Undercurrent Podcast by EWA

Episode 7 | Tim Rajeff - Casting and Rod Design Sometimes you get lucky... Episode 7 is with none other than Tim Rajeff.  This is one of those that could and probably should be a series but alas, we didn't have the time to ask ALL the questions we wanted to so instead you a get one long podcast.  Save this for a long drive! We talk about everything from how long we have known each other to how many bones we have broken, industry icons and what really goes on in the head of Tim when it comes to developing a fly rod. Always on this mind was making an affordable, user friendly rod that would suit any application and work with any and all casting strokes...as long as it has the correct line on it! Just give a listen, easier than trying to explain...thank you! Dave

We sit down with Tim Arsenault from Bridge Lines and talk about his philosophy on line design, growing up fishing the Thompson, competition casting and being world champion as well as the future of Bridge.  Tim Arsenault resides in Vancouver, British Columbia and is amomg the jolliest humans you will ever come across in fly fishing and we hope you will gain that sense from our time with him on this podcast. Look for a second edition coming soon as Tim readies himself to dive into his own label of spey rods.  

20 years ago Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews set out to change the way the world does business, and how businesses engaged with natural resources. We had the privilege of sitting down with Craig and Yvon to chat about the inception of 1% For The Planet, the precedent it set and where it's going. This is a very special anniversary episode. 

We head to the home of Gian Lawrence, also known as TheBlackstoneFly in episode 6. We hang out in the kitchen while he prepares a meal, and go deep on the topic of inclusion in fly fishing, the similarities between the process of cooking and flyfishing, and a few other things.

Episode 4 is a very special one for many reasons. This will be a two-part episode, and we are pleased to release them during Native American Heritage Month. We traveled to the Wind River Reservation - home to the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapaho tribes.  We thought being on site to talk with Matt Shilling from the Indifly Foundation about the work they do with Indigenous Peoples.  Indifly's mission is helping to create economic opportunities in their communities through fly fishing while protecting the resources and the environments that sustain them. Indifly is currently working with the Shoshone and Arapaho to set up a lodge on the reservation. In part two we talk with Art Lawson, Director of Wind River Fish and Game about life on the reservation, and how a fly fishing lodge will improve life for the Shoshone and Arapaho who live there.  

18 years ago Dylan Tomine made the difficult decision to stop fishing on the Skykomish River. It was heartbreaking to walk away from the river he cut his teeth fishing on, a river he loved, his home water. In the 18 years that have gone by since Dylan last fished the Skykomish, wild Steelhead populations have all collapsed.  In this episode, Dave convinced Dylan to take a trip down memory lane, to float the Sky, do a bit of fishing, talk about what has changed, and the future of wild steelhead. This one is emotional, thought-provoking, and at times pretty funny.  Join us for a day on the Skykomish with Dylan and Dave as Dylan returns at long last to his home waters. 

Welcome to the Emerald Water Anglers Podcast, Undercurrent! In episode one, Dave McCoy and Matt DeLorme sit down in the fly shop and talk about our vision for the podcast, what Dave believes a fly shop should look like, it's place in the fly fishing industry and what to expect in future episodes. Join us for our maiden voyage!