The Barbless.co Fly Fishing Podcast with Hogan Brown

Hogan sits down with RJ Hosking of Rare Waters. Rare Waters is a new online booking company similar to Air BnB working to connect anglers with private landowners on private waters throughout the West. While "private water" holds a very different connotation in California than other places in the West, what Rare Waters is doing by providing cheap ($125-175 a day) access to world-class fisheries throughout the West for the average angler is an interesting idea. Learn more about what Rare Waters offers and the larger Private vs. Public land debate taking place in many other western states, that fortunately, most of us in California don't have to worry about.

Learn More at www.rarewaters.com

Hogan and James sit down and talk about the state of Nor Cal water storage as well as how the current winter is setting us up for the coming season. Then they get into the state and future of our salmon fisheries. While salmon are not always high on fly angler's list of species they are important to the health of many of our more popular fisheries ie. Trout and Steelhead. As well as being the most politically powerful fish in that the economic impact and angler participation is the highest among fish of concern in our state. 

You may not know Dom, but I am sure you have watched or seen his work. If you have watched any of the Loon Outdoors fly tying videos, feature films, or looked at Loon Outdoors social media you have seen his work as well as many other outdoor and lifestyle brands Instagram, YouTube, or websites. His Tools of the Trade series and Different Places Different Fish series push story telling into new realms talking about the people and places that are the back bone of fly fishing that fly under radar. Listen as Hogan talks fishing, making videos, and how story telling translates to the moving picture. 

@dominicanthonybruno

https://www.youtube.com/c/LoonOutdoors

Macala is one of the most talented young photographers in fly fishing. If you look at her photos and the places she has traveled to take them you would think she is a salty veteran. She grew up on the Texas Coast with her twin brother and father who are avid fly fishermen and instead of picking up a rod at a young age she picked up a camera and has never looked back. Honestly, she has never even caught a fish on a fly rod...though she is trying. Unlike many fly fishing photographers who put down the fly rod and pick up the camera she never picked up a rod until recently but has the passion of love of the sport to convey it in ways that many of us who come from the angling perspective never would have thought of. Enjoy. 

https://www.macelliottmedia.com

https://www.instagram.com/macelliottmedia/

Nick is the Community Manager for Lamson Waterworks Reel and Rod company in Boise Idaho... that said he is an aficionado of all things bass! It is not easy being a bass fisherman in Idaho where trout is king but Nick pulls it off and has a full slate of bass fisheries to choose from. Nick also travels the world chasing some of the most obscure fish around. With roots in South America he has found a new love for the golden dorado and has chased them DIY and from some of the most prestigious lodges around. Hogan and Nick chat about all things fly fishing, bass, and travel while Nick sits on his boat smallmouth bass fishing... enjoy. 

Rachel literally grew up in a fly shop as her Dad David started working at the Anglers Covey in 1996 and bought the shop in 1999 with her mom Becky. Moving it from a small house-based shop to an 8500 sq foot retail space that includes Colorado Tackle Pro conventional angling shop, Pikes Peak Outfitter paddle sports shop as well as the Anglers Covey Fly Shop. Rachel has done everything under the sun since she could see over the counter, from guiding on the South Platte, Arkansas River, and various lakes to starting Pikes Peak Outfitters on her own. Listen up as Hogan talks with Rachel about their common experiences, running a fly shop with a gear shop next door, and coming up as a Women in the fly fishing industry. 

Hogan at the Barbless Podcast is Co-Releasing an episode of the Wet Fly Swing Podcast where Hogan sits down and talks with Dave Stewart about Northern California Striper Fishing and his history in Fly Fishing. Make sure to check out all the back episodes of the Wet Fly Swing as Dave hosts a bunch of great guests

https://wetflyswing.com/

Captain Bryce Tedford was raised on Bainbridge Island Washington where he grew up Fly Fishing for Silver Salmon, King Salmon & Sea Run Cutthroat. He began guiding in 1997 out of High School, his guiding travels have included various rivers & lakes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Argentina & Chile. Unlike many people who live In Oregon, Washington, or really any western state besides California the last thing on their list of things to do is move to California … Not Bryce. He uprooted his nearly 15 years of guiding steelhead, trout, and smallmouth and moved to Sacramento California in 2010  - sold his drift boat, bought a sparkle boat, and started chasing bass. One of the most energetic and passionate guides in Northern California listen as Hogan talks about Bryce’s transition from a swung fly steelhead guide and trout guide to a full-time California Delta guide, why he loves topwater fishing for smallmouth and sharing it with new anglers,  and the seasons of the CA delta.

Adam Hudson from North Alabama joins Hogan to talk about fishing in his home state of North Alabama, his company Blue Line Flies, and how he teamed up with Scottie Finanager of Wild Fly Productions and a few close buddies to buy a "Short Bus" off Craigs List, convert it into a mobile fish camp, travel the west, and make videos about their travels. 

https://wild-fly.com/

https://www.bluelineflies.com/

Hogan is starting off Season 6 of the Barbless podcast by answering a series of listener-submitted questions...

"What tips do you have for fishing the Yuba?"

"Of all the knowledge you've gained on the water fishing for striped bass, what was the hardest to learn or figure out?"

