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POSTCARD POOL
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Wanda Taylor |
Fire & Ice
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Wet Fly Ways |
| We join Georgia guide Becky Strain at Cannon Falls in the Smokey Mountains. Patience is the difference in this adventure that looks at flies and tactics for shallow water nymphing. Our fly tier is Metrela Brown, she crafts a little thing called “Fire and Ice”, and it’s both an attractor and small nymph. In our “How To” segment we have our first lesson on fishing wet flies in the traditional style with expert Davy Wotton.
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| STEELHEAD WAYS |
Kelly Galloup |
Swimming Hex |
Wet Fly Ways |
| Michigan’s famed Manistee River is the setting for profiles on several ways to fish steelhead on a fly. Kelly Galloup joins expert Ray Schmidt for a detailed look at swinging and drifting flies for steelhead with a variety of gear. In our tying demonstrations Kelly makes his crafty and versatile “Swimming Hex Nymph”. Our “How To” segment features Davy Wotton on ways to fish wet flies with an upstream presentation.
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| LEES FERRY TALES |
T&W Gunn |
Copper & Grouse |
Wet Fly Ways |
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Terry and Wendy Gunn take us to their home water, the Colorado River, at the head of the Grand Canyon. They join guide Skip Dixon and show us how to fish big dry flies and a dropper for selective rainbows. A “Copper & Grouse” is our tie as done by wet fly expert Davy Wotton. Davy is also the instructor in our “How To” segment and goes over the proper across and down stream presentation of wet flies in the traditional style.
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| CANADIAN CATS & CARP |
Jeff Currier |
D.D.H. Leech |
Wet Fly Ways |
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On this exotic angling adventure Jeff Currier takes us North in search of both catfish and carp. He joins Winnipeg fly fishing instructor Stu Thompson on the Red River to learn his techniques. In our tying segment Stu has the “D.D.H. Leech”, a holographic eyeful that he crafts just for catfish and carp. In our “How To” we have the details on the proper way to present wet flies in a downstream manner with expert Davy Wotton.
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| SPRING CREEK CORNER |
Kelly Galloup |
Crippled Caddis |
Wet Fly Ways |
| Where Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa come together natural spring creeks abound, and host Kelly Galloup joins guide and accomplished tier Andrew Sobota to explore these little jewels of the Midwest. Andrew does the honors as our tier and makes his version of a “Crippled Caddis”; it works as a “Yellow Sally” as well. In our ‘How To” segment Davy Wotton has instruction on presenting wet flies with an extended dry line cast.
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| FROG HOLLER HOGS |
G&W Taylor |
Redheaded Stepchild |
Wet Fly Ways |
| Down a pretty holler is where Gary and Wanda Taylor meet guide Metrela Brown to chase some big Southern trout. They share with us some of their knowledge, and the joy of fishing a Georgia trout stream. Metrela Brown does the tying with her little all-around wet-nymph called the “Redheaded Stepchild”. Our instructional segment ends our series on wet fly fishing in the traditional style with Arkansas expert Davy Wotton.
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| SAN JUAN SNOWRISE |
Terry Gunn |
Halo Nymph |
Madison River |
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A spring snowfall starts this magical float trips down New Mexico’s most prolific tailwater, the San Juan. Our host is Terry Gunn and he joins guide John Tavenner to talk the ins and outs of fishing the San Juan’s selective trout. Our fly tying segments features a miniscule offering, Any Sobota’s version of the “Halo Nymph”. In our “How To” portion of the show we start a series on fishing the Madison River with guide Kelly Galloup.
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| WINNIPEG PIKE PATROL |
Jeff Currier |
Weedman's Slider |
Madison River |
| Jeff Currier hunts northern pike with fly fishing instructor Stu Thompson on the Winnipeg River System. They cast Stu’s big bright patterns to the stained river bays looking for takers. Stu Thompson is our tier, as well, and makes us a long yellow streamer that is his favorite for pike called the “Weedman’s Slider”. In our “How To” segment Kelly Gallup has more tips on how and where to fish his home river, the Madison.
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| PEERS ON THE PERE |
Kelly Galloup |
Peeking Caddis |
Madison River |
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The Pere Marquette is our waterway for instruction on how to fish rainbows on one of Michigan’s most revered rivers. Kelly Galloup joins friend, and Great Lakes author, Jerry Dennis for a float trip filled with tips on fishing streamers and nymphs. In our tying segment Kelly stays to turnout his versatile “Peeking Caddis”. If you hadn’t had enough of Kelly, to bad, he’s back in our “How To” with a close-up of the Madison River.
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| WHITE RIVER B&B |
Gary Taylor |
Pulsator |
Madison River |
| One of the most scenic tributaries of the White River in Arkansas is where Gary Taylor joins wet fly expert Davy Wotton on an outing for brim and smallmouth bass. They’ll fish a variety of patterns and work them from the top to bottom in search of these pescky prizes. Davy Wotton stays with us to tie his “Pulsator”, a little crayfish imitation. In our instructional Kelly Galloup has more great tips on fishing the Madison River.
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| TAKES ON LAKES |
Kelly Galloup |
Seal Bugger |
Madison River |
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Montana’s Ennis Lake is the setting for some great lessons and on the basics for fishing trout in stillwaters. Host Kelly Galloup joins angling author Denny Rickards to explore why he is so successful on lakes. In our tying segment Denny shows us his famous “Seal Bugger” and some tail variations that can produce big results. In our instructional Kelly Galloup has details on how and where to fish the Madison River.
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| CASTING ABOUT |
Jack Dennis |
Muddler Daddy |
Madison River |
Improving your fly-casting to help your fishing is at the heart of this story with Jack Dennis and guide John Erickson. They travel to a couple of rivers, one in Idaho and another in Oregon, to explore a variety of ways to help you become a better caster. For our tie we have Davy Wotton back with his “go to” pattern, the amazing “Muddler Daddy”, and in our instructional we conclude fishing the Madison River with Kelly Gallup.
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