Casting Across Fly Fishing
The Casting Across Fly Fishing Podcast explores the quarry and the culture of fly fishing. Each episode, I'll discuss some aspect of fly fishing - the people, places, and things that go into the pursuit of fish.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 357
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
5 Things You Need in Your Car for Fishing
There are a lot of articles and podcasts that tell you what you need for fly fishing. There is even content out there that details the backup gear you'll need.
In this podcast, I talk about 5 (plus …
00:25:49 |
Fri 01 May 2020
Why You Should Fish at Home
I'm try not to be judgmental. However, if you long to get out on the water an ignore the ponds in your backyard you're doing it wrong.
Across the country there are farm ponds, ponds in parks, and nei…
00:25:44 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
3 Angles of Short Fly Rods
In my experience, short fly rods are perceived as "small rods for small water." While there is truth in that, a sub-7' rod does a lot more than just measure a few feet less than your normal fly rod.
…
00:25:31 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
CoronaCast, Week 4
Depending on how you look at things, a lot is happening... or not a lot is happening.
Still, I have a few things to share. I got an interesting email from a handful of entities within the fly fishin…
00:24:19 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Fly Fishing Inside
How are you redeeming your time?
Obviously, in a crisis there is great suffering and hardship. But there are always blessings in disguise and silver linings on clouds. Often times those things only c…
00:25:45 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Why You Should Fish the Upper Delaware
A remarkable and diverse trout fishery is within a half day's drive of most of the US population. And, you can thank these rivers for those famous bagels and pizzas in New York City.
The Upper Delawa…
00:27:18 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
CoronaCast, Week 1
There has been so much said about what we can't do, but there is truly so much that we still can do. For fly fishers, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors, the world is still pretty much wide open.
Th…
00:27:06 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
Fly Fishing Accusations, VII
What do fly rod material debates, bad tying equipment, and a little county in Pennsylvania have in common?
These are the topics i discuss in this episode. And I'm discussing these topics because you …
00:22:47 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
5-Star Fly Fishing (...or not)
How would you rate your favorite fly rod? 5 stars? 2 thumbs up? Are you not into rating things?
Regardless, people rate, review, and chime in on rods, reels, nippers, marabou feathers, fly shops, gu…
00:25:58 |
Fri 06 Mar 2020
Taxes, Trespassing, & Trout
Some people fish in places where access isn't a problem. By and large, most anglers are content to drive up to a state maintained parking lot or a well-used pull off. However, there is a lot of fisha…
00:24:18 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Fly Fishing from Your Sleeping Bag
There are plenty of reasons to mix camping and fly fishing.
Sure, there are some that are all about nature and the experience. But what I am talking about is the pragmatic things: proximity, cost, a…
00:25:33 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
3 Things I Wish I Knew: Fly Tying
I'm not an expert fly tyer. ...so why listen to 20 minutes of what I have to say on the subject?
While I'm not an expert, I am proficient enough to tie what I need. But I've taken the circuitous rou…
00:26:41 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Midges: A Big Little Part of Fly Fishing
Big flies catch some of the big fish, some of the time. But small flies catch most of the fish, most of the time.
And you can't get much smaller than midges.
In this episode I give a brief primer o…
00:29:22 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
3 Fly Fishing Show Observations
Every January I spend a few weekends at The Fly Fishing Show. There is some networking, shopping, and top-shelf people watching. Above all, it is good to see people I might only talk face-to-face wit…
00:25:31 |
Fri 31 Jan 2020
Split Shot! (& a Wide World of Weights)
If you're not using weight, you're not fly fishing right.
But split shot is just the tip of the weight-option iceberg. Weighted flies, poly leaders, and sink tips - what a time to be alive. In this …
00:25:48 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Fly Shop Lost
A lot more goes into a good fly shop than some big-name decals on the windows.
Sometimes, a good fly shop has faded sign with a cartoon worm underneath the words "live bait."
I'm not kidding. What …
00:25:31 |
Fri 17 Jan 2020
You Sure You Know Which Fly Rod You Want?
Of course you know which weight you want for your next fly rod. Or do you?
I'm only questioning you because I've had to question myself. Sometimes we get stuck thinking about what the marketing, or o…
00:27:27 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
Fly Fishing Accusations VI
Questions, questions, questions. I am well aware that my writing and speaking might leave you with a few things you're still wondering about.
Which is great.
Go out and experiment. Open a book and …
00:26:01 |
Fri 03 Jan 2020
Trout Quixote II
*This is the second installment of a two part series ; listen to episode 58 for part one.*
My first grand scheme was met with mixed results. I was at the point where the chase was as attractive as th…
00:22:56 |
Fri 27 Dec 2019
Trout Quixote I
How far do you have to drive to get to trout?
How far do you have to drive to get to native trout?
The second question is one that has been on my mind for as long as I have been fly fishing. There …
00:19:22 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
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