The So Fly Crew sits with local guide and buddy, Matt Martin of Smooth River Guiding Co. Matt and the gang chat about fishing on a freshwater 'flat' for bass. They take you through a day on the water, what to look for, what to bring, and what to expect. Bass fishing is a SUPER fun activity on the fly, and this episode has all kinds of tips, tricks and tales to get you going. Come on, summer!

ALSO HEAR APRIL VOKEY'S Best Fishing Story Ever in this episode after the mid-roll.

FISH WITH MATT: https://www.smoothriver.ca/

The So Fly Crew kick off 2023 with their first guest, Jim McLennan, author and angler. Jim is from Alberta and has spent many years writing for various fly fishing and outdoor publications. He's also written five books, with his most recent being Trout Tracks. The crew and Jim discuss the book, and much more.

READ THE BOOK: https://www.amazon.ca/Trout-Tracks-Essays-Fly-Fishing/dp/1771603658

FIND JIM: https://mclennanflyfishing.com/JJi

Best Fishing Story Ever by Nicholas Roman: https://www.instagram.com/salmographer/?hl=en

The So Fly Crew goes live on YouTube for their annual year end holiday bash. This show was recored LIVE, yes LIVE during the 2022 holiday break. The show is packed with segments, fishy talk, questions from viewers, and PRIZE giveaways. 

THANK YOU to all our listeners this year. It's so cool we get to have fun talking about fishing, and have y'all have FUN listening. Thanks for coming to the events, for sharing your stories, pictures, and love for the sport. And thank you to our sponsors. We love you all! Reminder you can WATCH this episode on our YouTube page - search So Fly Fishing. 

The So Fly Crew sit with Sarah Penney, the Resource Management Officer at Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The group discuss Sarah's love for the outdoors and her work being done to restore atlantic salmon populations in Clyburn Creek. 

LEARN MORE: https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/second-round-of-salmon-released-back-into-cape-bretons-clyburn-brook-as-part-of-restoration-program-100785791/ 

The So Fly Crew sits with Amber Toner from Calgary, Alberta. They discuss Amber's fishing life and chat all about her photography. The group also dive into a trip recap of a recent trip to New York. They fished steelhead and lake run brown trout in and around the Rochester area. 

AMBER: https://www.instagram.com/thebugparade/?hl=en 

The So Fly Crew sits with Ryan and Jay of Coup de Tête to talk about their fly fishing lives. The group cover a range of topics, from fly fishing right here at home, to fishing in Northern BC, and what goes into crafting the perfect fishing hat. COME to the event on December 16th and make your very own leather reel case with the team from Coup De Tête. Tickets: www.sofly.ca/events 

FIND CDT: https://www.coupdetete.ca/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/coup_de_tete/ 

The So Fly Crew has Mario Guel of Taco Fly Co. on the show to talk about his fly fishing life, and fly fishing out in California. Mario calls in from his steelhead cabin, where he spends time in the fall guiding for West Coast steelhead. Mario talks all about how he got into fly fishing, what it was like growing up fishing in San Jose, and how he got into guiding. 

NOTE: At times there's some internet lag between the crew and Mario. Sorry about that - technology has only gotten us so far. 

FIND TACO: https://tacoflyco.com/

TACO IG: https://www.instagram.com/tacoflyco/

RIVERS OF A LOST COAST: https://www.amazon.com/Rivers-Lost-Coast-Tom-Skerritt/dp/B017LXZ67U 

The So Fly Crew sit and discuss a recent trip to British Columbia. This was the first time Yilma and Aldo had ever been to the province. Tune in to hear stories from the water chasing trout in Canada's amazing west coast. Thanks to Fishing BC for having us out. Special thanks to Joel Clifton for capturing the trip and letting us crash at your wonderful house (with incredible backyard views). 

Book with the Guides: https://www.clearwaterriverdriftfishing.ca/

Learn More: https://fishingbc.com/ 

The So Fly Crew minus Aldo sit with ex-professional BMX rider, now angler, illustrator and designer, KC Badger out of Portland, Oregon. The crew and KC talk about his fly fishing life, spending time on the water with his father, his life in biking, and how he found himself working with some of fly fishing's great brands. 

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg2s1yCPRB4 

FOLLOW KC: https://www.instagram.com/kcbadger/?hl=en 

The So Fly Crew sit with Kate and Scotty Sherin to discuss their recent trip to Montana with the Redington team. Kate and Scotty are two very fishy anglers from the east coast of Canada. Together along with Mitch and Aldo, they went to Missoula Montana and spent a week fishing trout on incredible rivers with the whole Redington squad! 

In this episode, the four Canadians talk about travelling down to this Montana region for the first time (well, Aldo's been). 

Special thanks and all the love to Ethan, DL, Allie, Clay, Jeff, Kayla, KC, Mario, Jean and Juniper. It was a very special trip with a very special crew. 

FIND KATE AND SCOTTY: http://sherincreative.com/