Tag: fly fishing

It’s been a long time since Brian has been on the Schtick. Today we get to hear his stories from Cape Cod and British Columbia.

It’s been a while since we did a regular episode – the last couple have been video specials, so we wanted to show the love for our audio podcast amigos. Plus, all three of us have been on the road and had some crazy adventures. Unfortunately, Brian’s sick today and that’s too bad because he had some epic stuff go down in BC and before that, he was over on Cape Cod. You’ll have to settle for Mike and I but we promise not to disappoint.

Nanci Morris Lyon & Kate Taylor fished Alaska’s Naknek River, a tributary to Bristol Bay in this year’s 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon. They were our fundraising leaders by such a wide margin that they out-raised last year’s entire 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon. It’s a testimony to who they are, what their fishery is about, and how much passion people have for defeating Pebble Mine. They join us today from Alaska Sportsman’s Bear Trail Lodge .

You know that feeling when you drop your fly a couple feet ahead of a fish — heart beating, hands shaking, you strip, strip … and WHAM the water erupts – the fly is devoured, the line goes taught and the fish is off. You’re on. That’s what Cheeky Fly Fishing is all about. I totally stole that straight from their website, and we’ll get Cheeky’s Ted Upton to get into the rest of his story on today’s Schtick.

If fly fishing has a “book,” in modern times, that book has been “A River Runs Through It,” because that book had a movie and that movie had Brad Pitt. But ask anybody who reads and who has been into fly fishing for more than a year or two what their favorite fly fishing book is, and they’re liable to say “The River Why.” If they don’t say, “The River Why,” they’ll say “Trout Bum” by John Gierach, but that’s another story.
“The River Why” by David James Duncan is epic, beloved, treasured … and now it has a movie, too – one that’s been a long time coming. It stars Zach Gilford, William Hurt, Amber Heard and Kathleen Quinlan.

Jeff Kolodzinski holds one of the more interesting world records in fishing. Biggest bass? Longest Lingcod? Fattest Flathead? Nope. He holds the record for the most total fish caught in a 24 Hour Period. This is not part of the Recycled Fish 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon, there’s another organization – Fishing For Life – that also does its own Fish-A-Thon and Kolo is their spokesperson. Jeff just broke his own world record – you aren’t going to believe how many fish he caught, it’s amazing. But you’ll also love why he does it.

Starting on Earth Day, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched a series of 50 stories for 50 consecutive weekdays exploring the many ways that climate change is impacting fish and wildlife across America. No geographic region is immune. Combined with other stressors such as urbanization, invasive species and water scarcity, climate change is disrupting natural systems upon which wildlife … and people … depend. The series covered 50 states, looking at regional challenges posed by climate change. Today David Eisenhauer joins us from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service with stories from our wild and natural places, and how they’re changing.

On today’s show, a man who trots around the globe with a fly rod in one hand and a video camera in the other. His latest film, Soulfish 2, goes far beyond the traditional fly fishing destinations like Alaska or Patagonia. Today Mikey Weir takes us to Egypt … yes Egypt … the place with the desert and the camels and the pyramids … plus Mongolia, Mexico, Belize, Hawaii, Louisiana and British Columbia. Oh, and did we mention April Vokey? We did now. Stories abound on today’s Fish Schtick.

After a couple of weeks off, we needed to catch up. With Memorial Day Weekend ahead, we wanted to reflect on some of our favorite fishing trips and outdoor adventures in the past couple of years, too.

My buddy Robert Holt doesn’t really go by Robert Holt that I know of. He goes by BBT, which is short for Bobby Brown Trout. He’s a funny dude. He’s got more energy than a 6 year old with a fist full of pixie sticks. He’s a bona fide Montana trout bum but he came up with this little gadget – The Shark Tooth – and it’s caught on like crazy. He’s done all kinds of interesting things in his life, and – like I said – he’s a real character. You’ll enjoy today’s show, trust me on this.