The Barbless.co Fly Fishing Podcast with Hogan Brown

Hogan sits down with Tema Roby and Julia Mitchell near their one-year anniversary of starting their non-profit Rising to the Fly which works to break down barriers to make fly fishing accessible and inclusive to all women. Enjoy their story and learn more here

https://risingtothefly.com

Hogan sits down with RJ Hosking of Rare Waters. Rare Waters is a new online booking company similar to Air BnB working to connect anglers with private landowners on private waters throughout the West. While "private water" holds a very different connotation in California than other places in the West, what Rare Waters is doing by providing cheap ($125-175 a day) access to world-class fisheries throughout the West for the average angler is an interesting idea. Learn more about what Rare Waters offers and the larger Private vs. Public land debate taking place in many other western states, that fortunately, most of us in California don't have to worry about.

Learn More at www.rarewaters.com

Capt. Ben Thompson spends more days guiding the Lower Yuba River than any other guide right now and has been on the river this entire winter and early spring so there is no better person to give an update and forecast for the coming spring and summer of one of Californias most popular, challenging, and productive tailwaters.

Check Ben out at www.benthompsonoutdoors.com or www.calbassunion.com

Hogan welcomes Adam Andreini of www.fishadam.com to come on the show and talk about guiding and fishing for Dinosaurs aka Green and White Sturgeon. Adam spends all year as a fishing guide for Stripers, Salmon, Shad, Trout, and Sturgeon on the Lower Sacramento River as WELL as hosting Eco Tours and has been a friend of Hogans for years. While Sturgeon are not top of any fly angler's list they are one of the coolest and most interesting fish in the river that fly anglers never fish for... with fly rods that is. Learn about these fish from and how they interact and live in the Sacramento River.

Learn more about adam at www.fishadam.com

Hogan welcomes Phoenix Arizona Fly Fishing Guide and Owner of Low Water Outfitters Derek Rivchin to the podcast to discuss why anyone in their right mind would want to be a fly fishing guide in Phoenix AZ... and of course what amounts to all the cool fishing in and outside of Phoenix AZ. From walking canals to polling flats and wading rivers Derek has found it in and around the Phoenix metro area. 

Learn More

Low Water Guides Website

Hogan and James sit down and talk about the state of Nor Cal water storage as well as how the current winter is setting us up for the coming season. Then they get into the state and future of our salmon fisheries. While salmon are not always high on fly angler's list of species they are important to the health of many of our more popular fisheries ie. Trout and Steelhead. As well as being the most politically powerful fish in that the economic impact and angler participation is the highest among fish of concern in our state. 

You may not know Dom, but I am sure you have watched or seen his work. If you have watched any of the Loon Outdoors fly tying videos, feature films, or looked at Loon Outdoors social media you have seen his work as well as many other outdoor and lifestyle brands Instagram, YouTube, or websites. His Tools of the Trade series and Different Places Different Fish series push story telling into new realms talking about the people and places that are the back bone of fly fishing that fly under radar. Listen as Hogan talks fishing, making videos, and how story telling translates to the moving picture. 

@dominicanthonybruno

https://www.youtube.com/c/LoonOutdoors

Macala is one of the most talented young photographers in fly fishing. If you look at her photos and the places she has traveled to take them you would think she is a salty veteran. She grew up on the Texas Coast with her twin brother and father who are avid fly fishermen and instead of picking up a rod at a young age she picked up a camera and has never looked back. Honestly, she has never even caught a fish on a fly rod...though she is trying. Unlike many fly fishing photographers who put down the fly rod and pick up the camera she never picked up a rod until recently but has the passion of love of the sport to convey it in ways that many of us who come from the angling perspective never would have thought of. Enjoy. 

https://www.macelliottmedia.com

https://www.instagram.com/macelliottmedia/

Nick is the Community Manager for Lamson Waterworks Reel and Rod company in Boise Idaho... that said he is an aficionado of all things bass! It is not easy being a bass fisherman in Idaho where trout is king but Nick pulls it off and has a full slate of bass fisheries to choose from. Nick also travels the world chasing some of the most obscure fish around. With roots in South America he has found a new love for the golden dorado and has chased them DIY and from some of the most prestigious lodges around. Hogan and Nick chat about all things fly fishing, bass, and travel while Nick sits on his boat smallmouth bass fishing... enjoy. 

Rachel literally grew up in a fly shop as her Dad David started working at the Anglers Covey in 1996 and bought the shop in 1999 with her mom Becky. Moving it from a small house-based shop to an 8500 sq foot retail space that includes Colorado Tackle Pro conventional angling shop, Pikes Peak Outfitter paddle sports shop as well as the Anglers Covey Fly Shop. Rachel has done everything under the sun since she could see over the counter, from guiding on the South Platte, Arkansas River, and various lakes to starting Pikes Peak Outfitters on her own. Listen up as Hogan talks with Rachel about their common experiences, running a fly shop with a gear shop next door, and coming up as a Women in the fly fishing industry.