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A Fishing Podcast that mostly covers fly fishing, although it is not uncommon to hear segments ranging from saltwater surfcasting to ice fishing. We are located on the banks of the Farmington River, in Riverton, CT.
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Torrey joins to talk about winter fly fishing.
Max joins us to introduce the new but not new fly fishing company, Guideline. New to the US but well established overseas, Guidline offers, rods, reels, fly lines, waders, tippet, etc.... I highly recommend checking them out!
Corey joins us to talk fly fishing.
Greg LaBonte joins us to talk fly fishing.
George joins us to talk fly fishing.
Dan is a solid guide who specializes in streamer fishing. He is very knowledgeable yet extremely humble. A true role model for the sport.
Marty Yi has guided on the Delaware River for years and is now guiding in Alaska. Marty is a great guy and top notch guide. He joins us to share his journey.
Zach and Derrick discuss how success is often obtained if you can crack the why and when code.
Steve joins us to talk about his passion for fly fishing and fly designing. Steve is a talented fly designer and currently runs Envision Fly Works. In this episode we discuss great lake trib fishing, wild brown trout fishing, fly designing, putting in the time and hunting for large trout.
This was a two segment piece covering the Hendrickson hatch. Torrey Collins and Derrick Kirkpatrick go into detail with what you might encounter on the river during this super hatch.
Captain Devlin is based in Norwalk, CT where he's live his whole live. In the mid-1990s to 2006, he split his time between the tri-state area and southwestern Florida, spending half the year in each location. He currently guides both fly and conventional tackle clients (including some Bair fishing). Over the years he's worked at several fly shops. These include The Compleat Angler, Fisherman's World, Boca Grande Outfitters and Patagonia. He guides for Striped B...
1Reece joins us to discuss targeting Carp on the fly rod. He is currently employed by T&T and resides in Massachusetts. If you haven't stalked Carp on the fly you should seriously consider giving it a shot.
Joe Goodspeed, designer of diamondback nymphing series rods joins us to discuss his new line of rods.
Brian Eltz from the CT DEEP joins us to discuss the Farmington River. This is an informative episode that focuses on current wild brown trout populations, shocking data, stocking, the survivor strain and spawning on the Farmington River. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you Brian Eltz, Neil Hagstrom and the DEEP.
Zack St Amand joins us river side from his car to discuss how we approach fishing a new river. This may not be the most entertaining episode but it is certainly packed with valuable information about approaching a new river system.
Mike Roy of Reel Cast Charters joins us to discuss striper fishing from boat from CT in the Long Island Sound. We do a deep dive into electronics. This is an enlightening episode for any boat owners targeting Stripe Bass in the North East.
Rob Lewis joins Catching Alphas to discuss fly fishing at his home base, the Delaware River. Rob is a full time guide and a fly designer. The Delaware river is know for its prolific dry fly hatches and is probably one of, if not thee toughest river to fool fish on the surface. Twenty to twenty three inch fish are common to be spotted rising to bugs on a daily basis.
A look into the head space of Gordon Vanderpool. Gordon coached the USA youth team. He took youngsters and turned them into absolute trout vacuums on the stream. Don't miss this one.
Torrey talks winter fly fishing and what to expect.
Aaron joins us for Q & A.
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