“The ocean is in my DNA and sets the rhythm of my life.” -Conway Bowman Today’s guest, Captain Conway Bowman, can best be described as a Waterman. A person whose life is heavily influenced and actually defined by water and watery environments. He fly fishes, surfs, spearfishes, body surfs and let’s his life be defined […]

EP045: Captain Conway Bowman – Shark Whisperer and Holder of Keys to the Kingdom

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Welcome to season 6 of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. We felt it fitting to start it off with the 2020 State of the Truckee River with Travis Hawks from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. This is our 6th State of the Truckee episode presenting the results of the NDOW annual sampling of the Truckee […]

EP058: Travis Hawks – 2020 State of The Truckee River

Christmas (Kiritimati) Island has been considered one of the best flats fishing locations since it was first explored in the 1970s. It has allowed countless anglers to cut their teeth fly fishing for bonefish, trevally and triggerfish. The chance to visit this destination once is on every anglers bucket list. Imagine having the chance to […]

EP057: Rob Ramsay – Fly Fishing Christmas Island – History and Perspective from a SuperHost

Dr. Helen Neville, Senior Scientist with Trout Unlimited, and Dr. Mary Peacock, professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, have been instrumental in the efforts to protect and recover the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout to its historic range. While both specialize in the genetic sequencing of LCT, Helen’s and Mary’s research have differed in […]

EP056: Helen Neville and Mary Peacock – LCT Recovery – Challenges and Opportunities

“The biggest surprise for the new carp angler is that carp don’t always live in ugly places.” – John Bartlett, @johnmontanacarp 16 years ago, John Bartlett started to chase carp on the fly… As a lifelong trout angler, John grew up using light rods and fine tippet around Montana and the Pacific Northwest but as […]

EP055: John Bartlett – johnmontanacarp Shares the 4 rules for Carp on the Fly, demystifying where to find them and how to catch them

“The single component of the your equipment that will have the most impact on overall casting performance is the fly line.” – Brad Befus,  Scientific Anglers Today’s podcast episode is one that I have thought about doing for a while.  It finally came down to the 1,000th time I heard shop staff stress to a […]

EP054: Brad Befus – The Anatomy of a Fly Line and Why They Matter

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EP045: Captain Conway Bowman – Shark Whisperer and Holder of Keys to the Kingdom

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