The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Devin Olsen, from Midvale, Utah.  Devin grew up fly fishing from age nine and has been casting and catching fish ever since.  He has a degree in fish ecology and a master’s degree in fisheries science, has worked as a fisheries biologist, fly fishing guide, and is now the creator and owner of Tactical Fly Fisher where Devin shares gear, videos, and articles designed to help fly fishers follow in his tactical footsteps.  

Devin has participated in competition fly fishing on Team USA for over fourteen years and has been awarded numerous world championships and medals.  He is the author of Tactical Fly Fishing: Lessons Learned from Competition for All Anglers, Modern Nymphing Elevated, and co-created DVDs Modern Nymphing and Adaptive Fly Fishing with friend and teammate Lance Egan.  Devin is also a signature fly tier for Fulling Mill.  

We discuss attention to detail in fly fishing, casting euro rigs, weighted flies and split shot, and managing fly line.

More About Devin

TacticalFlyfisher.com
Devin Olsen Signature Tyer at Fulling Mill

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Josh Gallivan, from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 
Josh was born and raised in Jackson Hole, and started working in a fly shop while in high school.  He knew early on that he wanted to be a fly fishing guide, and got plenty of practice on the oars fishing with his uncle, who helped him buy his first drift boat. 

Josh is a full time guide at Grand Teton Fly Fishing, on his home waters, the Snake River, and hosts several fly fishing trips annually to various exotic destinations. 

We discuss the diversity of the Snake River, dry dropper and dry fly presentation techniques, and the benefits of finding a hosted trip for your next fly fishing adventure.

To learn more about Josh and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

GrandTetonFlyFishing.com
Instagram: @joshgallivan
FlyOdyssey.us

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Chelsey Christy, from Denver, Colorado.  Chelsey started fly fishing on Colorado’s South Platte River and immediately caught the fly fishing bug.  She was spending so much time fly fishing and in her local fly shop, that they asked her to start guiding.  

Chelsey soon began searching for a way to connect with nature and the river on her own, further from some of the pressured waters of the front range.  Her searching took her to Southwestern Colorado’s many mountain creeks and streams that she now enjoys exploring and fishing on her time away from guiding.  

Chelsey is also an artist, and balances her time between guiding and painting. She has made several fishy designs for Colorado Trout Hunters Guide Service, where she also guides. 

We discuss the importance of your local guide shop when starting out, tips and tactics for high mountain creeks in Southwest Colorado, and how Christy embraces the beauty she finds in nature through her paintings. 

To learn more about Chelsey and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

ColoradoTroutHunters.com
ChelseyChristy.com
IG: Trout_Christy (fishing)
IG: Chelseychristy (art)

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with James Mugele from Livingston, Montana.  James started fly fishing while attending college in Vermont.  After befriending a retired fishing guide from out west, James found his introduction to fly fishing grounded in tying big flies and casting for Muskies. 

James’ dream became to move to Montana and fish big Western rivers with his black lab Bo as his faithful companion.  After school he had saved enough to drive to Montana and stay with a friend that was guiding on the Yellowstone River.  Livingston was his first stop on the road trip, and after one good float down the Yellowstone throwing hoppers he knew he was home. 

James has been guiding on the Yellowstone ever since, and recently became part owner of Hatch Finders fly shop.

We discuss adjusting your tactics based on different flows, the Yellowstone River, and James shares some of his techniques and philosophies on fishing streamers.  James also shares why even fishing dogs benefit from time on the water.

To learn more about James and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

HatchFinders.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Peter Stitcher, from Littleton, Colorado.  Peter fell in love with fishing at age four in Knoxville, Tennessee.  His teacher introduced him to tying flies in 5th grade to help keep him focussed and calm during school.  His education went on from there to degrees in theology, counseling, and finally aquatic biology. 

When Peter realized he spent all his free time on the water chasing trout, he finally recognized his future lay in fly fishing.  Peter moved to Colorado, initially to manage private water, but soon discovered he wanted his own way to enjoy the connectedness he found on the river.  He started his own fly shop out of his home, with the support of his wife and family.  After nine and a half years, Peter moved his shop to a traditional space, opening Ascent Fly Fishing Fly Shop, where as an aquatic biologist, Peter finds joy in simplifying entomology for fly anglers. 

