Episode #48 Hogan Brown - Guide/Musician/Cal Bass Union

Guy talks to Hogan Brown about his music/band, guiding, fly tying, Cal Bass Union and the American Fly Fishing Trade AssociationHogan grew up on the Lower Yuba River as an only child. He had a bug collection and really liked catching fish with imitations of those bugs. This didn’t make Hogan the coolest kid growing up. It was a good thing he got over it and persevered. He decided to start rowing a drift boat while guiding the lower Yuba, instead of living in the woods being bitter and resentful. Living in Chico, California, Hogan now guides for anything that swims. From trout, striped bass, carp and steelhead, he is at home in a drift boat, power boat or poling a mud flat. From guiding over 20 years on the Lower Yuba River, Feather River, and Lower Sacramento River for stripers, trout, steelhead, shad, carp and bass, this has made him one of the most versatile and experienced guides in Northern California. His trout, bass, carp, and striper flies have become staples in his home state of Northern California and throughout the West. Hogan is a Scott Fly Rods, Lamson - Waterworks Reels, Stealth Craft Boats, Air Flo Fly Lines, and Echo Rods Pro along with being a Simms and Costa Del Mar Sunglasses Ambassador. Hogan is also co-founder of the California Bass Union dedicated to Developing, Sharing, and Growing Fly Fishing for bass in his home state of California. Hogan is also a connoisseur of fine ales and fermented grains, a home gardener, die-hard San Francisco Giants baseball and Notre Dame Football fan, along with being a husband and father to two young boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices