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Troutbitten — 207 episodes

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1

Fighting Big Fish #4 -- Planning, Positioning and The Fighting Stance

2

Fighting Big Fish #3 -- Fighting Them Fast, The Tug-of-War and Knowing the Strength of Your Tools

3

Fighting Big Fish #2 - Where to Fight Them

4

Fighting Big Fish #1 - The Hooks Set and What Comes First

5

Freewheelin' - Out of Town Guides, Wet Flies, Stocking Over Wilds . . . and More

6

The Airing of Grievances -- Five

7

Learning From Other Species and Other Styles

8

Tech Talk About Boots, Waders and More - In Deep with Kevin Sloan of Skwala

9

Fishing Angles - Upstream or Downstream?

10

RIVERSIDE: Are Light Nymphs More Effective? Is Less Weight More Natural?

11

Season 19 Intermission - Catching Up, Leader Sales, Book, Beer, Film Fest and More

12

Is There Really Anything to Figure Out?

13

Taking the Next Step

14

The Big Lie of Dry Dropper

15

Burnout

16

What About Luck?

17

Dry Fly Platforms - The Outliers and The Wrap Up - The Troutbitten Fly Box

18

Dry Fly Platforms - Hoppers, Stones and Foams - The Troutbitten Fly Box

19

Riverside: Find Fish, Feed Fish, Fight Fish - The Order of Everything

20

Dry Fly Platforms - Emergers - The Troutbitten Fly Box

21

Dry Fly Platforms - Down Wings - The Troutbitten Fly Box

22

Dry Fly Platforms - Comparaduns - The Troutbitten Fly Box

23

Dry Fly Platforms - Parachutes - The Troutbitten Fly Box

24

Dry Fly Platforms - Upright Hackles - The Troutbitten Fly Box

25

Approaching the River

26

Fly Tying -- Essential Tools and More

27

Fly Fishing Myths

28

In Deep with Devin Olsen - Tight Line Tactics and Competition Influence

29

Troutbitten State of the Union, Fall 2025 - Catching Up With the Shop, Book, Videos, Events and More

30

Have Mono Rig and Euro Nymphing Styles Gone Too Far?

31

The Spawning Process of Trout

32

What Flies Catch Big Trout?

33

In Deep - Fishing Simply, With Craig Matthews

34

Back to Spot Burning - Evolution?

35

Big Flies for Big Trout - Cicada Wrap Up

36

Riverside -- Fighting Big Fish -- Keep 'Em Down

37

In Deep -- Dry Fly Leader Design with John Shaner

38

The Blue Liner's Bible - Questions and Stories

39

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Bigger Trout, and Streamers on Small Streams

40

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Nymphs On Small Streams

41

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Dry Flies On Small Streams

42

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Finding the Right Water

43

The Blue Liner's Bible --The Good and Bad of Small Stream Fishing

44

The Airing of Grievances -- Four

45

Is Gen X the Greatest Fly Fishing Generation?

46

Caught, Lost and Missed Trout -- Keeping Track

47

Gear Fixes

48

Our Most Important Breakthroughs

49

Season Fifteen Intermission -- Catching Up With Leader Sales, Books, Beers, Videos and Plans

50

Why Are Some Trout So Selective?

51

Riverside -- A Fisherman's Thoughts On Spot Burning

52

Fishing Big Rivers-- Thoughts, Tips and Strategies

53

Learn to Read the River Like a Trout

54

Know the River or Know Your Tactics? What Puts More Trout In the Net?

55

Riverside -- Twelve Small Stream Fly Casting Tips

56

Strategies For Stocked Trout

57

Riverside: The Best Fly Rods for the Mono Rig, Tight Line and Euro Nymphing

58

Streamer Presentations #10 -- Strategies, Tips and Scenarios

59

Streamer Presentations #9 -- The Tight Line Dance

60

Streamer Presentations #8 -- The Crossover Technique

61

Streamer Presentations #7 -- Speed Leads and Lane Changes

62

Streamer Presentations #6 -- Jigging Styles (Slack, Contact and Pendulum Jigging)

63

Streamer Presentations #5 - Give Swings a Chance

64

Streamer Presentations #4 - Glides and Slides

65

Streamer Presentations #3 - The Head Flip

66

Streamer Presentations #2 - The Jerk Strip

67

Streamer Presentations #1 -- What We Control

68

Pre-Trip Efficiencies

69

Ten Years of Troutbitten

70

Brown Trout, Rainbows, Brook Trout, Cutthroat -- What's the Difference?

