The Barbless.co Fly Fishing Podcast with Hogan Brown

Hogan and James sit down and talk about the state of Nor Cal water storage as well as how the current winter is setting us up for the coming season. Then they get into the state and future of our salmon fisheries. While salmon are not always high on fly angler's list of species they are important to the health of many of our more popular fisheries ie. Trout and Steelhead. As well as being the most politically powerful fish in that the economic impact and angler participation is the highest among fish of concern in our state.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

You may not know Dom, but I am sure you have watched or seen his work. If you have watched any of the Loon Outdoors fly tying videos, feature films, or looked at Loon Outdoors social media you have seen his work as well as many other outdoor and lifestyle brands Instagram, YouTube, or websites. His Tools of the Trade series and Different Places Different Fish series push story telling into new realms talking about the people and places that are the back bone of fly fishing that fly under radar. Listen as Hogan talks fishing, making videos, and how story telling translates to the moving picture.  @dominicanthonybruno https://www.youtube.com/c/LoonOutdoors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Macala is one of the most talented young photographers in fly fishing. If you look at her photos and the places she has traveled to take them you would think she is a salty veteran. She grew up on the Texas Coast with her twin brother and father who are avid fly fishermen and instead of picking up a rod at a young age she picked up a camera and has never looked back. Honestly, she has never even caught a fish on a fly rod...though she is trying. Unlike many fly fishing photographers who put down the fly rod and pick up the camera she never picked up a rod until recently but has the passion of love of the sport to convey it in ways that many of us who come from the angling perspective never would have thought of. Enjoy.  https://www.macelliottmedia.com https://www.instagram.com/macelliottmedia/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Nick is the Community Manager for Lamson Waterworks Reel and Rod company in Boise Idaho... that said he is an aficionado of all things bass! It is not easy being a bass fisherman in Idaho where trout is king but Nick pulls it off and has a full slate of bass fisheries to choose from. Nick also travels the world chasing some of the most obscure fish around. With roots in South America he has found a new love for the golden dorado and has chased them DIY and from some of the most prestigious lodges around. Hogan and Nick chat about all things fly fishing, bass, and travel while Nick sits on his boat smallmouth bass fishing... enjoy.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Rachel literally grew up in a fly shop as her Dad David started working at the Anglers Covey in 1996 and bought the shop in 1999 with her mom Becky. Moving it from a small house-based shop to an 8500 sq foot retail space that includes Colorado Tackle Pro conventional angling shop, Pikes Peak Outfitter paddle sports shop as well as the Anglers Covey Fly Shop. Rachel has done everything under the sun since she could see over the counter, from guiding on the South Platte, Arkansas River, and various lakes to starting Pikes Peak Outfitters on her own. Listen up as Hogan talks with Rachel about their common experiences, running a fly shop with a gear shop next door, and coming up as a Women in the fly fishing industry.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Hogan at the Barbless Podcast is Co-Releasing an episode of the Wet Fly Swing Podcast where Hogan sits down and talks with Dave Stewart about Northern California Striper Fishing and his history in Fly Fishing. Make sure to check out all the back episodes of the Wet Fly Swing as Dave hosts a bunch of great guests https://wetflyswing.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Captain Bryce Tedford was raised on Bainbridge Island Washington where he grew up Fly Fishing for Silver Salmon, King Salmon & Sea Run Cutthroat. He began guiding in 1997 out of High School, his guiding travels have included various rivers & lakes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Argentina & Chile. Unlike many people who live In Oregon, Washington, or really any western state besides California the last thing on their list of things to do is move to California … Not Bryce. He uprooted his nearly 15 years of guiding steelhead, trout, and smallmouth and moved to Sacramento California in 2010  - sold his drift boat, bought a sparkle boat, and started chasing bass. One of the most energetic and passionate guides in Northern California listen as Hogan talks about Bryce’s transition from a swung fly steelhead guide and trout guide to a full-time California Delta guide, why he loves topwater fishing for smallmouth and sharing it with new anglers,  and the seasons of the CA delta. