So, you know how you see something from far away and it looks really great? It’s almost perfect. But if you look a little closer, even from a long distance, you might start to find a few things that aren’t quite right. But it’s good . . . it’s still pretty good.

When you get even closer, you notice more problems. And when you’ve been around it for a long time, you can’t help but see many, many things that could be better.

Well . . . that’s the fly fishing industry.

And I don’t just mean the companies and the big names either. I mean the whole thing: the full scale, from Instagram hashtags and big internet groups to the few anglers that hang out at your local bar. The industry trends, these habits, these practices — some of them just seem wrong. And the gear, the ads, videos and articles, — a lot of it kind of steers people in the wrong direction.

So we thought we’d have a little fun with this and call out as many issues as we can fit into one podcast.

Yes, we’re here to criticize and complain a bit. But it's all in good fun. And quite honestly, I think most of the things we’ll bring up could certainly benefit from a fair dose of constructive criticism. Think of this as a cleansing. It’s a chance to bring everything out into the open — from the dark corners and into the sunlight.

I'm joined by my friends Josh Darling, Austin Dando, Trevor Smith, Matt Grobe and Bill Dell.

We Cover the Following

• Purists. Elitism
• The warm water police
• Spot burning
• Weather complainers
• Marketing to lifestyle anglers
• Mean people
• Euro anything
• Cheap gear
• Telling anglers to be specialized
• Leaky Waders
• The squeezing fish hold
• The knuckles hold
• People who comment without reading article, watching full video, or listening to whole podcast
• Club Fishing
• The assumption that "experts" knows more than you about fishing
• Anyone pretending that catching fish doesn't matter

Resources

READ: Troutbitten | What to Trust
READ: Troutbitten | Use a Versatile Fly Rod
READ: Troutbitten | Holding a Trout -- Their Heart In Your Hands
READ: Troutbitten | Angler Types in Profile -- Goldilocks
READ: Troutbitten | Why Wild Trout Matter
READ: Troutbitten | Posted -- Club Fish -- 2065

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