The February Room A Fly Fishing Podcast

On May 17th, 2020, Matt Churchman was breaking down a riverside camp with friends and family. Big brown trout were on his brain when he walked down by the river and encountered a different kind of big brown. The next few seconds would change the life of everyone involved. This is a story of survival, bravery, friendship, and inspiration that you don't want to miss!

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While on a DIY foray to Mexico for permit, via bicycle, George Hill stumbled into the right bar and found the right guy pouring drinks...a bartender with a boat and an eye for the whereabouts of these elusive fish. George Hill has an eye too, for seeing the intricacies of the natural world, and the elusive fish he loves to pursue, and expressing this with oil on canvas.

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Austin, Texas is home to many talented, eclectic individuals and Alvin Dedeaux is no exception! Alvin wears many hats-husband, father, former frontman, fly fishing guide, brand ambassador, and innovative fly tyer who created a highly effective bass popper from a discarded flip flop. Enjoy the ride as Alvin guides us across his home state of Texas, throughout the West, and to the Seychelles...lets just hope he doesn't miss another boat ramp.

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How did you celebrate your last birthday? Did you try to catch an Alaskan salmon for each year that you've been on this earth? That's what Greg Munther did. If you live in the Northern Rockies and hunt and fish, you've likely heard of Munther, and we are very fortunate to have this revered traditional outdoorsman and conservationist in The February Room!

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There are two kinds of fishing guides in this world-those who have lost their boat, and those who will. Meet a card-carrying member of the former club, Jon (Bon) Hazlett, a steelhead angler and world-renowned spey caster/instructor from Medford, Oregon. Jon has seen some ridiculous events transpire over his long career as a steelhead guide...the tug is the drug!

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Perhaps this guy has spent too much time mountaineering in the thin air? We hear life on Antartica can mess with your head? Maybe double-digit trout in New Zealand still haunt him? Join us as we peel back the onion that is Brooks Montgomery, a name that is synonymous with the fly fishing industry, adventure-angling, and a relatively un-fishy town in Idaho that still considers him an outsider.

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Imagine owning 360,000 acres of private trout water...that's right, 360,000!!! Well, Chilean angling pioneer, Cristian Dufflocq, along with his brother, wake up to this dream daily, in a fly fishing paradise called Estancia de los Rios. In this episode, Cristian takes you to this Patagonian wonderland, reflects on the memorable people he has fished with over his career, and recalls the monster fish that got away!

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Hip hop/rap artist, David Alexander has lived a wild life and his adventures in the outdoors are no exception. Tune in as David (aka The Dirtball and former band member of the Kottonmouth Kings) remembers noodling catfish, poaching the campwater, and the time his buddy accidentally hooked way more than he bargained for!

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A lifelong angler and Alaska resident, Linda Leary has managed to blend her love of fishing with an entrepreneurial spirit! Linda realized a dearth of comfortable, functional, under-wader wear for women in the fly fishing industry, and Fishe Wear was born! A well-traveled angler, Linda shares some of her adventures abroad and on her home waters of the Last Frontier.

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A Missoula OG (original guide), Jay Dixon sits down with our host and reflects on his 30-year career as a guide and outfitter. Dixon's Outdoor Adventures, as the name implies, is more than a guide service, as Jay tends to push the boundaries on his Montana escapades. Over three decades of running wild rivers, there have been more than a few harrowing incidents that he and his clients have managed to escape!

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