The Tuck Cast...With a Splash of Bourbon “A Fly Fishing Podcast”

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer dive into a few chest packs.  We do our best to cover the good and the bad of a few chest packs.

Umpqua, Fishpond, and Orvis chest packs are covered in this episode.  We discuss some of our favorite things of each pack so you have a better idea of what to expect if you are in the market for a new pack.

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Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer host special guest Jeff Downing, author of "Tangled Lines"!

Jeff dives into why he wrote Tangled Lines and how fly fishing became the backstory of this book.  Jeff is a native Pennsylvanian who has some great stories of fishing the Little Lehigh River.   I highly recommend this book.  It is a murder mystery that you could envision happening today.  Jeff's years of experience as a federal prosecutor help him develop scenarios that actually could happen. I think that many of us can relate to Thax Colby as he enjoys his time of the stream fly fishing as an escape or time to clear his mind.

To pick up a copy of Tangled Lines visit https://www.amazon.com/Tangled-Lines-Jeff-Downing/dp/0999687808

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Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer dive into terrestrial fishing.  If you have not fished terrestrials you are missing out a great opportunity for catching trout.  Regardless of where you are fishing you will some form of terrestrials.
 
We pop the top on a bottle of Woodford Reserve Derby Edition #147 courtesy of Steve and Caroline from Alabama.  Shannon has a slip of the tongue later in the show and he had no idea it happened.  We apologize in advance.

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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer  take over as Bobby is gone for a few days.  The guys discuss hatches, sports, and enforcement.    Dale shares some advice on reach cast while fishing from a drift boat.  Shannon talks about the difference he has seen in the quality of trout over the years.

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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer do their best to tackle guide flies.  As always this episode takes a turn south as Joe Dirt turns up.  Apparently this is the way you are supposed to ask for flies in a shop according to Dale!  Let us know what you think. 

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Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer tackle to the topic of how to approach a stream or river.  This is a subject that was suggested to us by one of our listeners and it makes perfect sense.  Just how do you approach a stream?  We do our best to share our years of expereince with you on what we do when approaching a stream or river.

Dale shares some great stories about his family vacation as well.   

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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer talk with special guests Mac Brown.  Mac Brown is the author of “Casting Angles” which is a fly casting handbook for those on the journey of understanding the mechanics of the cast. The ACA, FFI, and others have endorsed this text as a reference for instructors as well. Mac is a Master Casting Instructor through the Fly Fishers International.

Mac was inducted into the Southern Appalachia Fly Fishing Museum Hall of Fame under recreation on August 26, 2017. The induction speech can be found on the Fly Fishing Guide School page which pays tribute to the many friends that I am thankful. I am proud to claim Bryson City, NC my home since 1987.

Mac was “Angler of the Year” in Field and Stream in 1999. His articles have appeared in Fly Rod and Reel, Fly Fisherman, Angling Report, ESPN TV, Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, Fly Fishing America T.V., Fly Fishing the World, and many others.

For more information reach Mac at https://www.macbrownflyfish.com  

Listen for a fly fishing report and a the guide tip of the week.

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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer talk about fly shop expectations.  As we travel we do find ourselves visiting local shops so we give our opinions of what we are looking for in a quality shop.   
 
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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer wrap up the Delayed Harvest Streams in Western North Carolina.
 
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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Send us your questions about this subject at https://[email protected] or call us at 1-828-488-3333.

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Coach Dale "Diesel" Collins, Bobby "The Bearded Wonder" Bennett, and Shannon "Big Mess" Messer dive into the Tribal Waters of Cherokee North Carolina.  The crew will share dates of tournaments and season open dates.
 
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Trips are booking fast for the spring Delayed Harvest fishing.  Book now at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/book-online to get the date you want! 

Tuckaseegee Fly Shop and Guide Service partner with Big Sky Anglers to bring you hosted fly fishing trips based out of West Yellowstone Montana.  Be sure to check out our travel tab for more information on the few remaining spots for 2020 at https://www.tuckflyshop.com/travel
 
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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530

Send us your questions about this subject at https://[email protected] or call us at 1-828-488-3333.

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Swamp Shack by James Paul Mitchell
Small Stream of River Water by Soundholder
Mech - Fishing Reel, Hard by Marcello Del Monaco

Sounds Licensed to Shannon Messer License Number 304530