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Whitney Tilt the Executive Director of the AFFTA Fisheries Fund stops by to talk about what the organization is up to. Hogan and Whitney take a look at this year's Grants that have been given out, why conservation at a national level to a local level is important, and why it is important we all get involved on some level in protecting our fisheries and wild places.  The AFFTA Fisheries Fund was established in 2014 as a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit to advance the stewardship and conservation mission of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association. The Fisheries Fund serves as an arm of AFFTA laser-focused on conservation and stewardship, as we seek to leverage the full weight of the flyfishing industry in the fight to protect and restore our fisheries, amplify the industry’s conservation voice, and provide powerful business support for critical conservation issues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Adam Hudson from North Alabama joins Hogan to talk about fishing in his home state of North Alabama, his company Blue Line Flies, and how he teamed up with Scottie Finanager of Wild Fly Productions and a few close buddies to buy a "Short Bus" off Craigs List, convert it into a mobile fish camp, travel the west, and make videos about their travels.  https://wild-fly.com/ https://www.bluelineflies.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Hogan is starting off Season 6 of the Barbless podcast by answering a series of listener-submitted questions... "What tips do you have for fishing the Yuba?" "Of all the knowledge you've gained on the water fishing for striped bass, what was the hardest to learn or figure out?" "PB (personal best) of all the species you regularly target? Favorite species to target and why?" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Jennie and Jen founders of Nor Cal Women on the Fly stop by the house to talk about the women fly fishing club they created to find women to fish with, learn more about fly fishing, and build a community amongst fellow women fly fishers. Hogan and the ladies talk about the hurdles of getting into fly fishing as a women, where the industry can do better to be more inclusive, and how men and women look for different things from the sport of fly fishing.  Check out Nor Cal Women on the Fly  WEB INSTAGRAM --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Hogan and Corrine talk about starting a business with her husband, being a woman in the fly fishing industry, bird watching as a hobby, home gardening, world travel, and her work to leave the fly fishing industry and places we love a better place than she found it. Check out www.repyourwater.com !!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Matt Callies head product designer for Loon Outdoors and Manufacturer Representative for 17 brands in the Fly Fishing industry comes on the show and teaches Hogan about Euro Nymphing! Explaining the basics to the nitty-gritty about this deadly technique and in-process convinces Hogan he needs to learn. Matt has been on the Euro nymphing kick since the very early stages of the movement selling leaders out the back of his truck to keep gas in the tank. His technical breakdown of the technique for a beginner like Hogan is great for anyone thinking about trying some new techniques this fall/winter --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Dr. Scott Joyce is known as the Fly Fishing Chiropractor to many in Northern California. His passion for the sport of fly fishing, athletics, and health makes him an amazing resource for body mechanics with regards to fly fishing, and the best ways to stay in shape and healthy to get on the water. Hogan considers him his body mechanic equally important to his boat and truck mechanic. Listen as Scott and Hogan talk about staying in shape to stay on the water as we age and the importance of fly fishing to ALL our mental health in our world.  Check out Joyce Family Chiropractic at  https://joycefamilychiro.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support

Tom Bie editor and founder of the drake stops into talk about running a Literary and News Magazine in the digital age in the Fly Fishing Industry works... How he turned a 1974 Mercury Marquis into a cultural icon in the fly fishing world nearly 10 years ago...How he took the idea of a film festival from the Ski industry and a bunch of footage of fishing trips and turned it into the Drake Movie Awards... oh and how his OSU Beavers have a 2-0 record agains the Fighting Irish...  "Tom is a very humble person and would never claim it, but he has done more to create a "culture of fly fishing" than anyone in the industry in the last 25 years. The Drake Magazine basically created modern fly fishing culture by creating a place to share all the experiences, news stories, videos, writing, and things that unify us all as fly anglers."  - Hogan Brown --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-barbless-podcast/support