"PB (personal best) of all the species you regularly target? Favorite species to target and why?"

Hogan and Corrine talk about starting a business with her husband, being a woman in the fly fishing industry, bird watching as a hobby, home gardening, world travel, and her work to leave the fly fishing industry and places we love a better place than she found it. Check out www.repyourwater.com !!!

Matt Callies head product designer for Loon Outdoors and Manufacturer Representative for 17 brands in the Fly Fishing industry comes on the show and teaches Hogan about Euro Nymphing! Explaining the basics to the nitty-gritty about this deadly technique and in-process convinces Hogan he needs to learn. Matt has been on the Euro nymphing kick since the very early stages of the movement selling leaders out the back of his truck to keep gas in the tank. His technical breakdown of the technique for a beginner like Hogan is great for anyone thinking about trying some new techniques this fall/winter

Dr. Scott Joyce is known as the Fly Fishing Chiropractor to many in Northern California. His passion for the sport of fly fishing, athletics, and health makes him an amazing resource for body mechanics with regards to fly fishing, and the best ways to stay in shape and healthy to get on the water. Hogan considers him his body mechanic equally important to his boat and truck mechanic. Listen as Scott and Hogan talk about staying in shape to stay on the water as we age and the importance of fly fishing to ALL our mental health in our world. 

Check out Joyce Family Chiropractic at 

https://joycefamilychiro.com

Tom Bie editor and founder of the drake stops into talk about running a Literary and News Magazine in the digital age in the Fly Fishing Industry works... How he turned a 1974 Mercury Marquis into a cultural icon in the fly fishing world nearly 10 years ago...How he took the idea of a film festival from the Ski industry and a bunch of footage of fishing trips and turned it into the Drake Movie Awards... oh and how his OSU Beavers have a 2-0 record agains the Fighting Irish... 

"Tom is a very humble person and would never claim it, but he has done more to create a "culture of fly fishing" than anyone in the industry in the last 25 years. The Drake Magazine basically created modern fly fishing culture by creating a place to share all the experiences, news stories, videos, writing, and things that unify us all as fly anglers."  - Hogan Brown

Hogan talks with AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association) Executive Director Capt. Lucas Bissett about the state of the fly fishing industry, what AFFTA the sole trade organization for fly fishing does for the industry, its members, and the work the Fisheries Fund does on a national, and local level. Lucas came up as a fly fishing guide in SE Lousianna for the last decade and has seen his home waters turn into an international destination. He won the Orvis Saltwater Guide of the Year and has operated his own non-profit to help restore the marshes and wetlands of southern Louisiana. "I have not met a person in the world of fly fishing that has worked at so many different levels and understands the business, culture, and industry of fly fishing like Lucas." - Hogan

Al Q (https://alquattrocchi.com) Southern California Salt Water Pioneer and friend of the program Chef Josh Schwartz have come together to form a new Travel Company focusing on food and fishing. Learn more about how these two are re reinventing fly fishing travel and putting their own spin on the decades old fly fishing lodge experience via their company Travel Creel. https://www.creelhospitality.com/

George Revel grew up in Redding CA amongst the trout and steelhead rivers of Shasta County. Eventually relocating to San Francisco after high school and working in various fly shops in the city he decided to open his own shop, Lost Coast Outfitters, in the back of a small men's shop in SF. Now Lost Coast Outfitters is THE fly shop in San Francisco, a city with one of the richest fly fishing histories on the west coast. George has introduced a whole new generation of anglers to the beaches of the bay area and shown anglers that there MANY fishing opportunities within their own city and area that do not require hours of time in the car. Helping people get outdoors and fish locally has been a passion of Georges since the creation LCO. 

Learn about the bay areas local surf and beach fisheries and how George re-introduced anglers to one of the most historic fisheries in Northern California, the beaches of the bay area. 

Josh Schwartz would tell you humbly his job is to cook food for people... the reality is he is a Michelin Star Chef who cut his teeth at Bouley with Chef David Bouley and has worked, and helped start with Thomas Keller, the French Laundry, Bouchon Bistro, Bouchon Bakery, and Per Se and now is Executive Chef at Del Dotto Vineyards in Napa Valley. Combine this with a passion for fly fishing you have one unique and amazing fly fishing guide. 

Ryan Williams is a pioneer of the Float'n Fly Game as a guide and this winter took a huge step, bringing the fly game to the conventional tournament bass trail by fishing in the Wild West Bass Tour. Learn how a fly angler adapts to conventional bass tournament fishing and comes out on top. 

Hogan talks with Jesse Haller head product designer at Orvis about designing products, why euro nymphing is like crack, and coming supply chain issues and product shortages this season in the fly fishing industry. 

Mike Schultz......Lovingly known as "Schultzy," is a pioneer in the mid west smallmouth game, starting as a guide and eventually opening his own fly shop and outfitting business. Opening a Fly Shop is no easy task, learn how Schultzy opened a fly shop and built a world class destination smallmouth fishery in the heart of the midwest where most anglers left to fish other places, now anglers from around the world travel to fish with Schultz Outfitters. 

In this episode we get a proof of life from Chad and Nick and hear what they have been up to the last few months. Host Hogan Brown jumps on and talks the about the future of the Barbless podcast with Nick and Chad.