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Reno Fly Shop Podcast
by Jim Litchfield - Reno Fly Shop
This podcast is all about keeping you connected to the world of fly fishing and the communities around it. During these episodes, we will get to sit down with local guides, industry experts, and the people who are impacting fly fishing today. We intend to have these conversations keep you informed on what's happening within fly fishing, what's impacting our fisheries, and how to make the most of your time on the water.
Episodes
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EP059: Sam Sedillo - 2025 State of the Truckee River
Welcome to the 2025 State of the Truckee River with Sam Sedillo from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Sam discusses the results of this year's biological sampling of the Truckee River, with detailed data from six locations representing four watershed zones that NDOW has monitored for years. If...
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EP058: Travis Hawks - 2020 State of The Truckee River
Welcome to season 6 of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. We felt it fitting to start it off with the 2020 State of the Truckee River with Travis Hawks from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. This is our 6th State of the Truckee episode presenting the results of the NDOW annual sampling of the Truckee...
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EP057: Rob Ramsay - Fly Fishing Christmas Island - History and Perspective from a Superhost
Christmas (Kiritimati) Island has been considered one of the best flats fishing locations since it was first explored in the 1970s. It has allowed countless anglers to cut their teeth fly fishing for bonefish, trevally and triggerfish. The chance to visit this destination once is on every anglers...
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EP056: Helen Neville and Mary Peacock - LCT Recovery - Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Helen Neville, Senior Scientist with Trout Unlimited, and Dr. Mary Peacock, professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, have been instrumental in the efforts to protect and recover the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout to its historic range. While both specialize in the genetic sequencing…
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EP055: John Bartlett - johnmontanacarp Shares the 4 rules for Carp on the Fly, demystifying where to find them and how to catch them
"The biggest surprise for the new carp angler is that carp don't always live in ugly places." - John Bartlett, @johnmontanacarp 16 years ago, John Bartlett started to chase carp on the fly… As a lifelong trout angler, John grew up using light rods and fine tippet around Montana and the Pacific...
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EP054: Brad Befus - The Anatomy of a Fly Line and Why They Matter
Today's podcast episode is one that I have thought about doing for a while. It finally came down to the 1,000th time I heard shop staff stress to a customer how important a fly line is to overall casting performance that I went ahead and recorded this episode with Brad Befus, the president of...
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EP053: Travis Hawks - 2019 State of Truckee River
"It is amazing how the Truckee River has responded since 2015 in its recovery from damaging drought. Now in 2019 we are at or near top conditions ever recorded." -Travis Hawks, Senior Fishery Biologist, NDOW Five years ago Travis Hawks and I got together to catch up and discuss how the Truckee...
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EP052: Gilbert Rowley: Creating Good Content and Being Responsible When Doing It
"When creating GOOD content you can not plan too much" -Gilbert Rowley Hey everyone, welcome to the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. I am excited to bring you these episodes to keep you informed on what is happening in the fly fishing world and to introduce you to the people that are creating positive...
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EP051: Capt. Chuck Ragan - Fly Fishing Guide, Zen Punk Rocker and Bass Master
I feel the most grounded and at the most peace when I am on the water." -Capt. Chuck Ragan I am excited to bring you today's guest, Chuck Ragan. It was difficult to find time to sit with Chuck due to his very busy schedule as a fly fishing guide and professional musician. As we tried to put this...
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EP050: David and Dillon Renton - Raising a Family on the River and Making Big Water Small on the lower Deschutes River
We are excited to introduce you to today's episode which is the first installment of a new series we are presenting in partnership with Fly Water Travel. We will feature a new destination every few months for the next year. During each episode we will present information and exciting details…
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EP049: Landon Mayer: Master of the Short Game and Hunter of Giant Trout
Look before you step. Look before you fish." – Landon Mayer, Mastering the Short Game Today's guest, Landon Mayer, like many successful people, is many things all at once. He is a guide, an author, fly designer, he is a film maker, and a loving committed husband and parent. And like many…
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EP048: Meredith McCord: 160+ World Records and A Redfish that Changed Her Life
Can a fish change an anglers life? In December 2012, in a Louisiana swamp, a Redfish changed Meredith McCord's. That day, Meredith broke an IGFA World Record for 16 pound tippet, with landing a 32.6 pound Redfish (Red Drum). What Meredith didn't fully comprehend at the time was that this fish…
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EP047: Travis Hawks - 2018 State of the Truckee River
"In 2018 the USFWS stocked 36,000 LCT and NDOW stocked 5,000 Rainbow Trout. Of the 747 sampled salmonids in the 2018 Fall Survey only 6 were hatchery trout." -Travis Hawks, Fishery Biologist, Nevada Department of Wildlife It is amazing that this is the 4th annual episode of the State of the…
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EP046: Phil Rowley - Stillwater Tactics, Fly Selection and Leader Formulas
"Fly presentation trumps fly selection everytime" - Phil Rowley Get ready for our first Reno Fly Shop Podcast Classic. A couple of years ago I recorded and released an episode with Canadian stillwater expert Phil Rowley. I had the chance to chat with Phil about the history of balanced flies and…
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EP045: Captain Conway Bowman - Shark Whisperer and Holder of Keys to the Kingdom
"The ocean is in my DNA and sets the rhythm of my life." -Conway Bowman Today's guest, Captain Conway Bowman, can best be described as a Waterman. A person whose life is heavily influenced and actually defined by water and watery environments. He fly fishes, surfs, spearfishes, body surfs and…
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EP044: Devin Olsen - Effective Techniques for Fly Fishing Lakes, What He Pays Attention to the most and Competitive Tactics for Stillwaters
"Once you can commit to learning the stillwater game it can be as rewarding as learning any other type of fly fishing technique. Plus you can often find water uncrowded with great fly fishing conditions." -Devin Olsen As promised during Episode 41. We sat down again with Devin Olsen and this time...
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EP043: Jeff Currier - 400+ Species on the Fly, Fly Fishing Traveler and Carp Pioneer
"Work hard, have humility and appreciate what you learn." -Jeff Currier Golden Maseer, India Jeff Currier has been fly fishing the world for over forty years. Jeff's adventures to more than sixty countries on six continents has resulted in more than 400 species of fish caught on a fly. This is an...
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EP042: Ernie Gulley - Mr. Crowley shares the Secrets of Crowley Lake, Tactics for Stillwaters Everywhere and the life cycle of Chironomids
"I love the fact that I can go out and learn something new each and every time on the water" -Ernie Gulley Today's guest is a stillwater icon of the eastern Sierra and a master of Crowley Lake. Ernie Gulley has been fishing and now guiding Crowley Lake for many many years. His enthusiasm,...
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EP041: Devin Olsen - Modern Nympher, Film Maker and Using Water to Hide from Trout
"To really understand Euro Style Nymphing the angler has to dive in and believe it will work." -Devin Olsen After a bit of a break it is exciting to be back in the saddle and putting out podcast episodes for your enjoyment. During this break we have been very busy around the shop supporting many…
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EP040: Ken Morrish - Fly Tyer, Photographer and Fly Water Travel
"I get a special satisfaction out of creating a fly, fishing it and finding out it works really well." -Ken Morrish Today's guest, Ken Morrish, has wored within the fly fishing industry for the past 30 years and has contributed more than we might ever fully undestand. Kenny has designed many...
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EP039 Sarah Landström - A Life of Art, Fly Fishing and Conservation
"Fly fishing and art are the two perfect ways to go through life. There are limitless opportunities for learning and pushing yourself." -Sarah Landström If describing a hard charging angler, grad student in the fine arts and conservationist doesn't automatically sync in your minds eye then get...
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EP038: Sudeep Chandra - What LCT and Taimen have in Common and What Happens When a Lake Turns Over
"As the users of these wild natural systems, we have to be careful not to love them to death" -Dr. Sudeep Chandra, Univ. of Nevada, Reno Today's guest is as dynamic, complex and adaptable as the water he researches and enjoys. Dr. Sudeep Chandra has many research interests and academic strengths....
