On this episode of the Fly Fishing Journeys podcast, we have a very special guest, Simon Gawesworth.  Simon is the Education and Engagement Manager for Far Bank, the parent company to Rio Products, Sage, Redington and Fly Water Travel.  Simon is acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on spey casting and has taught and demonstrated spey casting around the world.  But his expertise doesn’t stop there.  In this podcast we cover Simon’s beginning outside of London, England when his father, a fly fishing instructor himself, taught him how to fly fish.  As Simon worked with Rio Products in product development for many years, I wanted to dive into different types of fly lines, and we talked about the process of making a fly line.  We finalize on a wonderful deep dive discussion on the make up of both mono and fluorocarbon leader and tippet material.  Simon’s insights here are invaluable for any fly angler.