Wild Fish Wild Places- Behind the Scenes
by Denis Isbister
Wild Fish Wild Places Television gives you a peak behind the scenes of filming an international fishing show and share stories that will blow your mind! Getting held captive in Montevideo Uruguay, cab drivers blocking traffic to try and stab another driver, traveling into recently FARC controlled Colombia jungle, volcano eruptions, swimming with piranhas and so much more!
Episodes
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Big Bass Baits with Bill Siemantel
Big Bass Baits and lure designing with Bill Siemantel. Legendary bait designer, author and educator Bill Siemantel has many patents and designs to his name as well as a part of the Big Bass Zone. Bill has dedicated his life to targeting big bass and teaching others how to think differently about...
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Buoy 10 Salmon Tactics
Buoy 10 opener was on fire and Jarod from Yakima Bait and Cody Herman from Day One Outdoors put an epic beat down on the fish! Jarod and Denis discuss funny stories and detailed tactics used to produce an insane amount of salmon on this popular fishery. The details are what separates limits and...
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Fishlab ICAST and topwater bass Wake Baits
Dave Brown from Okuma and Fishlab Tackle joins Denis to discuss ICAST 2021 and all of the exciting new things happening in the industry including some new Wake Bait designs that are hitting hard. Denis and the WFWP crew were fishing and filming smallmouth and largemouth bass on these wake baits...
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ICAST 2021 New Products and Old Friends w/ Steve Chapman
ICAST was Happening this year, Business was strong and orders were being placed! It was a smaller overall turnout but it seemed to be for the better of businesses. Steve Chapman from Get Ur Fish On and Tacklewebs joins Denis to discuss new products, new companies, friends within the industry and...
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Giant Tarpon on the Fly! Lower Keys flats fishing
One of the most incredible fly fishing destinations and species, "The Silver King" the Giant Tarpon from the lower keys!!! Denis and Jarvis from Monic Fly lines discuss their amazing trip to the Bahia Honda Sporting Club on Cudjoe Key. The Highs and Lows that surround this type of fishing and how...
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Epic Remote Bahamas Trip
The WFWP team just returned home from one of the most remote and wild filming locations EVER! Acklins Island is home to 500 square miles of untouched flats fishing and the team explored as much as possible. Justin, Abe and Denis talk about the trip, gear and adventure on this amazing trip.…
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Bahamas Bonefish Pre Trip discussion
The WFWP crew is headed to one of the most famous bonefish locations in the world, Acklins Island, Bahamas. This is one of the most wild and remote areas in the Bahamas with hundreds of miles of untouched flats fishing. Denis talks with Ryan Davey owner of Salina point Angling Adventures to…
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Hardcore Tactics for Fly Fishing Pyramid Lake
March and April are a Fly Fisherman's dream for fishing Pyramid Lake for Giant Cutthroats. Nico from the BearFish Alliance and Denis talk about all of the details that could be the difference in making those big number fish days happen. Nico gives out his recipe for his own beetles, streamers and...
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Situk Steelhead/Breaking the river down to a Science
The famous Situk River is a tough environment to fish for Steelhead! Jarod and Denis spent 7 days fishing and struggled with more conventional tactics for a couple days even getting skunked on day 2! Jarod and Denis walk through every detail, step by step dissecting every detail and the science...
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Situk River AK Steelhead Fly Fishing
Brian Oakland and Denis breakdown last weeks Steelhead fishing trip to the famous Situk River in Alaska with Yakutat Lodge. Fly fishing was a struggle but we break down the technical aspects, fish run, drifts and some great stories behind the scenes. Brian compares this river to other Steelhead...
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Cutties and Ladder fishing
The only place in the world where you stand on a ladder to fly fish...Pyramid lake. Brian Oakland and Denis talk about fly fishing from ladders but from the other side of the lake. The WFWP crew shuttled their ladders across the lake to try and determine if the big fish are there and eating bugs…
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Buzz Ramsey, Steelhead and the 2021 Coho forecast
Fishing legend Buzz Ramsey and Denis discuss the incredibly tough Steelhead fishing this year and the upcoming forecasted High Volume run of coho salmon headed our way. We discuss Buzz's recent retirement, what he has been doing and some strategies targeting steelhead and Coho.
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Wipers and Fish Biology
Kris Urqhart, NDOW biologist joins Denis to discuss big Wipers and how they live in local reservoirs. The challenges of managing fisheries in the driest state in the country, conditions of our western reservoirs, fish planting forecast and life cycles of walleye, wipers, largemouth, whitebass,...
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Florida Fishing and ICAST
Steve Chapman from Fishing Florida Radio and Denis discuss the future of fishing, ICAST being officially open and what the industry is looking like as a whole. Denis and Steve also discuss the old days of getting a fishing radio show and TV show off the ground, the classic days of ICAST and how...
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The Shoreline you haven't heard about at Jurassic Lake
Abe Blair talks about his 18 pound Rainbow Trout as the light faded at the end of a long day. Jessica and Denis talk with Abe and tell stories of the outpost camp at Estancia Laguna Verde on Jurassic Lake that has recently been opened up. A different look and feel to the fishing as well as giant...
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marshmallows and worms
Jessica Isbister discusses growing up only fishing with marshmallows and worms as a kid, getting re-introduced to fishing and how it has changed her life. She talks about what it's like to be married to a fishing superstar who is referred to as the "Brad Pitt" of the fishing world LOL but...