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EP037: Travis Hawks - 2017 State of the Truckee River
"The situation couldn't be better for the Truckee River to make not only a full recovery from the drought but to improve to conditions that have never been seen before." -Travis Hawks, Biologist, NDOW Fly fishing is equal parts art and science. It is beautiful and creative and a technical...
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EP036: George Daniel - Streamer Tactics, Techniques and Blending Styles to Catch More Trout
"There is often a time and place in 'real-world' situations to move beyond defined and dictated techniques. To begin to blend and meld different approaches in the current unique situation. " -George Daniel George Daniel's experience and knowledge of fly fishing on it's own is amazing but what…
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EP035: Nancy Vucinich - Pyramid Lake Update, Happy Zooplankton and Big Lahontan Cutthroat trout
"Freshwater inflow plus nutrients makes for really great conditions to grow Lahonton Cutthroat Trout" - Nancy Vucinich, Senior Fishery Biologist, Pyramid Lake Fisheries Nancy Vucinich was last on the podcast about a year ago and what a year it has been. Nancy has had to deal with huge wildfires...
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EP034: Fly Fish Food - The Guys that gave us the Cheech Leech, the Moodah Poodah and Make Fly Tying cool
"The more you limit yourself in tactics and techiques the less fun you are letting yourself have." - Cheech "You can't change the color of wire and call a pattern uniquely yours, most if not all new patterns are building upon the patterns that have come before it." - Curtis Curtis and Cheech…
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EP033: Matt Gilligan Koles - Truckee River Response to the Winter of 2017, Fly Fishing During High Water and Fly Fishing with Meat
The last time Matt "Gilligan" Koles was on the podcast we chatted about what to do during a drought on the Truckee River. We thought it was fitting to get back together to talk about what it was like making it through the winter of 2017 living in Hirschdale along the banks of the Truckee River…
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EP032: Mike Anderson - Fly Fishing Guide, 2017 Pyramid Lake season recap and fly tying for Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River
"The 2017 winter will impact Pyramid Lake in 3 main ways, 1) balance chemistry, 2) deliver nutrients and 3) boost bug life." -Mike Anderson Mike Anderson is a guide, shop staff and instructor at the Reno Fly Shop. As a native Nevadan he has grown up fly fishing Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River....
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EP031: Tim Loux - Managing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River
"The USFWS will engage all members of the community in making choices to manage LCT in the Truckee River" - Tim Loux, USFWS Welcome to episode 31 of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. Leading up to this episode several listeners and customers around the shop have asked to find out more information about...
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EP030: Dec Hogan - How Unicorns make a Steelheader and Casting a two handed fly rod
"It isn't the experienced seasoned angler that says 'okay, now I will guide'. It is the enthusiastic passionate angler that makes the leap into the life of a fly fishing guide." -Dec Hogan If you've ever met Dec Hogan you know that his love and passion for steelhead fly fishing is a constant part...
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EP029: Kelly Galloup (part 2) - Natural vs. Synthetic Tying Material and How Fish Eat Their Lunch
"So often fly fishing is defined by the last story someone hears, when it should defined by their own personal experience." -Kelly Galloup Kelly Galloup (photo: slideinn.com) Here is the second part of my conversation with Kelly. The original recording was just too good to edit and cut up just to...
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EP028: Kelly Galloup - Musings on Articulated Streamers and the Egos of Fly Fisherman
"If you want to catch big trout you should, stalk more and cast less." -Kelly Galloup Kelly Galloup (photo: slideinn.com) Before I get into the introduction of today's episode I wanted to bring to your attention a new way you can follow and interact with the Reno Fly Shop Podcast. I have started...
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EP027: Lance Egan - European Style Nymphing, the Rainbow Warrior and his new DVD Modern Nymphing
"Simply stated, trout eat nymphs more than any other type of food source and European Style Nymphing is the most effective way to fish nymphs" - Lance Egan Lance Egan is a self described fly fishing junkie. He has fly fishing since the age of 12 and has had the opportunity to travel the world...
