Send us a textEpisode 273 - Lucy Bowden-Croston and Lucinda Ewin on FishingI catch up with Lucy and Lucinda to take a look at fishing and what it means to them both.Lucy is most at home with stillwater trout while Lucinda is primarily a salmon angler although I discover they do a whole lot more that this too.We talk about how fishing is looking, social media and bringing people into our pastime.This is a fun conversation that covers some really interesting topics I think you'll find a great listen.Free to download and enjoy.
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Last Gasp Grayling
Send us a textEpisode 272 - Last Gasp GraylingOnline friendships are one thing but what if you decide to meet up, are you going to get on?I'd been talking with Mark from Shady River for a while now and we decided to eat a big breakfast and see if we could find some grayling.I took my microphone on the spur of the moment and we ended up talking about the fishing and looking a little deeper into how fly fishing looks, is it growing and what it means to us.We get a nice break from some good karma and have a fun day on the water.This is recorded as it happens with no retakes or editing.Hope you like this one!
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Jay Bartlett on Char, Salmon, Music and Tying Flies
Send us a textThe Fly Culture Podcast Episode 271Jay Bartlett on Char, Salmon, Music and Tying FliesI catch up with Jay who was fresh from the vice and talk with him about production tying and getting ready for the fishing he has planned for the year.We look at our pastime and I ask about the 'we need to bring more people into fly fishing' debate. He tells me about his music career and I learn about playing guitar in front of large groups of people at a concert to standing alone on a river.Jay has a relatively new passion in his life - char. He tells me about his trip to Greenland, the fishing and the film he made while he was there.This is a varied discussion that covers a lot of topics that I hope you're going to enjoy.There'll never be any charge for these podcasts, they're free to download.
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Rob Mason - The Journey North
Send us a textEpisode 270 - Rob Mason - The Journey NorthIn this episode I talk with Rob Mason about leaving the streams of Devon and settling near Aberdeen.We compare fishing between the two places and how he has settled in.It is the time of year when new tackle is on the agenda along with fishing plans too.He tells me about how fishing brings a nice balance against his day job as a surgeon and the benefits of how it makes us all feel.I've known Rob a long time and this is very much a sit down and see where the conversation goes episode that I hope you'll enjoy as much as I did.
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Luke Kozak on Fishing, Friends and the EA
Send us a textEpisode 269 - Luke Kozak on Fishing, Friends and the EAI sat down and chatted with my friend Luke after eating a good breakfast and casting a few rods.I talk with him about his fishing career, when he used to guide with me, the places he likes to fish and the people he has met along the way.We also talk about the conservation work he did on rivers before joining the Environment Agency. He speaks about what is happening behind the scenes there.I hope you'll enjoy the conversation as much as I did
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