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Less is More Casting Lessons and the Lower Deschutes River with Mary Ann Dozer (Ep. 222)

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Mary Ann Dozer from Sisters, Oregon. Mary Ann started fly fishing in 1995 when she joined her husband after one of his fly fishing trips in Yellowstone National Park. She fell in love with fly fishing and was soon spending most of her weekends on the river. Mary Ann also has a degree in organizational change and was working as an engineer in the technology industry when she decided it was time for a change herself. She began an early retirement and continued to pursue her passion for fly fishing. After a trip to Idaho volunteering with Casting for Recovery, Mary Ann soon found herself living and guiding summers in Salmon Idaho and later on the Lower Deschutes River. Mary Ann has her Masters Casting Certification from Fly Fishers International, is the Technology Lead for the FFI Casting Board of Governors, and has helped pioneer virtual and video based fly casting instruction. We discuss the Lower Deschutes River, habit patterns, and why less is more in fly casting.

On November 21, 2024 • By Jason Shemchuk

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Entomology, Western Hatches, and Oregon Fly Selection with Rick Hafele

In Episode 178 we WadeOutThere with Rick Hafele, from Salem, Oregon. Rick grew up on a farm, with a fascination for the outdoors and his surroundings, including bugs. He began fly fishing in Missouri at the age of twelve, and fell in love with the trout he caught in the Ozarks. When the time for college came, Rick headed west and to Western Washington and later Oregon State where he earned a masters degree in aquatic entomology. He is the author of several fly fishing books, including The Complete Book of Western Hatches, which he co-authored with Dave Hughes. We discuss how understanding the stages of life of aquatic insects can help you catch fish, the timeline of fishing a hatch, and some of Ricks favorite flies for fishing around his home waters in Oregon.

On January 10, 2024 • By Jason Shemchuk

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Progress Through Mistakes and Summer Steelhead on the Deschutes River with Dave Stewart

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Dave Stewart from Oregon. Dave started fly fishing at an early age. His father, who was a guide, and one of the earliest fly fishermen on the Deschutes River, would often leave him alone to fish and explore on the river for two to three days in between guide trips. Dave’s love of the outdoors and fly fishing led him to start The Wet Fly Swing Podcast, which initially focussed on steelhead, but eventually branched out to all things fly fishing.

On July 13, 2023 • By Jason Shemchuk