Reno Fly Shop Podcast - A Fly Fishing Podcast with Special Guests, the Fly Fishing Report for Northern Nevada, California and Pyramid Lake and our Shop Events Calendar

By Jim Litchfield: Reno Fly Shop Owner and Guide

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Reno Fly Shop Podcast - A Fly Fishing Podcast with Special Guests, the Fly Fishing Report for Northern Nevada, California and Pyramid Lake and our Shop Events Calendar episodes:

01.12.2021
EP058: Travis Hawks – 2020 State of The Truckee River
Welcome to season 6 of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. We felt it fitting to start it off with the 2020 State of the Truckee River with Travis Hawks from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. This is our 6th State...
12.03.2020
EP057: Rob Ramsay – Fly Fishing Christmas Island – History and Perspective from a SuperHost
Christmas (Kiritimati) Island has been considered one of the best flats fishing locations since it was first explored in the 1970s. It has allowed countless anglers to cut their teeth fly fishing for bonefish, trevally and triggerfish. The chance to...
10.15.2020
EP056: Helen Neville and Mary Peacock – LCT Recovery – Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Helen Neville, Senior Scientist with Trout Unlimited, and Dr. Mary Peacock, professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, have been instrumental in the efforts to protect and recover the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout to its historic range. While...
08.07.2020
EP055: John Bartlett – johnmontanacarp Shares the 4 rules for Carp on the Fly, demystifying where to find them and how to catch them
“The biggest surprise for the new carp angler is that carp don’t always live in ugly places.” – John Bartlett, @johnmontanacarp 16 years ago, John Bartlett started to chase carp on the fly… As a lifelong trout angler, John grew...
03.10.2020
EP054: Brad Befus – The Anatomy of a Fly Line and Why They Matter
“The single component of the your equipment that will have the most impact on overall casting performance is the fly line.” – Brad Befus, Scientific Anglers Today’s podcast episode is one that I have thought about doing for a while. ...
01.01.2020
EP053: Travis Hawks – 2019 State of the Truckee River
“It is amazing how the Truckee River has responded since 2015 in its recovery from damaging drought. Now in 2019 we are at or near top conditions ever recorded.” Travis Hawks, Fishery Biologist, NDOW Five years ago Travis Hawks and...
06.12.2019
EP052: Gilbert Rowley: Creating Good Content and Being Responsible When Doing It
“When creating GOOD content you can not plan too much” -Gilbert Rowley Hey everyone, welcome to the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. I am excited to bring you these episodes to keep you informed on what is happening in the fly...
05.01.2019
EP051: Capt. Chuck Ragan – Fly Fishing Guide, Zen Punk Rocker and Bass Master
“I feel the most grounded and at the most peace when I am on the water.” -Cpt. Chuck Ragan I am excited to bring you todays guest, Chuck Ragan. It was difficult to find time to sit with Chuck due...
03.21.2019
EP050: David and Dillon Renton – Raising a Family on the River and Making Big Water Small on the lower Deschutes
We are excited to introduce you to today’s episode which is the first installment of a new series we are presenting in partnership with Fly Water Travel. We will feature a new destination every few months for the next year....
03.06.2019
EP049: Landon Mayer: Master of the Short Game and Hunter of Giant Trout
In this episode Landon and I are able to breakdown many of the topics that he presents in the video Mastering the Short Game and how these can work on some your local water. We also get to discuss his...
12.19.2018
EP048: Meredith McCord: 160+ World Records and A Redfish that Changed Her Life
Can a fish change an anglers life? In December 2012, in a Louisiana swamp, a Redfish changed Meredith McCord’s. That day, Meredith broke an IGFA World Record for 16 pound tippet, with landing a 32.6 pound Redfish (Red Drum). What...
11.29.2018
EP047: Travis Hawks – 2018 State of the Truckee River
