On this episode of Emerging we sat down with Nick Halle the Volunteer Operations Coordinator for Trout Unlimited. He lives up in Missoula Montana so we discussed the recent crisis on the Madison River, his work with TU, fishing out West and much more. 

As discussed in the show, here is the link to an article Nick wrote about the Madison River crisis. Also, this link will connect you with your local TU chapter. 

We hope you enjoyed the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss or people you want to hear from shoot us an email at [email protected]

The Emerging Podcast is back for another season of inspiring guests, 5 Rivers shenanigans, and stories about the places we love to fish and the people who work to conserve them. Tune in to the first episode of season 2 for an introduction to the 5 Rivers team and a look at what’s on the horizon for college anglers.

In this episode we sat down with Libby Glaser, Franklin Tate and Joe Gugino to discuss this school year for 5 Rivers. If you have a question you'd like us to answer on the show write us a message or send us a voice recording to [email protected]. Make sure to follow us @tucosta5rivers on Instagram so you never miss an episode.

Well, 2021 was quite the year. It was an honor to start up this podcast and bring on some amazing guests for you this past year. I will be forever grateful to all of you listeners and to 5 Rivers. Stay tuned for Season 2 starting up in August with your new host, Cliff Watson. It's been quite the ride.

- Joseph 

For this episode of Emerging, we got a chance to chat with Simms CEO, Casey Sheahan, about Simms, conservation, and a little about fishing. As always, the music is by the Wright Brothers. 

For this episode, we got a chance to talk with Ben Sittig, aka, Huge Fly Fisherman. Ben is a great dude and we had a great conversation about everything Huge. Make sure to check Ben out on Instagram and Youtube to follow him on his adventures. As always the music is brought to you by the Wright Brothers. 

We were joined by Capt. Chris Whittman from Captains for Clean Water to talk about the ongoing water crisis in Florida. Since this episode was recorded, the disaster at Piney Point has occurred. We urge you to take a look at Captains for Clean Water's resources about the disaster and continue to educate yourself on the issues in Florida. As always, the great music is by the Wright Brothers. 

We had the great privilege of having Simon and Charley Perkins from Orvis. We talked about their upbringing surrounded by the outdoors, conservation, and what the future of fly fishing is going to look like. 

For this episode we got a chance to talk with Nat Gillispee from the US Forest Service about his job, a little about public lands, and some conservation issues pressing our public lands.  

For this episode we got a chance to talk with one of our 5 Rivers alumni, Eeland Stribling, about his 5 Rivers experience, what it is like being a biologist, and a little about stand up comedy.