Spooled

Matt & Brian discuss The Northern Angler's largest event of the year, The Cheese Cup. This warm water fly fishing tournament raises money for suicide prevention in Northern Michigan. The guys talk about how it all started, how it has evolved, and how you can participate or support this great cause.

Learn more at https://thenorthernangler.com/pages/the-cheese-cup

All proceeds from these events go towards supporting Child & Family Services of Northwest Michigan and their Third Level suicide prevention programming. You can learn more about these programs and their efforts here: https://www.cfsnwmi.org/thirdlevel

On this episode of spooled, the crew answers some listener questions, explores the differences between nymphs and wet flies, and discusses the barriers that are facing women who are trying to get into the sport of fly fishing. 

Matt & Joe debate early spring fishing and recap the Midwest Fly Fishing Show.

Learn more about the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo here: https://midwestflyfishingexpo.com/

The podcast of The Northern Angler fly shop. We talk about everything fly fishing in Michigan, the Mid-West and beyond. You'll hear some funny stories and great tips from the crew and meet some our fishiest friends from around the country.

Learn more about The Northern Angler here: http://www.thenorthernangler.com/

In this episode, Matt and Brian welcome Ed and Jon of Mangled Fly to the studio for a serious discussion regarding Didymo.

Didymo, also known as rock snot, has been found in both the Manistee and Boardman and will likely continue to spread to other Northern Michigan rivers.

You can see more from Jon & Ed at Mangledfly.com including several extremely well written articles on Didymo.

Matt and Joe talk short fly rods, belly boats, and layering for winter fishing.

Matt & Joe answer listener questions and talk about getting your tying & fishing gear organized.

Matt & Joe talk holiday events, specials and great gift ideas.

Matt and Joe talk about their fishing superstitions, answer a listener question about the Boardman River and discuss spot burning. 

Matt & Joe talk new tying materials, decide which fly they'd fish if they could only choose one, and bust some of the most common fly fishing myths we hear in the shop and on the water.

In this episode Matt & Joe talk about new tools from loon, sling packs, and cover the when/where/how of midwest steelhead.