“In 2018 the USFWS stocked 36,000 LCT and NDOW stocked 5,000 Rainbow Trout. Of the 747 sampled salmonids in the 2018 Fall Survey only 6 were hatchery trout.” -Travis Hawks, Fishery Biologist, Nevada Department of Wildlife It is amazing that...
10.15.2018
EP046: Phil Rowley – Stillwater Tactics, Fly Selection and Leader Formulas
“Fly presentation trumps fly selection everytime” – Phil Rowley Get ready for our first Reno Fly Shop Podcast Classic. A couple of years ago I recorded and released an episode with Canadian stillwater expert Phil Rowley. I had the chance to...
09.27.2018
EP045: Captain Conway Bowman – Shark Whisperer and Holder of Keys to the Kingdom
“The ocean is in my DNA and sets the rhythm of my life.” -Conway Bowman Today’s guest, Captain Conway Bowman, can best be described as a Waterman. A person whose life is heavily influenced and actually defined by water and...
08.16.2018
EP044: Devin Olsen – Effective Techniques for Fly Fishing Lakes, What He Pays Attention to the most and Competitive Tactics for Stillwaters
“Once you can commit to learning the stillwater game it can be as rewarding as learning any other type of fly fishing technique. Plus you can often find water uncrowded and great fly fishing conditions.” -Devin Olsen As promised during...
06.28.2018
EP043: Jeff Currier – 400+ Species on the Fly, Fly Fishing Traveler and Carp Pioneer
“Work hard, have humility and appreciate what you learn.” -Jeff Currier Jeff Currier has been fly fishing the world for over forty years. Jeff’s adventures to more than sixty countries on six continents has resulted in more than 400 species of fish...
06.06.2018
EP042: Ernie Gulley – Mr. Crowley shares the Secrets of Crowley Lake, Tactics for Stillwaters Everywhere and the life cycle of Chironomids
“I love the fact that I can go out and learn something new each and every time on the water” -Ernie Gulley Today’s guest is a stillwater icon of the eastern Sierra and a master of Crowley Lake. Ernie Gulley...
05.23.2018
EP041: Devin Olsen – Modern Nympher, Film Maker and Using Water to Hide from Trout
“To really understand Euro Style Nymphing the angler has to dive in and believe it will work.” -Devin Olsen After a bit of a break it is exciting to be back in the saddle and putting out podcast episodes for your enjoyment....
01.31.2018
EP040: Ken Morrish – Fly Tyer, Photographer and Fly Water Travel
“I get a special satisfaction out of creating a fly, fishing it and finding out it works really well.” -Ken Morrish Today’s guest, Ken Morrish, has worked within the fly fishing industry for the past 30 years and has contributed more...
01.10.2018
EP039 Sarah Landström – A Life of Art, Fly Fishing and Conservation
“Fly fishing and art are the two perfect ways to flow through life. There are limitless opportunities for learning and pushing yourself.” -Sarah Landström If describing a hard charging angler, grad student in the fine arts and conservationist doesn’t automatically sync in...
12.12.2017
EP038: Sudeep Chandra – What LCT and Taimen have in Common and What Happens When a Lake Turns Over
“As the users of these wild natural systems, we have to be careful not to love them to death” -Dr. Sudeep Chandra, Univ. of Nevada, […] Read More
11.21.2017
EP037: Travis Hawks – 2017 State of the Truckee River
“The situation couldn’t be better for the Truckee River to make not only a full recovery from the drought but to improve to conditions that […] Read More
10.12.2017
EP036: George Daniel – Streamer Tactics, Techniques and Blending Styles to Catch More Trout
“There is often a time and place in real-world situations to move beyond defined and dictated techniques. To begin to blend and meld different approaches […] Read More
09.28.2017
EP035: Nancy Vucinich – Pyramid Lake Update, Happy Zooplankton and Big Lahontan Cutthroat trout
“Freshwater inflow plus nutrients makes for really great conditions to grow Lahonton Cutthroat Trout” – Nancy Vucinich, Senior Fishery Biologist, Pyramid Lake Fisheries Nancy Vucinich […] Read More
08.11.2017
EP034: Fly Fish Food – The Guys that gave us the Cheech Leech, the Moodah Poodah and Make Fly Tying cool
“The more you limit yourself in tactics and techiques the less fun you are letting yourself have.” – Cheech “You can’t change the color of wire and call a pattern uniquely yours, most if not all new patterns are building...
