Few people, fly fishermen or otherwise, have traveled like Jef Currier.  Hear a

bit about his adventures around the world catching fish that most people

don’t even know exist!

Jess McGlothlin of Fire Girl Photography tells her story of finding her unique 

niche in the fly fishing industry, then we bring on the founders of the

Upper Missouri Waterkeepers to talk about getting their new organization

off the ground!

We once again try diplomacy on the show.  We made the decision to allow Canadians on the show once again to see how that went.  End result:  A solid show with funny accents.

After our usual drivel and banter, Russ Schnitzer tells an enthusiastic tale of the conceptualization and production of his new film, "Wild Fish Works."

We are joined by Truckee guide Doug Oulette, as well as Donald Zimmerman from "Catch Snap Release" to talk about hoot owl closures on trout streams.  A topic that any trout angler should know about.

Kyle and Bil from Sportsmen for Browns Canyon come on for a great

interview talking about one of Colorado’s most significant recreational

areas.  Learn about the fishing, rafting, and hunting opportunities

that are being fought for in the Arkansas River drainage.

Media company Blood Knots joins us to talk about their new conservation focused steelhead film, "Our Two Hands."  Then, Paul Conklin tells us about guiding successfully on one of the most popular destination fisheries on the continent.

We hear from Save our Smith about saving the Smith River in Montana from a proposed copper mine.  Then we go to the extreme other side of the planet to hear about fly fishing some of the world's most remote streams in the Himalayas.

We talk to Brandon Hoffner of the Henry's Fork Foundation, and author Chris Hunt about finding a balance between having enough voices to preserve the resource, and hitting the point of having too much attention.  

We discuss the importance of native fish in Oregon from the perspective of
The Native Fish Society, and from guide Jeff Hickman.  From the recent isues
native fish have faced, to how anglers, river stewards, and users of the resource
have come together to give Oregon’s ESA listed fish a fighting chance.

Jasper Lament Ph.D joins us to tell about the Nature Trust of B.C. and
all the good work they’re doing.  There is a lot to be learned from their focused
approach!  Then, Joe Willauer comes on the air to tell about the realities of
guiding.  From his start just out of high school, and his growth in the following
years, Joe has quite the journey to tell about!

We start off by trying to repair our relations with our brethren across the northern border, then move on to Maryland where stripers and other fish face a variety of challenges.  Morgan of CCA lets us in on what's going on there with commercial harvest, and combating it with angler restraint.

Brian Wise joins us for Guide Stories to tell about his excitement in fishing some of Missouri's lesser known fisheries.  Big trout, big streamers, and western style rivers.  It made us rethink our preconceived visions of what happens in that part of the world.

"The Average Angler," Colin Archer, joins us to talk about fishing the Jersey Shore and the Upper Delaware.  Then, we get schooled on invasive species that plague our waterways, and what we can do to help.

Fish Not Gold joins us for an in studio to tell us how suction dredge mining, being mostly unregulated in WA state, is causing damage to critical fish habitat.  Then Derek leads us in to a segment to let boat designers tell their stories and what has motivated them to innovate new styles of craft for fly fishermen.

We get caught up on listener feedback, complete with a new backing track!

Jason Schall, professional tournament angler, joins us to explain tournament angling and how it ties in to conservation.

Bob Triggs joins us for our third and final segment to tell of his guiding career, and why he has chosen to hang up the rods during the wild winter steelhead runs.

Rick Matney, a man with a larger than life personality, comes on to tell us about his around the world guiding operations, with focus on his outstanding steelhead fishery in SE Alaska.  He tells us how this is the fishery that fishermen dream about.

Andrea Matzke from Washington Wild Rivers joins us on the second half to share her passion for saving the Skykomish River from a new dam project.  This one hits especially close to home because it is down the street up the road from The Open Fly studio.

We even left a teaser for the next show, and some outtakes

Cinda Howard joins us on the phone to surprise us with some of Arizona's best kept secrets.  Then we waffle on and on about nothing before Hans Figi from the Madison River Foundation joins us to talk about their work in keeping one of America's most popular fly fishing destinations preseved.

First up we interview Gregg Martin who suffered spinal injuries as a smoke jumper back in 1985.  He has since taken to becoming a carp guru who gets to his holes with a modified off road wheelchair.

Brian Kozminski joins us to tell his story of his guiding career in Northern Michigan.

Lastly, we hear from the Utah Stream Access Coalition on how stream access issues can affect anglers all over.

Dave Henry joins us in studio for some great info on fishing in British Columbia

For our first show, we fire up the equipment for the first time and cut our teeth on learning how to do this podcast thing.  We shoot high and bring in two outstanding guests to start the show off with some great content!

Hutch Hutchinson joins Derek for the guide stories segment to tell his experiences fishing in Alaska and more. 

Shane Anderson of North Fork Studios comes on to tell of his journey in looking for ways to restore an icon of the West Coast through his film Wild Reverence.