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EP026: Travis Hawks - 2016 State of the Truckee River and the giant Brown Trout that live in it
"The Truckee River with its year around fishing, huge trout and lake-run cutthroat will soon be second to none as a western trout fishery" - Travis Hawks, NDOW Fishery Biologist Travis Hawks grew up in Gardnerville, Nevada, acquiring a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Nevada,...
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EP025: Captain Maury Hatch - The California Delta and Striped Bass on the Fly
"The expanse, variety of fish and diversity of water of fly fishing in the California Delta is like no other place in the country." -Captain Maury Hatch, Fly Fishing Guide, First Hatch Guide Service One of the common threads you will hear in our posts and many other anglers that live in our area…
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EP024: Mike Curtis - Head Guide at the Reno Fly Shop, Fall and Winter on the Truckee River and his come back after a bit of a break
"It took me years to realize how gently a huge Truckee River trout can eat a nymph." -Mike Curtis, Head Guide at the Reno Fly Shop Today we get to chat with the Reno Fly Shop Head Guide, Mike Curtis. Mike guides full time through the shop and has spent over 7 years guiding up and down the eastern...
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EP023: Tim Rajeff - Casting a fly 100mph, how to choose a fly rod and understanding fly rod action
"The two most important characteristics of a fly rod are Action and Power" -Tim Rajeff Today's guest is none other that Tim Rajeff. Tim is a fly rod designer, instructor, national and world casting champion and owner of Rajeff Sports. Based out of Vancouver Washington Rajeff manufactures ECHO Fly...
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EP022: Dave Stanley - Truckee River, Pyramid Lake and our Local Lake Fishing
"The Truckee River chose for itself to have really big fish over many fish" - Dave Stanley In this episode of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast I sit down with Dave Stanley who I consider to be emblematic with fly fishing, certainly in Reno/Tahoe and the eastern Sierras but also in much farther and…
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EP021: Phil Rowley - Balanced Flies and Boobies (tactics and tying), Stillwater Technique and Leader Formula
"Fly presentation trumps fly selection everytime" - Phil Rowley Get ready for our second episode with Phil Rowley. In this episode of the Reno Fly Shop Podcast Phil discusses the history of balanced flies and his contribution to the evolution of one of the fly patterns that have turned a new page...
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EP014: Denis Isbister: Wild Fish Wild Places, travel tips and how good Pyramid Lake really is
"The best thing you can do when traveling to a new fly fishing destination is to hand your rod to the guide and say 'show me'" ~Denis Isbister, host Wild Fish Wild Places Denis Isbister has a dream job. Putting together Wild Fish Wild Places for the World Fishing Network Denis gets to travel the...
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EP013: Nick Jackson – Trout Bum, guiding around the world and fly fishing Pyramid Lake
Nick Jackson is a true fly fishing trout bum. Born in Park City, Nick was exposed at a young age to fly fishing in Alaska on a guided trip. That trip proved to be life changing. Nick at once wanted to be a fly fishing guide and spend his time chasing fish all over the world. Nick has been guiding...
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EP012: Leslie Ajari – Winter Steelheading, Teaching Spey Casting and much more
Leslie Ajari grew up in Truckee, California and was introduced to fly fishing by her father at a very early age. She and her brother cut their teeth fly fishing the Truckee River, Little Truckee River and local lakes and she hasn't stopped yet. She guides over 100 trips a year on northern...
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EP011: Kim Tisdale and Travis Hawks – Truckee River Conditions NDOW River Management and Fishing Conditions
I sat down with Kim Tisdale and Travis Hawks, both fishery biologists with NDOW, to discuss the survey results, their take on the 2015 drought and how NDOW adapted their management approach to our western rivers. We even got to discuss how the fishing is going to be this Spring/Summer.
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This podcast is all about keeping you connected to the world of fly fishing and the communities around it. During these episodes, we will get to sit down with local guides, industry experts, and the people who are impacting fly fishing today. We intend to have these conversations keep you informed on what's happening within fly fishing, what's impacting our fisheries, and how to make the most of your time on the water.
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