This week i'm joined by Jake Crawford of The Steamboaters and Fly Water Travel. We discuss his start to fishing, catching his first steelhead, being a River Steward for Native Fish Society, his time in South America and learning languages, steelheaders' "sharing" culture and secretive nature, the wonderful word of bike polo and smashed orbitals, and the thrashing beluga of Oregon.
Episode 124 - Travis Johnson
This week I'm joined by Travis Johnson of All Waters Angling. We talk about fishing with his dad, wrestling, guiding, his change to competitive casting and becoming world champion, the American Casting Association, his favorite rods, Alaska, instruction via Instagram, evening caddis fishing, his Frigate line of rods, loving insults, and the fun of things going wrong.
Episode 123 - Klamath Dam Removal
This week we continue our dam talk with Brian Johnson and Shane Anderson and we discuss the active removal of multiple dams on the Klamath River. We go over how it all got started, the speed at which both it is happening and the environment is recovering, some of the complications that have occurred, some minor field-work jealousy, the next steps, common misunderstandings about these dams, the incredible engineering know how going into it, and so much more.
Episode 122 - The Winchester Dam pt. 2
This week I'm visited by Kirk Blaine & Jim McCarthy again as we discuss the continuing effort to get the Winchester Dam removed from the Umpqua River. We discuss the unfinished repairs and it's added danger to the dam, the State's seriousness and proposed action, the many violations the dam's owners face, the lack of Federal action despite the infractions at that level, the pitiful salmon returns on this run due to the dam, the speed at which removal can return the river to it's natural state, and what the public can do help.
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Episode 121 - Frank Day
This week I'm speaking with Frank Day and we talk about his fascination with nature from childhood, the many wonders of sculpin, his time in Japan, guiding, gyotaku prints, moody fish, the Alaskan tundra, fish camouflage, sonar, evolutionary adaptations, and so much more.
Episode 120 - Michael Papais
This week I'm talking with Michael Papais. We have a great chat about family camping trips, Great Lake small mouth, information overload in spey, tying in hand and materials, beer, kids, winter water, knots, moderating the Spey Pages, and so much more.
Episode 119 - David N Mcllvaney
This week I'm speaking with David Mcllvaney. We had a great discussion about Prime Ministers and canoes, aesthetic stimulation, working in Southeast Asia, cabin life and Mexico, discovering fly fishing at 50, Iceland, writing, squirrels and muskies, super tasters, and rodent viking funerals.
Episode 118 - Wes Telyea
Today I'm talking with Wes Telyea of Snoqualmie Rod Company and we have a fantastic and broad conversation. We talk about him fishing as a kid and his grandfather, rod building, being a part of an ecosystem, cougars(not that kind), career changes, recreating the X-Files with your niece, and so much more.
Episode 117 - Kevin Feenstra
I got the chance to talk to Kevin Feenstra this week and we had a great talk. Listen in as we discuss fishing as a kid, jumping into spey rods and steelhead, fly tying and sculpin, the Muskegon, photography, dogs and kids, his books, and the ever important winter heating.
Episode 116 - Barrett Ames
The River Rambler is back after a Hawiian hiatus and this week I'm joined by Barret Aimes. We talk Tre-Fin Foods and how they started, fishing with his family from a young age, guiding in college, tarpon and saltwater, brook trout, Kamchatka, the benefit of teams, rod building, his time in Sweden, and meeting Tom Dorsey in high school.