard

Feb 11 2025 82 mins

This week I'm joined by Mia Sheppard. We talk about her fishing journey and some particular bad influences, Little Creek Outfitters and her own endeavor, Juniper River Adventures, cooking and avocado transport, working on a cookbook, rowing, parenting and guiding, and bringing back the Sandy River Spey Clave.https://swingthefly.com/sandy-river-spey-clave/

Episode 138 - Scott Baker-McGarva

Jan 28 2025 73 mins

This week I'm joined by Scott Baker-McGarva. We talk about growing up in BC, guiding on the Bow River, repping and the ever changing landscape of fly fishing products, the difficulties of teaching, mooching reels and chinook, his preferred rigs, dealing with aging eyes and so much more.

Episode 137 - Will Bush

Jan 07 2025 58 mins

For the first episode of the new year I'm talking with Will Bush. We discuss growing up fishing, getting into coho, dry lines, deep wading, Spey-o-rama's humbling effects, lots of fly tying, brown water, and the sobering effects of jet boats.

Episode 136 - Duncan of Green Gables

Dec 24 2024 147 mins

Tis the season for a holiday treat and as such I'm joined by my friend Duncan Gasiewicz. We have a great chat about hanging out in the Grand Tetons as a kid, fly tying and deer hair, how great the producer is, competition casting and competing with yourself, visual learning, long lines, wartime correspondences, tailing fish, Cuba, and so much more. Enjoy the holidays and hopefully

Episode 135 - Brian Styskal

Dec 10 2024 99 mins

This week I'm joined by Brian Styskal. We get to talking about his introduction to fly fishing with his grandfather on horseback, racecars, reels, rods, lines, and gear hoarding, learing and the value of video, ice dams and fish genetics, inefficients fun, and we even contemplate golf amongst so much more.

Episode 134 - Tom Larimer

Nov 26 2024 129 mins

This week I'm joined by Tom Larimer and we have a great discussion to help get our American listeners through their Thanksgiving gatherings. We discuss the fun of growing up in the midwest, exploring Oregon and it's pronunciation, "The Voluntary Beatdown," bears and their mental prescence, how he got started guiding, knowing when you're the problem, over mending, art, our uknowing