71

Season 13 Intermission -- Leader Shop, Videos, Podcast Plans, Books and More

72

Why Do Some Rivers Hold Big Trout?

73

Why We Fish

74

Barbed Hooks or Barbless? Does It Really Matter?

75

Finding Your Confidence Flies

76

The Ethical Angler -- What Does That Mean?

77

The One or Two Fly Debate, Across Fishing Styles

78

Why Do We Catch Trout In Patches?

79

Fishing Dry Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #7

80

Rise Forms and Hook Sets -- Dry Fly Skills Series #6

81

All About the Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #5

82

Casting and Mending -- Dry Fly Skills Series #4

83

Catching Up, With Leader Sales, Videos and Troutbitten Plans

84

Dry Fly Leader Design and Adjustment -- Dry Fly Skills Series #3

85

Dry Fly Skills #2 --Drag Free Drifts and Animation

86

Dry Fly Skills #1 -- When and Why

87

Prospecting for Trout

88

The Airing of Grievances -- Three

89

Set the Hook! All About Different Hooksets

90

The Further You Walk, the More You Leave Behind (a Story)

91

The Troubles With Club Fishing

92

How Woodsmanship Catches Fish

93

Boat Fishing -- How Everything Changes When Floating a River

94

What's the Deal With Emergers?

95

The Ethics of Guiding -- More Harm Than Good?

96

Fishing Through a Caddis Hatch

97

The Stages of an Angler

98

Feed Drop -- Troutbitten On The Untangled Podcast

99

Catching Up -- Patagonia, Leader Sales, Live Streams, Beer, Hosted Trips and More

100

Critical Nymphing Concepts #7 -- Animating the Nymph

101

Critical Nymphing Concepts #6 -- Line on the Water

102

Critical Nymphing Concepts #5 -- Weight: The Fundamental Factor

103

Three Ways to Dead Drift -- Critical Nymphing Concepts #4

104

Suspender Advantages -- Critical Nymphing Concepts #3

105

More Influence or Less? -- Critical Nymphing Concepts #2

106

Critical Nymphing Concepts #1 -- The Three Questions

107

A Troutbitten Glossary

108

Bad Habits That Hurt

109

Fishing With a Camera

110

Our Favorite Rivers

111

What Works When and Why? -- Mono Rigs and Euro Nymphing Styles

112

Coffee and Secrets (a story), and Catching Up

113

Tight Line, High Stick, Euro Nymph, Mono Rig -- What's the Difference and How Did We Get Here?

114

The Stuff You Don't Need

115

Turning Around the Toughest Days — How to Save a Slow Fishing Trip

116

Trout Fishing and the Spawn

117

How Has Fly Fishing Changed?

118

Night Fishing for Trout -- Nymphs, Wets and Pushers

119

Night Fishing for Trout -- Topwater, Emergers and Streamers

120

Night Fishing for Trout -- Planning and Adapting Locations and Tactics

121

Night Fishing for Trout -- Swinging and Drifting

122

Night Fishing for Trout: Lights -- Natural and Artificial

123

Night Fishing for Trout: People, Places and Things

124

Summer Catch Up '23 -- The Fishing, The Shop, Videos and More

125

The One With Sloop - Stories With a Troutbitten Friend

126

The Airing of Grievances 2

127

Why We All Love Big Trout

128

That's Not Fly Fishing -- What It Is, What It Isn't, Who Cares

129

This Is The End -- A Story

130

Vest, Pack or Something Else? Carrying Your Gear

131

Talking About Tippet -- Size, Strength, Length and Rigging

132

What to Love About Small Stream Fishing

133

Good Wading, Better Fishing -- How Wading Skills Change Everything

134

High Water, Dirty Water, Muddy Water

135

What Is More Difficult? Fishing Dry Flies or Nymphs?

