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.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 25 minutes
Episodes: 356
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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3 Fly Mountain Trout Scheme

There is a good chance that you have some habits when it comes to approaching certain types of water. After a few decades of pursuing brookies, browns, and cutthroats in mountain streams I have devel…

00:25:10 | Thu 11 Jul 2024

F-I-S-H in the U-S-A

Happy Independence Day from Casting Across! On today's episode, I'm sharing a tangentially-related collection of topics. While I do discuss giving trout some space in the hottest weather, the bulk of…

00:25:51 | Fri 05 Jul 2024

Deciphering Fish Body Language

Thousands of aquarium aficionados concerned about the stress levels of their tropical fish can't be wrong. And from an anecdotal angling perspective, I agree with them. You can gain insight into what…

00:28:45 | Fri 28 Jun 2024

Don't Die Fly Fishing

I'm not being dramatic. Nor am I being flippant. You can truly get yourself in some serious moral peril while fly fishing. Waist deep in moving water miles away from other people? Yes, it is fun. But…

00:26:10 | Fri 21 Jun 2024

[Cast1] Small Stream Fly Fishing

We are back with another entry in the Cast1 series. Today, the discussion is all about small stream fly fishing. For many, pulling up to a tiny cascading creek is the epitome of an angling adventure.…

00:28:53 | Fri 14 Jun 2024

Trip Preparation Reflections

Allow me to modify a common saying among preachers. Every angler has three fishing trips: the one he plans, the one he goes on, and the one he wished he would have had. Not super smooth, but you get …

00:27:11 | Fri 07 Jun 2024

Fly Fishing Accusations, XXIX

10 episodes away from 300, and I couldn't have done it without you. And when it comes to these regular "Accusations" podcasts, I literally couldn't do it without you. Because every 10 episodes, I int…

00:25:37 | Fri 31 May 2024

A Backup Gear How-to

All you need to fish is one rod, one reel, one line, and one fly... but it is better to have a few dozen... boxes of them. That said, it isn't the worst thing in the world to have some other gear tha…

00:26:12 | Fri 24 May 2024

Using Fish

There is only so much fly fishing practice you can get on your front lawn. And while the surface tension of your pool might help with improving your cast, your children won't take kindly to being ask…

00:25:50 | Fri 17 May 2024

Topwater Trout... Not Dry Flies

I'm not talking about how you can throw buzz baits and frogs with your 5-weight. But I'm also drawing a distinction between dry flies and another way to chase trout. Think about fishing with mouse pa…

00:29:23 | Fri 10 May 2024

Your Fly Rod Questions

You need a fly rod to fly fish. Whether it is one hundred or one thousand dollars, you'd do well to have a good idea of which fly rod is best for you and your fishing. The absolute best way to do thi…

00:25:37 | Fri 03 May 2024

6 Cash Saving Tips for Fly Fishing Trips

Yes. I know it is a long title. But I like the way it sounds. Today I'm in the midst of planning a fly fishing excursion of my own. So I figured I would share some of the most practical advise I have…

00:26:48 | Fri 26 Apr 2024

Urban Fly Fishing 101

Trout don't live in ugly places is a cute little phrase. But it is not true. I have caught trout in some ug-ly places. Busted concrete abutments, shopping carts, and the growl of engine braking are n…

00:27:42 | Fri 19 Apr 2024

Guide Stories & Insights

Guides do a lot more than put fish on the end of your line. In fact, putting fish on the end of your line is one of those things they can't do. So when they ask questions, give ideas, or encourage th…

00:29:20 | Fri 12 Apr 2024

Nasty Weather Fly Gear

...and a few of them are pretty inexpensive, too. For one reason or another, you might find yourself fly fishing in the kind of weather that isn't found on catalog covers. But there is also a very go…

00:25:36 | Fri 05 Apr 2024

Fly Fishing VA, 2 Ways

I was blessed to get a week and a half of vacation in one of my favorite places in this world: Virginia's Blue Ridge. Along with general rest and a lot of family time, I was able to get out and do a …

00:28:51 | Fri 29 Mar 2024

Fly Fishing Accusations, XXVIII

This installation of "fly fishing accusations" is all about dogmatic opinions. Included are convictions regarding: wading boot soles angling literature the exclusivity claims of Christianity Does…

00:28:06 | Fri 22 Mar 2024

[Cast1] Your Next Step in Fly Fishing

The initial Cast1 podcast series is wrapping up this week. The response to the first batch of episodes has been great, and I promise that there will be more podcasts along these lines in the future. …

00:25:53 | Fri 15 Mar 2024

[Cast1] The Culture of Fly Fishing

Is fly fishing just you, a rod, and a fish? In one sense, it is. But in a much broader, more realistic way of thinking about things it certainly is not. There are a lot more people doing what you do,…

00:26:42 | Fri 08 Mar 2024

[Cast1] Warm Water Fly Fishing

Yes: you can fly fish for panfish and bass. Before the seasoned and refined fly fisher scoffs at this question, it is important to realize that this is actually a very common query among new anglers.…

00:27:46 | Fri 01 Mar 2024

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