A few years back, Kristen Bufe realized that there might be a better way to teach people how to cast a fly rod. As the instructor tossed around odd metaphors ("Imagine throwing a dart." "Imagine flicking paint off a brush.") Bufe could see the disconnect on students' faces. So she decided to do something about it.

Fast forward a few years, and you can find her dispensing casting and fishing wisdom through Instagram (@troutpsychology) and guiding clients from her home base in central Washington state through Streamside Coven Co., her "unconventional, irreverent, revolutionary, woman-owned" guide company. Drawing on her background in behavior analysis and a deep and abiding love for doing things her own way, Bufe offers an alternative to traditional casting and flyfishing instruction, along with lots of little parties celebrating flyfishing's small victories along the way.

In this episode we chat with Kristen Bufe about her childhood and background outside Detroit, her chance introduction to behavior analysis at a college party, and where she gets her sense of humor.

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