Fly Guides Podcast

We speak with Tom Ream from Thermopolis, Wyoming, today about a lesser-known section of the Bighorn River. Tom is a fly shop owner and family man who decided to give up the oil field life for one on the river. Enjoy the show!

In this week's episode, we talk to Todd Lansing from Adventure Sun Valley about his time on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. He describes his work on the river and their incredible offering of pampered camping. It seems like an amazing spot in the largest wilderness area in America. Todd has a great spirit about him and has a real passion for the river he guides. Enjoy the show!

In this episode, we speak with Ryan Johnston, the founder of Cast Hope - an amazing organization that helps underprivileged youth fall in love with fly fishing. Ryan is a fantastic guide with more than twenty years of experience, but his true passion in life now is building this amazing opportunity for people to connect with this beautiful sport. Listen in and we hope you enjoy the show!

Welcome to our first Video podcast! Today we talk to Chris Freeman of Emergerflyfishing.com . We met Chris at the Fly Fishing Show in Denver and immediately fell in love with his handmade fly fishing packs. We discuss our love for common waters in our hometown of Fort Collins, CO, and how he started making his amazing shoulder bags. Tune in and enjoy seeing our silly faces for the first time!

This week, we talk with John Lagow, a guide on the upper Mississippi in Minnesota. John also guides on the Arkansas in Colorado. John loves his home water, and you can hear how passionate he is about the fishery of America's most famous river. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

This episode is sponsored by Fishrubbers. America's original fly dryer.

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Today we speak with Noah Norwood a Guide out of the West Yellowstone area. Noah is a young man with an incredible love of the sport of fly fishing and has spent the last several years living in a trailer in the town of West Yellowstone getting to know the rivers in the park, as well as those outside of it. He guides for Madisonriveroutfitters.com

Enjoy the Show!

We speak with John Sindland, a guide from Fort Smith and the Board Chair of the Bighorn River Alliance. He is a wealth of knowledge about fly fishing but also a passionate advocate for the work that the Alliance is doing. John is one of our favorite guides to fish with and a good friend. Enjoy the show!

One of our favorites from last year is back, and she had quite a 2024. We discuss Kara's adventures all over the Americas last year - from fishing for huge trout in an Argentinan lake to hunting for Stag and fishing for peacock bass in Brazil - it was quite a year for one of the most fun guides you'll ever have the chance to hear from!

In the opening episode of season 2, we talk with Hale Harris, co-owner and guide from the Bighorn Trout Shop. We talk about how his long adventure in Montana has created an amazing life in Fort Smith as the operator of one of the river's great fly shops. Season 2 is off to a great start!

Elliot Milner from Sawtooth Adventure Company joins us this week on the Fly Guides Podcast. Elliot is a young man who has decided to embrace the life of a fly guide at an early age. His story is inspiring and something many of us wished we would have taken a shot at. He's an up and coming guide on a beautiful river in Idaho. Take a listen and enjoy the conversation.

Follow him on Instagram at @idaho.on.the.fly