07.05.2017
EP033: Matt Gilligan Koles – Truckee River response to the winter of 2017, fly fishing during high water and fly fishing with meat
“The Truckee River is going to be in great shape coming out of this winter and going into the summer and fall. It will be epic.” – Matt “Gilligan” Koles The last time Matt “Gilligan” Koles was on the podcast...
06.08.2017
EP032: Mike Anderson – Fly Fishing Guide, 2017 Pyramid Lake season recap and fly tying for Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River
“The 2017 winter will impact Pyramid Lake in 3 main ways, 1) balance chemistry, 2) deliver nutrients and 3) boost bug life.” -Mike Anderson Mike Anderson is a guide, shop staff and instructor at the Reno Fly Shop. As a...
04.16.2017
EP031: Tim Loux – Managing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River
“The USFWS will engage all members of the community in making choices to manage LCT in the Truckee River” – Tim Loux, USFWS Welcome to episode 31 of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. Leading up to this episode several listeners...
03.30.2017
EP030: Dec Hogan – How Unicorns make a Steelheader and Casting a two handed fly rod
“It isn’t the experienced seasoned angler that says ‘okay, now I will guide’. It is the enthusiastic passionate angler that makes the leap into the life of a fly fishing guide.” -Dec Hogan If you’ve ever met Dec Hogan you...
02.09.2017
EP029: Kelly Galloup (part 2) – Natural vs. Synthetic tying material and How Fish Eat Their Lunch
“So often fly fishing is defined by the last story someone hears, when it should defined by their own personal experience.” -Kelly Galloup Here is the second part of my conversation with Kelly. The original recording was just too good to...
01.20.2017
EP028: Kelly Galloup – Musings on Articulated Streamers and the Egos of Fly Fisherman
“If you want to catch big trout you should, stalk more and cast less.” -Kelly Galloup Before I get into the introduction of today’s episode I wanted to bring to your attention a new way you can follow and interact...
12.22.2016
EP027: Lance Egan – European Style Nymphing, the Rainbow Warrior and his new DVD Modern Nymphing
“Simply stated, trout eat nymphs more than any other type of food source and European Style Nymphing is the most effective way to fish nymphs” – Lance Egan Lance Egan is a self described fly fishing junkie. He has fly...
12.01.2016
EP026: Travis Hawks – 2016 State of the Truckee River and the giant Brown Trout that live in it
“The Truckee River with its year around fishing, huge trout and lake-run cutthroat will soon be second to none as a western trout fishery” – Travis Hawks, NDOW Fishery Biologist Travis Hawks grew up in Gardnerville, Nevada, acquiring a bachelor’s degree...
11.10.2016
EP025: Captain Maury Hatch – The California Delta and Striped Bass on the fly
“The variety and diversity of fly fishing in the California Delta is like no other place in the country.” -Captain Maury Hatch, Fly Fishing Guide, First Hatch Guide Service One of the common threads you will hear in our posts...
10.27.2016
EP024: Mike Curtis – Head Guide at the Reno Fly Shop, Fall and Winter on the Truckee River and his come back after a bit of a break
“It took me years to realize how gently a huge Truckee River trout can eat a nymph.” -Mike Curtis, Head Guide at the Reno Fly Shop Today we get to chat with the Reno Fly Shop Head Guide, Mike Curtis....
10.07.2016
EP023: Tim Rajeff – Casting a fly 100mph, how to choose a fly rod and understanding fly rod action
“The two most important characteristics of a fly rod are Action and Power” -Tim Rajeff Today’s guest is none other that Tim Rajeff. Tim is a fly rod designer, instructor, national and world casting champion and owner of Rajeff Sports....
09.22.2016
EP022: Dave Stanley – Truckee River, Pyramid Lake and our Local Lake Fishing
“The Truckee River chose for itself to have really big fish over many fish” – Dave Stanley In this episode of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast I sit down with Dave Stanley who I consider to be emblematic with fly...
09.08.2016
EP021: Phil Rowley – Balanced Flies and Boobies (tactics and tying), Stillwater Technique and Leader Formula