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Brad Stout and Epic Trout
Brad Stout one of the best big trout fishermen around talks about his Epic Trout, a recent switch to targeting trout on the fly and general tactics for specifically targeting the trout of a lifetime.
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Kamchatka Russia, Rainbow and Mosquitos
Kamchatka Russia is on every fly fisherman's bucket list! Denis and Dreu got to experience the Two Yurt Float trip for a week of rainbow fishing they will never forget.
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Fly line science and Targeting big fish
Denis talks with Jarvis from Monic Fly Line about the science behind the fly lines, how they are building new species specific lines and tapers and targeting big fish. Plus a surprise visit from the owner Bob who just had a pivotal birthday who shares a Giant Brown Trout story from Tierra Del Fuego.
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Pyramid Lake Trout with Timmy Washington
Timmy Washington and Denis discuss fishing differences and similarities fly fishing and conventional fishing Pyramid Lake. How the two are related and differences, how learning one can help with the other. This along with some SoCal bass fishing tactics chasing that one giant bucket mouth.
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Saskatchewan Lakers and Pike
Giant Lake trout moving into 10 feet of water to spawn! That's right, giant trout pushing 40 pounds moving into shallow water to spawn at Lakers Unlimited in Canada! Denis and Dreu chased them with fly rods and big plugs in early September along with some of the heaviest pike of the year. Crap...
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Wild Bear Photography and Float trip
WFWP Co-Host and world renowned photographer Abe Blair joins Denis to tell the stories floating a wild Alaska River chasing Rainbow trout and the perfect bear shot. The trip was full of surprises, bears and giant rainbow trout BUT not unlike any other trip there were some serious challenges along...
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Winter Rainbows and Dreu's battle at Moms
The late fall and winter trout fishing is on fire and the Wild Fish crew are chasing them! Dreu is chasing giant bows at famous Eagle Lake with great success and Denis is in Northern Nevada fly fishing for some big winter fish. BUT more importantly Dreu is in a battle to dominate fish mount and...
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Jurassic Lake broken arm and jackasses
The WFWP crew heads to famous Jurassic Lake and has some of the craziest events unfold! One of you buddies falls 20 feet into the rocks and breaks an arm while another client turns out to be one of the biggest douche bags we have ever travelled with! Big Fish and big stories joined by Brian…
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Buzz Ramsey and the Mag LIp
Legend Buzz Ramsey and Denis have an in depth discussion on how the Mag Lip came to be from a mishap and engineering marvel. Background and insight into one of the most successful and fishy lures ever produced!
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Left behind in Alaska!
While filming in Alaska the crew got left by the float plane until the next day! What would you do after a day of stellar fishing if the Float plane couldn't land and had to leave you there until the next day? The WFWP crew had to figure out that exact situation on this adventure and you will…
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Christmas Island bones and bananas
When the cargo ship doesn't arrive in the South Pacific, you have to eat what is available. Christmas Island, located in between Hawaii and Fiji on the equator, is a tough place to live and get supplies to. But for the guys who love to chase fish on the flats, this is paradise! Giant Trevally,...
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Strapped a BOAT to the Float Plane in the Yukon
180 miles from Whitehorse, NWT lies one of the most beautiful and remote lodges on the planet. Home to 5 different species of fish, pike, lake trout, grayling, Bull Trout and the famous Sheefish. This family of pilots and rugged outdoorsmen and women are full of stories and legendary hunting and...
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The Science behind engineering a new lure
Most anglers do not understand the science and time behind a new product. Denis talks with Jarod Higginbotham from Yakima Bait about the years of work and science behind getting one of their hottest new lures all the way to the stores. Years of work, hundreds of hours working with the engineering...
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Bear Charge in Alaska
Denis and Dreu get CHARGED by a brown bear on a river in Alaska! They have both been in this situation hundreds of times with brown bears but never has it gotten to this point. The bear charges and the shit hits the fan. Camera crew are rolling and the boys end up with a face full of bear spray.
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Northwest Territories camp Nazi and Lake Trout
The worst camp "host" we have ever dealt with and stuck for 7 days in a remote fly in camp in the Northwest Territories. Dreu and Denis fly into a lodge with a handful of their own guests to a famous lake trout and pike fishery to find the camp host is a raging psychopath! The lodge is full of...
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Held Hostage in Uruguay, wild fish wild places
The WFWP crew is held hostage in an office in Montevideo, Uruguay for some footage the owner wants. Things get real tense and tempers flare while trying to navigate a situation in a foreign country. A volcano erupts in Peru that keeps the crew from leaving all while trying to hide out within the...
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Vampire Fish and Flying with chickens
Dreu Murin joins Denis to discuss their adventure to the jungle town of La Macarena Colombia. Vampire fish, shady planes with a box of chickens and a donkey pulling a cart to gather the luggage from the runway! One of the most insane trips filming TV shows in this small river village which had…
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Behind the Scenes Filming in Argentina
The Wild Fish Wild Places TV crew has some crazy behind the scenes stories to share with you! On this episode Austin joins in with some insane stories, cab drivers in Buenos Aires trying to stab a driver, giant spiders and monster Golden Dorado. Sit back and enjoy some of the never before heard...
About this show
Wild Fish Wild Places Television gives you a peak behind the scenes of filming an international fishing show and share stories that will blow your mind! Getting held captive in Montevideo Uruguay, cab drivers blocking traffic to try and stab another driver, traveling into recently FARC controlled Colombia jungle, volcano eruptions, swimming with piranhas and so much more!
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Denis Isbister
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