The River Rambler

I'm joined by Greg Fitz this week, and we had a great talk. We go over how he got into fishing, the joys of boats, writing a novel and the work he's doing with the Wild Steelhead Coalition.

Whitney Gould and Mike McCune, of Head Hunters Fly Shop, were able to chat with me this week. We had a great talk about how they got started fishing, competitive casting, Pinky & the Brain, guiding, and indicators.

This week Bob White is calling in, and we have a great talk. We go over everything, from his fishing start, schooling, guiding, and even some art talk. As a slight note, we apologize for the the less than stellar sound quality, as we adjust to a more socially distant podcast we continue to learn and adapt.

Zack Williams, publisher and editor of "Swing the Fly Magazine" and editor of "Backcountry Journal" the official publication of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, virtually stopped by to talk this week. We spoke about his start to fishing, starting his own guide service, publishing a magazine, moving across the country, and competitive casting.

This week I'm joined by Mark Shamburg, and Gray Struznik (the part of Andy Richter is played by Colby Olson), and we all had quite a good time. As usual we talk about how they got started fishing, but we also cover some great tips, the difference between fishing and casting a spey rod, and maybe bourbon...just a little bourbon.

This week I'm talking to Bob Meiser and Derrell Hanks. We have lots of fishing stories to tell and we talk in depth about the RB Meiser Fly Rods.

Dave Moskowitz, Executive Director of The Conservation Angler, came by to chat. We talk all about his start to fishing, ski snobbery, his intriguing career path, and the importance of conservation for the future of fishing, while only being interrupted by a menagerie of animals a few times.

This week Colby Olson stopped in. We talk about his start to fishing, his love of trout and steelhead, an interest in saltwater, talking with the ODFW, and the joys of the dutch oven, but not that dutch oven you weirdo.

On this episode of The River Rambler we're joined by Charles Gehr, the new owner of Anderson Custom Rods. Today we are visiting about his involvement in an effort to convince Oregon Fish and Wildlife to make changes to regulations on the rivers of southern Oregon. In an effort to make sure wild steelhead stocks remain healthy, they are asking that all retention of wild steelhead be eliminated, at least until there is current, credible data collected on which the health of the population can be determined. With wild steelhead populations crashing throughout nearly all of their range, it seems the least that can be done without current science. The ODFW Commission meeting is next Friday, Januarth 17th, isn Salem so time is short.

More information about the issues and how you can help are available at www.TheRiverRambler.com and www.NativeFishSociety.org/news-media

This week we're headed back to the East Coast to talk, some old fishing buddies, Andy Cooper and Dave "Magic" Cornell. We talk about fishing for stripers, Andy's failed experiments, Magic's Gatherings, and Rochester's educational prowess.