WOT 168: Helping, Humor, and Taking Fly Fishing Too Seriously with Russ Beck

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Russ Beck, from Logan, Utah.  Russ was introduced to fly fishing later in life after his friend and creative writing contemporary initially refused to take him, thinking he was all talk.  But Russ persisted and eventually began fly fishing in the fall and through winter in Northern Utah.  He fell in love with the sport and now not only fishes every chance he gets, although less so in the dead of winter, Russ also writes about fly fishing, and co-authored the book, On Fly Fishing the Northern Rockies, Essays and Dubious Advice, with non other than his original fly fishing mentor Chad VanZantenn.  Now, the two are now more than friends, they are fishing buddies.  We discuss helping newcomers to fly fishing, finding the humor in all of it, and the why’s and how’s of taking fly fishing too seriously.To learn more about Russ and the topics we discussed in this episode check out the following links:On Fly Fishing the Northern Rockies.  Essays and Dubious Advice.How to Get the Most From Your Time on the WaterWhat Makes a Good Day's Fishing?How to Get the Most From Your Time on the WaterFor more fly fishing stories, lessons learned, and artwork check out my blog and online gallery at Wadeoutthere.comSign up for Jason's free email newsletter (WadeOutThere Wednesday) at WadeOutThere.com/Wednesday