Steelhead Season on the Skeena
A Midway Check-In with Brian Niska, Head Guide, Casting Instructor, and Manager of the Skeena Spey Lodge By Will Rice When the steelhead grabbed my fly, I was in a bit of a daze. I’d been methodically casting a twelve-and-a-half-foot spey rod with a Skagit line and sink tip for hours. At that precise moment, […]
Jim McLennan Talks Streamers (Part 2)
In this Fly Fusion Magazine podcast, Jim McLennan and Derek Bird continue their discussion about streamer fishing. This is part two of a two part podcast (click here if you missed part one) and in today's instalment they talk about cutting down on leader length, how to adjust the casting stroke for heavy flies, and Jim's aversion to rabbit strip streamers.
Jim McLennan Talks Streamer Fishing
In this Fly Fusion Magazine podcast, Jim McLennan and Derek Bird talk about a variety of streamer techniques. This is part one of a two part podcast and in today's instalment they cover fishing streamers from a drift boat, swinging streamers and dead drifting streamers. Visit us again tomorrow for part two when Jim and Derek finish up their conversation by discussing […]
So fly podcast
The So Fly Crew sat with author and Fly Fusion Founding Editor, Derek Bird to discuss his fly fishing life, and his recent book “Last Summer on the Sage”. Listen HERE Watch HERE So Fly is a fly fishing podcast based out of Toronto, ON whose goal is to connect the Ontario fly fishing community […]
Gary Borger, the Professor of Fly Fishing
Modern fly-fishing legend, Gary Borger, talks about dream destinations, major milestones, and the future of fly fishing.
Michael Wier: River Defender and Filmmaker
Fly Fusion caught up with Michael Wier to chat about his newer films, his role with CalTrout, and the environmental challenges facing fly anglers.
The Guys Who Are Living Your Dream: In-Tents Media
Fly Fusion caught up with Cortney Boice, Spencer Higa, Derek Olthuis, and Phil Tuttle of In-Tents Media to discuss the award-winning fly-fishing films, growing iconic beards, and catching prehistoric browns. Check out the interview by clicking on the image.
Winston GM Talks New Rods
In this 20-minute podcast, Derek Bird catches up with R.L Winston Rod Co. general manager, Jeff Wagner, to chat about the company's new rods that are set to hit the market this summer. Wagner provides a behind the scenes look at the care and attention that goes into the creation of each Winston rod, and […]
Todd Moen Talks About Living the Dream and Hanging Out Chopper Doors
In this weeks interview segment Fly Fusion editor, Derek Bird, catches up with renowned filmmaker Todd Moen of TM Creative and Catch Magazine. The two discuss the more challenging aspects of working at a dream job, and Moen reveals what three species of fish are consistently the most uncooperative when it comes to filming. During the 11-minute interview […]
Derek Olthuis Talks Ice Age Browns and Iceland’s Landscape
In this week’s interview, Fly Fusion editor Derek Bird catches up with filmmaker Derek Olthuis of Western Waters Media to chat with him about The Hidden (click here), a film currently running in this year’s International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Olthuis talks about the challenges of travelling to Iceland to catch Ice Age brown trout. In this 12 minute […]