Meet Piper Nunn
In this episode we WadeOutThere with Piper Nunn from Fort Collins, CO. Piper grew up in Colorado, spending time alone on the river even before she found fishing. It was after she began working in a local bagel shop in Fort Collins, that her co-workers talked her into giving fly fishing a shot.
She loved it from day one, and from then on, much of her spare time in school was spent on the Poudre River, fishing and finding inspiration for her art. She loved fly fishing so much actually, that it inspired her to change her college major to fisheries. It also inspired her to paint more; using the details of her studies to help inform her art, while simultaneously allowing her art to help her move through school.
Piper began sharing her paintings with the world and soon was receiving numerous commission requests and making a full time living from her art. But eventually the grind of production, forced her to take a step back from art and realign her passion with the inspiration that started it all.
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Episode Topics
- Poudre River
- Fishing small flies
- Fisheries Biology in college
- Piper’s artistic journey
- Taking a step back to reclaim your passion
Quotes from Piper
“Fish it all. I’ve definitely caught fish in places that I wouldn’t think would have a fish… The more parts of it you fish, the more chances there are that you’re going to catch one. And I’ve been surprised before… of where I’m finding fish.”
“It’s got a lot of different structures to it. So it’s got small pools and great little runs for hopper dropper fishing and dry flies in the summer. It’s also got some sections that have much deeper pools, so you can throw streamers, you can throw, you know, deep nymph rigs. So it’s kind of got a little bit of everything.”
“It’s a hopper dropper with a chubby on top and a perdigon on the bottom. It just always… works. I love perdigons. They’re like one of my favorite flies under a hopper dropper. It’s the right amount of weight, can get them on jig hooks. They’re always catching fish for me.”
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