This episode is a special one. My cousins Adam, David, & Charlie joined me on the podcast for our Christmas Edition episode. These are the guys I grew up with, started fly fishing with, & started filming Wild Fly videos with. They have been here since Day 1 of Wild Fly and have seen it mature at almost every step. It was so much fun to talk about old fishing stories and how fly fishing has kept us so connected even to this day. If you've ever been curious about how this all came to be, this is a great episode for ya and I hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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In this episode, Max Beck joins me to talk about guiding in college, lessons he's learned from fly fishing, and taking over Due South Outfitters. 2020 has been an amazing year for Max as he graduated college, became the owner of Due South Outfitters, and even got married! He's a stand-up guy and one badass guide. I had a lot of fun hearing about his upbringing and what lead him to fishing and eventually how he landed at App State. In his college years, he spent almost more time on the water than he did in class while still maintaining a top tier GPA. His growth as an angler happened quite exponentially during college which truly exemplifies the importance of Time On the Water. There are a lot of valuable nuggets of wisdom to take away from this conversation and I hope you guys enjoy it!

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In this episode, my friend Bryant Patterson joins me to talk all about filmmaking, fishing, and working with the Googan Squad. Bryant is an extremely talented filmmaker, photographer, and just overall creative. He grew up in Northern Alabama chasing smallmouth bass in the surrounding areas. He started bringing a camera along on his trips and documenting his time fishing. His passion for filmmaking and fly fishing grew together as he went into college and by the end of school, he was on his way to making a career for himself in the filmmaking world. Bryant now works for the well-known Fishing company "The Googan Squad" and has worked with some of the biggest fishing brands in the industry. Over the last few years, he has really dialed in his production process and we talk about that in the conversation. He also shares some valuable advice for filmmakers, especially in the fishing world. With Bryant always behind the camera, it was fun getting to sit down and pick his brain on his process and what lead him down this career path. Hope you enjoy it!
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To kick the podcast off on the right foot, I had my friends Adam & Steve from Blue Line Flies on to talk. Adam and Steve are lifelong best friends from Northern Alabama who grew up chasing smallmouth on their local rivers. With no fly shop in their area, they were left having to get their hands dirty and figure out how this whole fly fishing thing was done, on their own. Fly tying became a necessity for them with a lack of accessibility to flies & outfitters.  This all played into the formation of Blue Line Flies and what it is today. Adam & Steve offer some great lessons for anglers--of all levels--as they had to figure out much of what they know on their own. They highlight their shortcomings when growing up and how other anglers can excel quicker than they did. We also talk about the Short Bus Diaries, Northern Natives and other film projects we are working on. You'll get to hear more about how we met and how we started making trips together. This was an awesome conversation and I hope you all enjoy. Check out Blue Line Flies here to support https://www.bluelineflies.com/
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