Mel and I have been friends for years, and she’s one of my favorite people to fish with. So naturally, when she decided to spend a month fishing in New Zealand, I wanted to pick her brain about her trip and the logistics behind planning a destination fly fishing trip. Mel did her trip totally DIY, and she shares plenty of tips for anyone looking to do a trip over there. Of course, we also got into her stories of success and heartbreak. This is part 2 of a two-part series.

Instagram: @mossy_mel

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Mel and I have been friends for years, and she’s one of my favorite people to fish with. So naturally, when she decided to spend a month fishing in New Zealand, I wanted to pick her brain about her trip and the logistics behind planning a destination fly fishing trip. Mel did her trip totally DIY, and she shares plenty of tips for anyone looking to do a trip over there. Of course, we also got into her stories of success and heartbreak. This is part 1 of a two-part series.

Instagram: @mossy_mel

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Jacob Knight is the Director of Business Development at GoWild, a social media platform built for outdoorsmen of all types. Whether you like hunting, fishing, hiking, or birdwatching, you can find likeminded people and meaningful conversations on the GoWild app. Jacob and I talk about the platform, as well as his experiences fly fishing and teaching his kids how to fish.

GoWild – Jacob Knight

Instagram – @Jacobknight24

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-knight24/

Email – [email protected]

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Landon DeKeyser is the host of The Fishing Podcast and a well-rounded angler from Michigan. In this episode, we chat a bit about his podcast, what he has in store for season 2, and the varied fishing techniques he uses to catch fish in his home state. We cover fly fishing, ice fishing, and Landon’s hunt for big brown trout.

Instagram: @thefishingpodcast

Facebook: /thefishingpodcast

Website: https://www.thefishingpodcast.com/

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Ali Bair is a fly fishing guide and producer on an upcoming documentary called “Daughter of the White River.” Ali and I have been good friends for years, and decided to have a beer together over the phone and talk about the movie, the fly fishing film world, and some of our favorite memories fishing together.

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Peter Stitcher is the owner and “Chief Fly Geek” at Ascent Fly Fishing, a company that focuses on helping anglers get prepared for the exact time and place they want to fish by creating personalized fly selections. In addition to discussing Ascent’s goals to help anglers, Peter also shares his PAUSE and MATCH methods for learning the insects in your area and finding the right flies to match. Then, we get into the topic of secrecy in fly fishing, and how we can all be a little nicer to each other online and on the water.

Website: www.ascentflyfishing.com

Instagram: @ascentflyfishing

Facebook: /ascentflyfishing

Twitter: @AscentFishing

Youtube: /ascentflyfishing

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Jared Larsen is a Marketing Specialist with OnX Maps, one of the most robust and useful mapping apps available. Originally designed for hunting, OnX is also extremely useful to anglers, hikers, campers, and anyone else recreating outdoors. Jared and I discuss the features that are particularly useful to anglers, how to use OnX effectively, features that are expected to come out in the future, and the ridiculousness of stream access laws in many western states.

Website: https://www.onxmaps.com/

OnX Instagram:@onxhunt

Jared’s Instagram: @jaredclarsen

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Nick DelVecchio is a fly fishing guide and the owner of Wildwood Outfitters out of Franklin, PA. In this episode, Nick and I chat about fly fishing culture, the divisive nature of modern-day fly fishing, and also get sucked into some talk about fishing and fishing regulations in PA. 

Instagram: @wildwoodoutfitterspa

Website: https://www.wildwoodoutfitterspa.com/

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Jeff Troutman is a musician, podcaster, and fly fisherman based out of Michigan. He hosts the Remote. No Pressure Fly Fishing Podcast. Jeff is also the artist behind a musical album dedicated solely to fly fishing songs. In this episode, Jeff and I chat about how being overworked got him into fly fishing, how fishing inspires his music, and his podcast.

Instagram: @remotenopressure

Facebook: /Remotenopressure

“Songs About Fly Fishing” Album: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jefftroutman

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John Kelly Coffman is a fly fishing guide who has guided for several outfitters throughout Colorado and just got back from his first summer guiding in Alaska. This episode was recorded right before he left for his season up north, and John Kelly talks about his upcoming summer. This will be his first year up there, and we discuss his expectations, fishing styles in Alaska, and his new website, Reflections on the Fly.

Instagram: @jcoffman214
Website: https://www.reflectionsonthefly.com/

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