“Fly presentation trumps fly selection everytime” – Phil Rowley Get ready for our second episode with Phil Rowley. In this episode of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast Phil discusses the history of balanced flies and his contribution to the evolution of...
07.22.2016
EP020: Phil Rowley – Chironomids, Stillwater Tactics and Phil’s Leader Formulas
“If you aren’t ready to put your fly in harms way, you aren’t ready to catch fish.” – Phil Rowley Phil Rowley has been fly fishing for over 30 years. His love of fly fishing has taken him across North...
07.07.2016
EP019: Ralph Cutter – Trout behavior, Snorkeling with Trout and much much more…
“The biggest surprise after snorkeling the Truckee River is how much time trout spend in shallow water.” – Ralph Cutter In this episode I get to sit down with Ralph Cutter, www.flyline.com. Who I believe is one of the true...
06.23.2016
EP018: George Daniel – Dynamic Nymphing Techniques, Approach and Equipment
“Good technique is 80% of what it takes to catch trout while using nymphs” – George Daniel George Daniel began fly fishing at the age of 6 in Potter County, PA, a remote region filled with wilderness and beautiful brook...
05.19.2016
EP017: Tyler Allen – Fish Need H2O, how to take the Hero Shot and Best Catch-n-Release Practices
“What we are trying to do is help folks understand how to catch, handle and release fish in a manner that they will survive for another day.” -Tyler Allen, Fish Need Water Tyler Allen is the Chief Cook and Bottle...
05.02.2016
EP016: Jan Nemec – Pyramid Lake fly design, what makes a fly an original and Nevada reservoirs to fish this summer
“Nothing can completely replace nature. Synthetics are good but natural materials will never become obsolete or totally replaced in fly tying material.” –Jan Nemec. It has been a while since I have posted a podcast. There is no good excuse...
03.17.2016
EP015: Jon Baiocchi – Lower Yuba River, Lake Davis and North Fork Yuba River
“Education on the resource is a big part of my approach for each and everyone of my guests” ~Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi’s Troutfitters Jon Baiocchi has been fly fishing northern California for most of his life. After a career as a...
02.25.2016
EP014: Denis Isbister: Wild Fish Wild Places, travel tips and how good Pyramid Lake really is
“The best thing you can do when traveling to a new fly fishing destination is to hand your rod to the guide and say ‘show me’” ~Denis Isbister, host Wild Fish Wild Places Denis Isbister has a dream job. Putting...
02.04.2016
EP013: Nick Jackson – Trout Bum, guiding around the world and fly fishing Pyramid Lake
“You never know. Your first cast, your worst cast. You could hook the biggest fish you ever have out there” ~Nick Jackson, Pyramid Lake Guides Nick Jackson is a true fly fishing trout bum. Born in Park City, Nick was...
01.22.2016
EP012: Leslie Ajari – Winter Steelheading, Teaching Spey Casting and much more
Leslie Ajari grew up in Truckee, California and was introduced to fly fishing by her father, Bruce, at a very early age. She and her brother cut their teeth fly fishing the Truckee River, Little Truckee River and local lakes...
01.07.2016
EP011: Kim Tisdale and Travis Hawks – Truckee River Conditions, NDOW River Management and Fishing Conditions
EP011: Kim Tisdale and Travis Hawks – Truckee River Conditions and NDOW River Management and Fishing Conditions The Nevada Department of Wildlife conducts annual surveys of fish populations in western Nevada rivers during the Fall each year. We awaited the...
12.10.2015
EP010: Doug Oullette – Pyramid Lake Fly Fishing, the Popcorn Beetle and Fly Fishing Innovation
EP010: Doug Oullette – Pyramid Lake Fly Fishing, the Popcorn Beetle and Fly Fishing Innovation Doug Ouellette has been fly fishing most of his life and has been one of the true innovators and contributors to fly fishing. He has...
11.25.2015
EP009: Matt “Gilligan” Koles – Winter Fishing the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake
THE RENO FLY SHOP PODCAST EP009: Matt “Gilligan” Koles Fly Fishing the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake We have all gotten to know Gilligan, Gilligan’s Guide Service, from watching his blog and receiving his fishing reports. We have stared in...

