Fish Untamed

Barry deCocq is the owner of American Fork Anglers and specializes in custom leaders, including Euro, tightline, and standard. Barry believes the leader is the most important part of a fly fishing setup and has the experience to back it up. In this episode, we discuss Euro nymphing, the differences between custom and storebought leaders, how different styles of leaders vary, what goes into custom tying them, and more. At the end, we also discuss how social media has been detrimental to hidden gem fishing spots.

Website: AFAnglers.com

Instagram: @AmericanForkFly

Facebook: /AmericanForkAnglers  

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In 2018, I traveled to Japan with a group of friends to ski the famous Hokkaido powder. One member of the group, Nick Hill, fell in love with Japan and decided to move there. Not long after, he became a trout bum, and he’s been immersing himself in Japan’s amazing fishing opportunities ever since. This is a pretty relaxed episode where we catch up on what he’s been up to, what it’s like being a trout bum in a foreign country, and some fun stories along the way.

IG: @_nickhill_

Youtube: link

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Kyle Kamp is a dietician and owner of Valley to Peak Nutrition, a company designed to help people fuel themselves properly for rigorous backcountry adventures. After losing 140 pounds himself and moving out west where he was immersed in the outdoors, Kyle wanted to help others get the proper nutrition for their trips into the backcountry. In this episode, we discuss how to get the right amounts of calories, carbs, fats, and protein in the backcountry and why the right types of foods can make such a difference on big trips. We also get into dehydrating your own meals to save money and have delicious backcountry food.

IG: @v2pnutrition

FB: /v2pnutrition

Website: V2pnutrition.com

Podcast: Valley to Peak Nutrition Podcast

Kyle’s Dehydrating Book: link

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Brian Chan is the owner/operator of Riseform Flyfishing Ventures and guides stillwater fly fishing trips. Before guiding, Brian was a Provincial Fisheries Biologist for 35 years. He also writes a regular column in Fly Fusion Magazine and co-hosts the Sport Fishing on the Fly TV show. In this episode, we start by going over trout biology in lakes, including their feeding patterns, seasonal movements, and more. Then, we transition into fishing tips and techniques that are informed by these biological patterns.

Instagram: @brianchanflyfishing

Website: riseformflyfishing.com

Stillwater Store: stillwaterflyfishingstore.com

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Phil Rowley is the owner of Phil Rowley Fly Fishing and has over 35 years of fly fishing experience, primarily focused on stillwaters. He is also an author, speaker, video producer, brand ambassador, online instructor, YouTube creator, guide, and co-host of The New Fly Fisher TV show. In this episode, we discuss all things stillwater including flies, leaders, techniques, and finding fish. Phil also has a new book out called The Orvis Guide to Stillwater Trout Fishing.

Facebook: /PhilRowleyFlyFishing

Instagram: @philrowleyflyfishing

Website: flycraftangling.com (soon to transition to philrowleyflyfishing.com)

Stillwater Fly Fishing Store: stillwaterflyfishingstore.com

YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/FlyCraftAngling

Book: link

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Erica Nelson is the cofounder of REAL Consulting, host of the Awkward Angler Podcast, Orvis Endorsed fly fishing guide, and Brown Folks Fishing Ambassador. She is currently working on season 3 of her podcast. Erica loves to fish and guide on the beautiful waters around Crested Butte, CO, and also works to make fly fishing a more inclusive sport for all. In this episode, we talk about the fishing in her part of the state, as well as why fishing should be welcoming to everyone and what can be done to make that happen. 

Instagram: @awkwardangler 

REAL Consultants Website: consultREAL.org

Awkward Angler Website: awkwardAngler.com

Rogue River Event, Oct 1-4, 2022: link

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Rehan Nana works in the Outdoor Recreation department of Garmin and is also an avid fly angler and upland hunter. In this episode, he tells me about the amazing fishing opportunities in his area of the midwest and how he believes the world record brown trout may one day come out of southern Missouri. Then we get into the importance of carrying satellite devices in the backcountry and some of the options offered by Garmin.

Garmin website: link

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Dr. Vince Hill is the Chief of the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch of the CDC. In this episode, I got to pick his brain about backcountry drinking water. If you’ve ever spent a night in the backcountry, you’ve probably had to deal with water filtration or purification. We covered three main topics in this episode: the basics of contaminated water, what causes the contamination, and how we can fix it to make water drinkable.

CDC Guide to Backcountry Water: link

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This episode first aired on the Modern Carnivore Podcast, hosted by Mark Norquist. Mark was on Fish Untamed in 2021 (episode 51) and invited me up to MN to try my hand at darkhouse spearing. I decided to take him up on his offer this past January. In a nutshell, darkhouse spearing involves sitting over a large hole in the ice and throwing spears at passing fish. In reality, though, there’s much more to it, and we dive into it in this episode. This episode was recorded in a brewery after one of our days on the ice at -37 degrees.

Modern Carnivore Website: link

Modern Carnivore Podcast: link

Modern Carnivore Instagram: @modcarn

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Bob Romano and his wife have owned a seasonal cabin in the Rangeley Lakes Region of western Maine for nearly 40 years. He is an author and has written novels, short stories, essays, and magazine articles about the people that gravitate to this region where the brook trout are as large as you’ll find north of Labrador, its rich sporting history, and the many fly fishing opportunities that can be found here. In this episode, we discuss the Rangeley Lakes Region and some notable folks from the area.

Email: [email protected]

Website: forgottentrout.com

Blog: Link

Facebook: /forgottentrout

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