Grant sits down with Josh Olson and Russ Gontarek of Thorne Bros Custom Rod & Tackle in Blaine, MN. In typical 3bt fashion, the conversation spirals around beer, BS, and brown fish. Russ and Josh share what's new at Thorne Bros and the Fly Angler, tips for your first guide trip, and how to survive a peasant diet.

Thorne Bros

https://www.thornebros.com/

Midwest River Guides

https://midwestriverguides.com/

Wait... Another musky fly fishing episode? You got it! Grant sits down with Dan and Josh to review the Fall Musky Camp experience back in November. Don't expect to get the secret sauce here kids, because the Musky Garden of Eden has a pile of shit in the middle of it. Be sure to check out the Musky Fool brick and mortar down in the Madison area, there's trout stuff too! And for you sticker nuts out there, Josh has some of the best there is.

@muskyfool

https://muskyfool.com/

@bambam_flyguy

https://bambamflyguy.com/

Happy fall everyone! We took the summer to be with family, grill hot dogs, and finalize the new podcast studio. We talk a bit about the Rush fish kill down in MN, events happening around the twin cities, and what kind of fishing we haven't been doing over the summer. Be sure to check out the links below to contact your local TU chapter and DNR to voice your opinion on how we can keep our streams healthy for generations to come.

https://www.tu.org/

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/

We had the pleasure of visiting the new Margo+Lola fly fishing school on the Rush River near Ellsworth Wisconsin in late March. Co-founder Mark Walinske gave us a proper tour of the grounds and was even nice enough to put us on a few nice fish. We learn about what the fly fishing school has to offer and how Margo+Lola is pushing to make Flyfishing more accessible for all. Looking for your next team work building event? Or maybe a get away with some friends? Be sure to check out the links below and reach out to Mark with any questions!

https://www.margolola.com/

https://www.instagram.com/margolola.inc/

https://www.facebook.com/MargoLolaInc/

Carl Haensel stops by to give us the insider tips on having the best Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo experience as possible. A little history on the event, a little conservation talk, a sneak peak of presenters, events for beginners, bugs, and food trucks! Be sure to check out the links below to get your tickets in advance and help support Minnesota Trout Unlimited.

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Tickets

Minnesota Trout Unlimited

We welcome Jake Keeler back from the Water Sabbath project to discuss the upcoming premier at the Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday, March 20th at the Hamline University Theater at 6pm (See the link below to purchase tickets). Jake gives us a glimpse of what we can expect on the project and drops some hints on what's next in the pipeline for the Keeler / Thienes duo. If you can't make the premier be sure to keep an eye out on social media as they will be dropping Water Sabbath in chapters starting in March on The Fly Fish Journal website!

Water Sabbath

Jake Keeler

Mike Thienes

Tickets to the film premier

Ted and Jim sit down to drop some winter fishing knowledge on us over zoom. These two are some of the more die hard winter trout fisherman we've had the pleasure of sharing the stream with. We cover line setups, keeping those toes warm, and how to best keep your hands soft during these cold winter months. Ted fills us in with some TU work on the Kinni and Jim shares some quality rod length data for kayak fishing. Be sure to check them out below and look into volunteering with TU!

Also, mark your calendars for the Fly Tyer's Rendezvous THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 AT 6 PM – 9 PM @ Lucette Brewing CO in Menominee, WI.

https://www.kiaptuwish.org/

https://www.instagram.com/swedish_fish218/

https://www.instagram.com/tkhigman/

https://www.lucettebrewing.com/

We sit down with TroutRoutes founder Zach Pope to discuss new happenings in the app (Spoiler, there is now a web based mapping tool!) and the joys of running a tech company.  We discuss the challenges of public water access, traveling the country searching for trout water and the beer-ometer.  Be sure to check out the links below and pickup a last minute Christmas gift for that angler in your life!

https://www.instagram.com/troutroutes/

https://troutinsights.com/

Jay takes time to enlighten us on some new products in the tying world and a great resource to reach out to local tiers in the area or the area you are traveling.  Be sure to check out his products and buy some guaranteed fish catching tools to qualify for an angry minnow beer next fall!

https://www.instagram.com/mnflytoolco/

https://www.mnflytool.com/shop

https://www.instagram.com/stoneflyworks/

https://stoneflyworks.com/

Jake and Mike drop in to chat about a new project, Water Sabbath.  The two have teamed up to bring a much needed breath of fresh air to the fly fish film library and look to release in April.  Tune in to check out this idea of "Rest from labor" and how we could all use a bit of a nudge to pursue our passions away from the 9-5.  We'll keep you updated as we move to the release of the film, but until then give them a follow and this a listen!

https://www.instagram.com/watersabbath/