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 thei ..read more

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, adap ..read more

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 ..read more

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 sobri ..read more

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 whe ..read more

In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our discussion with Matt Grajewski from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Matt grew up hunting and fishing on his local lakes and on trips to his family’s cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with his parents and three siblings.  It was in the UP, that he learned to fish for steelhead, and fell in love with river fishing for trout. But as Matt grew older he began to appreciate the challenges of inland lake fishing more and more.  In particular he found a passion for streamer fishing and muskies. Developing new tactics and helping to f ..read more

In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our discussion with Matt Grajewski from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Matt grew up hunting and fishing on his local lakes and on trips to his family’s cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with his parents and four siblings.  It was in the UP, that he learned to fish for steelhead, and fell in love with river fishing for trout. But as Matt grew older he began to appreciate the challenges of inland lake fishing more and more.  In particular he found a passion for streamer fishing and muskies. Developing new tactics and helping to fo ..read more

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Tim Landwehr from Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Tim grew up fly fishing as a young person in Wisconsin for smallmouth and trout.  After college Tim quit a job that left him unfulfilled and unhappy, and moved to Montana where he started instructing casting and guiding.   Tim eventually moved back to Wisconsin with his wife and opened the fly shop, Tight Lines Fly Fishing Company.  Over the years the shop has shifted its focus from trout to smallmouth.  Tim continues to guide and instruct, and has published a book entitled Smallmouth, Moder ..read more

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Larry Paradis from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Larry grew up in Connecticut and was introduced to the outdoors through his local hunting and fishing club.  There he began tying and later fly fishing.  After September 11th, Larry joined the Air Force and was stationed in Alaska where he continued his passion for fly fishing in the legendary trophy salmon and trout streams of his youth.  Larry brought fly fishing and fly tying with him throughout his Air Force career on deployments and temporary duties whenever possible.  He later join ..read more

In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part 2 of our conversation with Brad Hansen, from Helena, Montana.   Brad grew up in Utah and fell in love with the feeling of fighting big fish as a child fishing for lake rainbows with his cousins.  He started fly fishing while attending college at Utah State and later moved to Montana and began guiding on the Missouri River.  We discuss how to break down big water into digestable pieces, tactics for fishing the Missouri River, and Brad tells several stories of how and why his perspective around guiding and fishing has changed over the yea ..read more