We discuss the Colorado River, fishing emerges throughout the water column, lifecycles of PMD and Caddis flies, and Peter shares his thoughts on how the river is a place of abundance for trout and people.

To learn more about Peter and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

AscentFlyFishing.com
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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Dave McCoy, from Seattle, Washington.  Dave grew up in Oregon, in a family of fly fishers.  From both parents, to grandparents, to great uncles.  Fly fishing was not just family vacations, it was a way of life.

After fishing the storied watersheds of his home state, Dave left home for Colorado, where he worked as a ski race coach.  In need of a summer job, Dave put his knowledge of the river and rowing to use as a fly fishing guide.  While guiding, Dave discovered photography as a way to share memories with clients and enhance their experience. 

In 1999 Dave moved to Seattle and started Emerald Waters Anglers, a guide service and fly shop committed to the principles of sustainability and welcomeness that Dave carried with him from his initial experiences in Colorado. 

We discuss storytelling your day on the water through five thoughtful photographs and tactics for reading water and catching sea run cutthroat from the beaches of the Puget Sound.

To learn more about Dave and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

Emeraldwateranglers.com
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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jason McReynolds from Jonesborough, Tennessee.  Jason began fly fishing in East Tennessee during the late nineties.  When his wife, who also enjoyed fly fishing, was seriously injured in a car accident, the couple began fishing streamers almost exclusively, because the larger flies and larger weighted rods was therapeutic for his wife Christy’s recovery. 

They fell in love with streamer fishing, and since they were going fishing so much already, they opened their own guide service, Flying Soho. 

We discuss the South Holston River, adapting fly lines to water types while streamer fishing, and handling and releasing trophy size fish safely.

To learn more about Jason and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

Flyingsoho.com
Instagram: @flyingsoho
Facebook: Flyingsoho

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jon Ray from Traverse City, Michigan.  Jon grew up riding his bike to the river and fishing conventional tackle until he witnessed his first caddis hatch and fly fisherman.  He’s been fly fishing ever since, although he continues to incorporate and appreciate the knowledge and tactics of his conventional fishing peers. 

Jon is a guide for Mangled Fly Guide service and has been guiding in Northern Michigan for over twenty years. 

We discuss how understanding how fish see the world can help us tie and fish better flies, tactics for trout and steelhead on the Manistee River, and teaching the art of angling.

To learn more about Jon and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

Mangledfly.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jon Easdon, from Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Jon grew up in Colorado fishing with his father, who took him to a fly shop when he became fascinated with fly fishing as a boy. 

Jon has been fly fishing his entire life since then, and now guides in that same fly shop, Anglers Covey.  There, he continues to follow his passion on the water and off the water, welcoming new folks to the sport he loves. 

We discuss presentation while nymphing, the South Platte River, as well as fishing and tying midges.  Jon also shares how finding sobriety saved his life and his relationship with the river.  And why he truly believes there are “No bad days” in fly fishing.

To learn more about Jon and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following links:

Instagram: @hookset_flyfishing

Anglerscovey.com

Reelinginserenity.com

Umpqua.com

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In this episode we WadeOutThere with Alice Owsley, from West Yellowstone, Montana.  Growing up in Ohio, Alice learned to fly fish the same year she learned how to ski.   She moved out west at the age of twenty two after falling in love with the mountains of Wyoming and became a ski instructor and a guide who was always focussed on saying yes to opportunities to teach and grow. 

Now, Alice is a fly fishing guide and outfitter in Yellowstone National Park and on the Madison River. 

We discuss techniques Alice has picked up for teaching newcomers to fly fishing, deciding where and how to fish in Yellowstone, and sight fishing tactics for trout above and below the surface.

To learn more about Alice and the topics we discussed in this episode, or to schedule a guided trip, check out the following link:

Riversideanglers.com

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