Fly Fishing 97 Podcast

This week we welcome Mark Roseboom, Guide/Owner Lone Butte Sporting Goods, Lone Butte BC. After many years of living in the Lower mainland of BC, Mark pursued his dream of opening a fly shop/hunting shop in the Southern Cariboo. Lone Butte is the gateway to plenty of amazing fly fishing for rainbow trout in the interior of British Columbia. When he is not running the shop, Mark can be found chasing the large feisty trout of the Cariboo region.

This week we head to South Wales and chat with Kim Tribe of Fly Fishing Wales. Kim spends plenty of time on the water as a professional guide and coach. He represented Wales at the World Fly Fishing Championships is passionate about conserving our waters and has plenty of stories to tell. Truly an inspirational fly fishing story and lots of adventures to share from around the world.

This week we chat with Noel Fox of Hook and Vice. Noel spends a lot of time chasing fins with a fly rod all over North America and beyond. He talks to us about his fly fishing journey, building a successful brand, fly fishing more and working less. Strives to be a great teller of stories, live the dream and pack it in ... pack it out. He has a cutting edge brand that oozes authenticity, Hook and Vice specializes in caps and gear designed in BC.

This week we sit down with guide Jason Rose of Newaygo Michigan. Jason runs Jrose Outdoors where he guides for Steelhead, Salmon and Walleye on Lake Michigan and the Muskegon River. We talk about fly fishing the big water, chasing Steelhead and crazy fish stories. Lake Michigan offers lots of fishing opportunities, on this episode we explore many of them.

This week we head to sunny Southern California to meet Dave Smith. Dave spends his time chasing fins in the San Diego area. Echo Fly Fishing Prostaff, Airflo USA ambassador, The Fly Stop Ambassador, Moonlit Fly Fishing Ambassor, Dave brings an undeniable passion and sense of adventure to fly fishing. We talk Mako, Trout, Tuna, Spotted Bay Bass, Durado, Calico and more. San Diego offers such a huge diversity of fly fishing opportunities on this show we explore many of them.

Former competitive power lifter turned fly fisher, this week we visit with Justin Lovell in Cape Breton Nova Scotia of CB Fly Fishing. We talk about how Justin came to discover fly fishing, where he spends his time in salt and freshwater and the species he targets in and around Cape Breton. Thanks Justin for sharing you passion for chasing fins off the East Coast of Canada.

Grunter, Garrick, Kob and Tigerfish, this week we take you to Cape Town, South Africa. We chat with Stuart Purnell who is a local guide and works at Upstream Fly Fishing in Cape Town. We talk about the epic variety of species South Africa has to offer, where to go, what you will need and fly fishing journeys that dreams are made of. This was an eye opener to the podcast and yet another destination to add to the bucket list. Thanks Stuart for sharing your fly fishing story with us!

This week we sit down with Chris Ritter of Bethel, PA. Chris is an avid fly fisher, blogger, owner of Northkill Tackle and crafter of wooden landing nets. He tells us about his passion for chasing trout in The Keystone State, wood working, and what he has learned from his fly fishing journey.

This week we chat with friend of the podcast Branden Snook of Fredericton, NB. If you are new to fly fishing this is perfect episode to start with. We talk to Branden about some of the challenges a person faces that is new to fly fishing. Where his passion for all things fins and fly tying comes from. Some of the perceived hurdles and hopefully a few ways you can shorten that learning curve. Thanks Branden for sharing your fly fishing journey!

This week we chat with Jeff Trigg of Central South Missouri. Jeff is passionate about fly fishing for smallmouth bass. He works with the 3 Creeks Outdoor Group, he is a certified casting instructor, owner/ head guide of Ozark Sweetwater Fly Fishing and also is on the Sage Elite Prostaff, where he reps Sage and Reddington. Jeff also reps Towee Boats. We spoke with him from his home base in Bloomfield Missouri.