What's Reno Fly Shop Podcast - A Fly Fishing Podcast with Special Guests, the Fly Fishing Report for Northern Nevada, California and Pyramid Lake and our Shop Events Calendar about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Reno Fly Shop Podcast - A Fly Fishing Podcast with Special Guests, the Fly Fishing Report for Northern Nevada, California and Pyramid Lake and our Shop Events Calendar episodes:

EP058: Travis Hawks – 2020 State of The Truckee River

EP057: Rob Ramsay – Fly Fishing Christmas Island – History and Perspective from a SuperHost

EP056: Helen Neville and Mary Peacock – LCT Recovery – Challenges and Opportunities

EP055: John Bartlett – johnmontanacarp Shares the 4 rules for Carp on the Fly, demystifying where to find them and how to catch them

EP054: Brad Befus – The Anatomy of a Fly Line and Why They Matter

EP053: Travis Hawks – 2019 State of the Truckee River

EP052: Gilbert Rowley: Creating Good Content and Being Responsible When Doing It

EP051: Capt. Chuck Ragan – Fly Fishing Guide, Zen Punk Rocker and Bass Master

EP050: David and Dillon Renton – Raising a Family on the River and Making Big Water Small on the lower Deschutes

EP049: Landon Mayer: Master of the Short Game and Hunter of Giant Trout

EP048: Meredith McCord: 160+ World Records and A Redfish that Changed Her Life

EP047: Travis Hawks – 2018 State of the Truckee River

EP046: Phil Rowley – Stillwater Tactics, Fly Selection and Leader Formulas

EP045: Captain Conway Bowman – Shark Whisperer and Holder of Keys to the Kingdom

EP044: Devin Olsen – Effective Techniques for Fly Fishing Lakes, What He Pays Attention to the most and Competitive Tactics for Stillwaters

EP043: Jeff Currier – 400+ Species on the Fly, Fly Fishing Traveler and Carp Pioneer

EP042: Ernie Gulley – Mr. Crowley shares the Secrets of Crowley Lake, Tactics for Stillwaters Everywhere and the life cycle of Chironomids

EP041: Devin Olsen – Modern Nympher, Film Maker and Using Water to Hide from Trout

EP040: Ken Morrish – Fly Tyer, Photographer and Fly Water Travel

EP039 Sarah Landström – A Life of Art, Fly Fishing and Conservation

EP038: Sudeep Chandra – What LCT and Taimen have in Common and What Happens When a Lake Turns Over

EP037: Travis Hawks – 2017 State of the Truckee River

EP036: George Daniel – Streamer Tactics, Techniques and Blending Styles to Catch More Trout

EP035: Nancy Vucinich – Pyramid Lake Update, Happy Zooplankton and Big Lahontan Cutthroat trout

EP034: Fly Fish Food – The Guys that gave us the Cheech Leech, the Moodah Poodah and Make Fly Tying cool

EP033: Matt Gilligan Koles – Truckee River response to the winter of 2017, fly fishing during high water and fly fishing with meat

EP032: Mike Anderson – Fly Fishing Guide, 2017 Pyramid Lake season recap and fly tying for Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River

EP031: Tim Loux – Managing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River

EP030: Dec Hogan – How Unicorns make a Steelheader and Casting a two handed fly rod

EP029: Kelly Galloup (part 2) – Natural vs. Synthetic tying material and How Fish Eat Their Lunch

EP028: Kelly Galloup – Musings on Articulated Streamers and the Egos of Fly Fisherman

EP027: Lance Egan – European Style Nymphing, the Rainbow Warrior and his new DVD Modern Nymphing

EP026: Travis Hawks – 2016 State of the Truckee River and the giant Brown Trout that live in it

EP025: Captain Maury Hatch – The California Delta and Striped Bass on the fly

EP024: Mike Curtis – Head Guide at the Reno Fly Shop, Fall and Winter on the Truckee River and his come back after a bit of a break

EP023: Tim Rajeff – Casting a fly 100mph, how to choose a fly rod and understanding fly rod action

EP022: Dave Stanley – Truckee River, Pyramid Lake and our Local Lake Fishing

EP021: Phil Rowley – Balanced Flies and Boobies (tactics and tying), Stillwater Technique and Leader Formula

EP020: Phil Rowley – Chironomids, Stillwater Tactics and Phil’s Leader Formulas

EP019: Ralph Cutter – Trout behavior, Snorkeling with Trout and much much more…

EP018: George Daniel – Dynamic Nymphing Techniques, Approach and Equipment

EP017: Tyler Allen – Fish Need H2O, how to take the Hero Shot and Best Catch-n-Release Practices

EP016: Jan Nemec – Pyramid Lake fly design, what makes a fly an original and Nevada reservoirs to fish this summer

EP015: Jon Baiocchi – Lower Yuba River, Lake Davis and North Fork Yuba River

EP014: Denis Isbister: Wild Fish Wild Places, travel tips and how good Pyramid Lake really is

EP013: Nick Jackson – Trout Bum, guiding around the world and fly fishing Pyramid Lake

EP012: Leslie Ajari – Winter Steelheading, Teaching Spey Casting and much more

EP011: Kim Tisdale and Travis Hawks – Truckee River Conditions, NDOW River Management and Fishing Conditions

EP010: Doug Oullette – Pyramid Lake Fly Fishing, the Popcorn Beetle and Fly Fishing Innovation

EP009: Matt “Gilligan” Koles – Winter Fishing the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake