“It is amazing how the Truckee River has responded since 2015 in its recovery from damaging drought. Now in 2019 we are at or near top conditions ever recorded.” Travis Hawks, Fishery Biologist, NDOW Five years ago Travis Hawks and I got together to catch…
“When creating GOOD content you can not plan too much” -Gilbert Rowley Hey everyone, welcome to the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. I am excited to bring you these episodes to keep you informed on what is happening in the fly fishing world and to introduce…
I hope you got the chance to listen to our podcast episode with David and Dillon Renton (episode 50), when we covered their lower Deschutes River float trips. If not, you can listen or re-listen here. I was recently speaking to Dillon on how his…
“I feel the most grounded and at the most peace when I am on the water.” -Cpt. Chuck Ragan I am excited to bring you todays guest, Chuck Ragan. It was difficult to find time to sit with Chuck due to his very busy schedule…
We are excited to introduce you to today’s episode which is the first installment of a new series we are presenting in partnership with Fly Water Travel. We will feature a new destination every few months for the next year. During each episode we will…
In this episode Landon and I are able to breakdown many of the topics that he presents in the video Mastering the Short Game and how these can work on some your local water. We also get to discuss his perspective on Pyramid Lake and why he feels it is such and amazing opportunity to catch a trophy trout.
Can a fish change an anglers life? In December 2012, in a Louisiana swamp, a Redfish changed Meredith McCord’s. That day, Meredith broke an IGFA World Record for 16 pound tippet, with landing a 32.6 pound Redfish (Red Drum). What Meredith didn’t fully comprehend at…
“In 2018 the USFWS stocked 36,000 LCT and NDOW stocked 5,000 Rainbow Trout. Of the 747 sampled salmonids in the 2018 Fall Survey only 6 were hatchery trout.” -Travis Hawks, Fishery Biologist, Nevada Department of Wildlife It is amazing that this is the 4th annual…
“Fly presentation trumps fly selection everytime” – Phil Rowley Get ready for our first Reno Fly Shop Podcast Classic. A couple of years ago I recorded and released an episode with Canadian stillwater expert Phil Rowley. I had the chance to chat with Phil about the…
“The ocean is in my DNA and sets the rhythm of my life.” -Conway Bowman Today’s guest, Captain Conway Bowman, can best be described as a Waterman. A person whose life is heavily influenced and actually defined by water and watery environments. He fly fishes,…