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WOT 246: Creating Dry Fly Movement Through Tying and Presentation in Pennsylvania with Eric Naguski
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Ep. 246 Creating Dry Fly Movement Through Tying and Presentation in Pennsylvania with Eric Naguski

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Eric Naguski from Boiling Springs Pennsylvania.  Eric’s earliest memories all involve fishing.  He fell in love with the idea of problem solving from the beginning, catching fish from the dock of his father’s sailboat in Maryland.  A cousin gave him a fly rod and thus began his lifelong love of fly fishing. 
Jake Villwock Part 2. Smallmouth Fly Design and Frog Flies for Trout in Pennsylvania
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Jake Villwock Part 2. Smallmouth Fly Design and Frog Flies for Trout in Pennsylvania (Ep. 216)

In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part Two of our conversation with Jake Villwock, from Carlisle, PA.  Jake grew up in Maryland, on an island in the Chesapeake Bay surrounded by fishing.  His father was a commercial fisherman and professional bass fisherman.  In college, Jake learned early on that he wanted a career in the outdoors and fishing.  After working a summer job at a sport and fly fishing lodge in Alaska, he moved to Pennsylvania to pursue his passion for fishing as a guide.  Jake soon fell in love with the solitude and exploration of the state’s many smallmouth bass fisheries.  He has now been guiding smallmouth in Pennsylvania for over twelve years, is the author of the book “Smallmouth Bass Flies - Top to Bottom”, and owns and operates his own outfitter Relentless Fly Fishing.  In Part Two of our discussion, Jake explains his problem solving process for designing smallmouth bass flies and tips and techniques for how to present them in Pennsylvania’s miles of smallmouth water. Jake also talks about fishing frog flies for trout.
Jake Villwock Part 1. Smallmouth Tactics in Pennsylvania. (Ep. 215)
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Jake Villwock Part 1. Smallmouth Tactics in Pennsylvania (Ep. 215)

In this episode we WadeOutThere for Part One of our conversatoin with Jake Villwock, from Carlisle, PA.  Jake grew up in Maryland, on an island in the Chesapeake Bay surrounded by fishing.  His father was a commercial fisherman and professional bass fisherman.  In college, Jake learned early on that he wanted a career in the outdoors and fishing.  After working a summer job at a sport and fly fishing lodge in Alaska, he moved to Pennsylvania to pursue his passion for fishing as a guide.  Jake soon fell in love with the solitude and exploration of the state’s many smallmouth bass fisheries.  He has now been guiding smallmouth in Pennsylvania for over twelve years and is the author of the book “Smallmouth Bass Flies - Top to Bottom.”  In Part One of our discussion, Jake shares tactics and techniques for observing and presenting to smallmouth bass in Pennsylvania.
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Fly Tying, Pennsylvania Trout, and Confidence Through Observation with Jim Misiura

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jim Misiura from North Eastern Pennsylvania.  Jim’s journey into fly fishing began with catching trout in his beloved hometown stream with a plastic cricket from the toy box, a size 6 hook, and an old fly rod he bought from a friend.  Since that day Jim has been tying and fly fishing on that Pennsylvania trout stream for over fifty years. 
Dry fly fishing Pennsylvania
Photo from Trevor Smith.
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Dry Fly Fishing and Versatility with the Mono Rig with Trevor Smith – Podcast – Ep 92

Dry fly fishing in Pennsylvania with the Mono Rig was one of the most lasting memories of my fly fishing journey. Casting blue winged olives in the silent, snowy, solitude of a beautiful river I’d never stepped foot in before was remarkable. I had never fished dries in the snow, let alone on the Mono Rig. Both proved to be deeply rewarding.