Fly Guides Podcast

This week, we speak with George Souhlaris, a guide for Bristol Bay Lodge in Alaska. This wide-ranging conversation is truly a walk through memory lane and a life of fishing and adventure. Enjoy the show.

Today's episode is amazing! Conway Bowman is a guide in San Diego who has made a career out of pursuing Mako Sharks in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of California. This is a fascinating conversation about pioneering the pursuit of a game fish in the sport of fly fishing. Enjoy the show!

Jack Mister is a guide on the Kenai River in Alaska. While the waters have changed over the years Jack describes the absolute beauty and prolific fishery that this wild water in Alaska is. Jack has a great sense of humor and would be a blast on the water to fish with. You can hear how the years of Alaska living have made him into a seasoned veteran on one of the most iconic rivers of all time. Enjoy the show!

What do fly fishing and world-class cooking have in common? Meet Joshua Schwartz. A former member of the French Laundry team and a fishing guide who learned how to combine both his love of fly fishing and cooking together. A fabulous conversation that covers why so many of us love this sport and see the connected artistry between life events and the water. Enjoy the episode!

Another amazing episode for you today. Hunter Derrick is someone we were connected with through Ryan Johnston at Cast Hope. Hunter is a guide on the upper Maddison at the Slide Inn with Kelly Galloup. This is an amazing story of transformation from a troubled high schooler to a world-class fly fishing guide. This was an incredibly touching story of how someone doing good for others can change the trajectory of a person's life. You will love listening to Hunter and finding out how life on the waters gave him hope and a career.

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You won't want to miss this one! We talk about fly fishing in Iceland with Sindri Hlíðar Jónsson, the owner and operator of www.fishpartner.com He talks about the amazing world of Icelandic fishing and the different species and terrain they are fishing in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Follow Sindri at any of the following!

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Today, we are thrilled to have Brita Fordice on the show. She is a guide from Washington State who, through her love for tying flys, has become a product development designer and fly-tying creator for Rio products. Our conversation ranges from fishing for sea run bull trout to how learning to tie flys at the age of 10 with crow feathers and dog fur dubbing led her to a life of fly fishing and a chance to influence the sport she loves. Enjoy the conversation!

Today, we have one of our first conversations with a saltwater guide. James "Docky" Smith is a flats guide in the Bahamas. He has 30 years of guiding under his belt and has a passion and love for Long Island, Bahamas that is infectious. We hope you enjoy the show!

This morning, we speak with Evan Keene of Hatch Finders Outfitters from Livingston, Montana. Evan guides on the Yellowstone River and the waters of the Paradise Valley in Montana. Evan recently acquired Hatch Finders with his business partner and they are building a business doing something they love. Enjoy the show!

We have Isaiah Smith back on the show to talk about the upcoming season on the Colorado, his pursuit of his captain's license in New Orleans, and how the river has been fishing since we last spoke. Enjoy the episode!