Freshwater Episodes

The Destination Angler Podcast – June 16, 2022 Our destination is Silver Creek in central Idaho with expert fly angler and author, Matt Miller, and biologist, Erika Phillips, with The Nature Conservancy.

The Destination Angler Podcast – June 2, 2022 Our destination is the South Island of New Zealand where gin-clear water, pristine scenery, and giant trout are reality, with Mike Kirkpatrick, Latitude Guiding

The Destination Angler Podcast – May 19, 2022 Our destination is the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park with outfitter and expert fly angler, Shane McClaflin, Sunrise Pack Station.

The Destination Angler Podcast – May 5, 2022 And today our destination is the Missouri Ozarks, and our guest is expert fly angler, guide, speaker, and passionate conversationist, Ryan Walker with Ozarks Smallmouth Fly Company.

The Destination Angler Podcast – April 21, 2022 Our destination is the famed Two Hearted River in Michigan’s wild and remote Upper Peninsula with Brad Petzke, Rivers North Guide Service.

The Destination Angler Podcast – April 7, 2022 Our destination is Part 2 with the one and only Tom Rosenbauer, Chief Marketing Enthusiast for Orvis. Tom shares more tips on fly fishing Vermont for backcountry brookies and his life as an author, teacher, and fly-fishing evangelist.

The Destination Angler Podcast – March 24, 2022 Part 1 of our 2-part interview with Tom Rosenbauer, Chief Marketing Enthusiast, with the Orvis Company who covers small stream fishing in his home state of Vermont.

The Destination Angler Podcast – March 10, 2022 Our destination is the world-famous Metolius River in Central Oregon with expert fly angler, fly tier, and blogger, John Kreft, with Riverkeeper Flies.

The Destination Angler Podcast – February 24, 2022 Our destination is beautiful Shenandoah National Park for mountain Brook trout with 60-year fly fishing veteran, Harry Murray, Murray’s Fly Shop, Edinburg VA.

The Destination Angler Podcast – Feb 10, 2022 Our destination is Livingston, Montana for Part II on Nelson’s Spring Creek with expert anglers, guides, and ranchers, Jacquie and Tucker Nelson.

The Destination Angler Podcast – December 29, 2021 Our destination is Jackson, Wyoming, and the famed Snake River.  And our guests are two industry icons and world-renown fly tiers, Scott Sanchez and Howard Cole, JD High Country Outfitters.

The Destination Angler Podcast – December 16, 2021 Our destination is De Pere, Wisconsin, and the Menominee River with Tim Landwehr of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. The Menominee River in Northern Wisconsin may just be the best smallmouth bass fishery you’ve never heard of.

The Destination Angler Podcast – December 2, 2021 Our destination is Flaming Gorge near Dutch John, Utah, and the incredible alpine lakes and streams that blanket the high country with guest, expert fly angler, guide, and videographer Ryan Kelly, known on social media as the @GreenRiverFlyFisher.

The Destination Angler Podcast – September 30, 2021 Today our destination is the South Platte River in Colorado and our guest is competition fly angler Russ Miller, Director of Marketing at Umpqua Feather Merchants.

The Destination Angler Podcast – September 2, 2021 Our destination is the Arkansas River in beautiful Colorado with expert fly angler, guide, and all-around fish whisperer, Greg Felt, owner of ArkAnglers fly shop, Salida and Buena Vista, Colorado.

The Destination Angler Podcast – August 19, 2021 Our destination is Central Pennsylvania and my fishing spree through these world-famous limestone trout streams:  Spring Creek, Fishing Creek, Penn’s Creek, the Letort, Big Spring Creek, the Little Juniata, and Spruce Creek.

The Destination Angler Podcast – August 5, 2021 Our destination is the hallowed grounds of the Beaverkill River in the Catskills Mountains just a few hours north of New York City. Our guest is expert fly designer and guide, Joe Rist, owner of Trout Town Flies, Roscoe, NY.

The Destination Angler Podcast – July 22, 2021 Our destination is Taos, New Mexico, and the pristine Rio Grande River.   Our guest is expert fly angler and guide, Nick Streit, owner of Taos Fly Shop.

The Destination Angler Podcast – July 8, 2021 Our destination is the Cumberland River tailwater near Jamestown, Kentucky.  Our guest is expert fly fishing guide Hagan Wonn, owner of Cumberland Troutfitters.

The Destination Angler Podcast – June 24, 2021 Our destination is the Great Smoky Mountain National Park with author and expert backcountry fly fishing guide, Rob Fightmaster, Fightmaster Fly fishing, Townsend, Tennessee.

The Destination Angler Podcast – June 10, 2021 Our destination is Fernie, BC, and the famed Elk River with expert fly angler and guide, Spencer Schey, Kootenay Fly Shop.

The Destination Angler Podcast – May 13, 2021 Our destination is Maine and the West Branch of the Penobscot River with expert fly fishing guide, Aaron Broaddus, Headin’ North Guide Service.

The Destination Angler Podcast – April 29, 2021 Today our destination is Craig Montana and the legendary Missouri River.  Our guest is expert guide and 5-time Spey-O-Rama casting champion, Whitney Gould, with Headhunters Fly Shop.

The Destination Angler Podcast – April 15, 2021 Welcome back to Episode 2 with the one and only Joe Humphreys.  Today, our destination is Spring Creek where we take a deep dive into the mind of Joe Humphreys and night fishing, fly selection, and why fly fishing is a thinking man’s game, plus how the documentary on his life, Live the Stream, came about, and how a book on fly fishing saved him as a troubled youth.