136

Angler Pressure TWO -- What It Does to the Fishing

137

Angler Pressure ONE -- What It Does to the Fish

138

Fish It Anyway -- A Story

139

Catching Up -- Spring 2023

140

Winter Fly Fishing Skill #8 -- Full Crew Conversation with Stories and Tactics

141

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #7 -- Problems and Solutions

142

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #6 -- Dry Fly Fishing in the Winter

143

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #5 -- Streamer Fishing in the Winter

144

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #4 -- Nymphing in the Winter

145

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #3 -- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

146

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #2 -- Your Hands

147

Winter Fly Fishing Skills #1 -- The System and The Plan

148

Fishing Buddies

149

What to Trust

150

Strategies for Fly Fishing In the Wind

151

Listener Q&A -- Mono Rigs, Tough Days, Trout Range and More

152

Streamer Presentations -- All About the Head of the Fly

153

Freewheelin' Two -- Stories and Experiences

154

Strategies for Fishing Low and Clear Water

155

Catch and Release: Always or Sometimes? And How C&R Changes Things On The Water

156

Weight In Fly Fishing: Beads, Shot, Sinking Lines and More

157

The Spooky Trout -- What Scares Fish and How to Avoid Spooking Them

158

Fly Tying and the Complete Angler

159

Fly Fishing Through the Fall Season

160

Roundtable Review and Wrap Up -- Dry Dropper Skills Series #5

161

Tight Line Dry Dropper -- Dry Dropper Skills Series #4

162

Standard Dry Dropper -- Dry Dropper Skills Series #3

163

Light Dry Dropper -- Dry Dropper Skills Series #2

164

Three Styles of Dry Dropper -- Dry Dropper Skills Series #1

165

The Troutbitten Project -- Past, Present and Future

166

Feed Drop -- Troutbitten on the Wade Out There Podcast

167

The Versatile Angler

168

An Introduction to Night Fishing for Trout

169

The Airing of Grievances

170

What's the Deal With Junk Flies?

171

Why Do We Miss Fish, and Why Do We Lose Fish on a Fly?

172

Learning a River and Discovering Its Secrets

173

A Fly Fishing Life, and Doing the Hard Things

174

Rude on the River, Front Ended and the Golden Rule

175

Find Your Water -- Find Space

176

Why It Always Comes Down to Fly Casting -- And What Matters Most

177

Find Feeding Fish - Exploring Water Types and More

178

How to Fight Bigger Trout

179

Hatches and Strategies

180

The Inefficiencies That Waste Your Fishing Time

181

Secrets and Spot Burning

182

Feed Drop -- Troutbitten on the Wet Fly Swing Podcast

183

Bonus Round Q&A with Full Panel -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #10

184

Putting It All Together -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #9

185

The Strike -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #8

186

Guiding the Flies -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #7

187

Locating the Strike Zone -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #6

188

Finding Contact -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #5

189

Recovering Slack -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #4

190

Stick the Landing -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #3

191

Turnover and Tuck Casting -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #2

192

Angle and Approach -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #1

193

Memories and Fishing Plans

194

Winter Fly Fishing Tips and Tactics

195

Big Trout From Pennsylvania to Montana -- With Guest, Matt Grobe

196

Nymphing Tight Line to the Indicator Style -- Contact Nymphing Principles With An Indy

197

Dealing With Weather and Fighting the Elements

198

Reading of "The Kid" -- With Special Guests Joey and Aiden

199

Breaking Down Streamer Presentations

200

How Many Trout Do You Catch? Expectations, the Liars and Reality

201

The Freewheelin' Troutbitten -- Junk Flies, Spot Burns, Ethics and More

202

Reading Water, and Cherry Picking vs Full Coverage

203

Fly Fishing the Mono Rig -- Versatility and the Tight Line Advantage Taken Further

204

Wild Trout vs Stocked -- The Hierarchy of River Trout

205

Night Fishing for Trout, and the Mouse Emerger Concept

206

How to Handle a Trout | Safe Catch and Release -- From Hooking a Trout to Letting It Go

207

This Is Troutbitten | Fly Fishing for Wild Trout -- Family, Friends and the River