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Podcast Ep. 124: Exploring the Water Column and Fly Fishing at Penn State with Austin Dando

Dissecting the water not just laterally, but also vertically, helps us analyze and understand the full area of a trout’s habitat. Reading water should be a combination of that lateral and vertical plane because trout can move up, down and side to side within every dimension of the river.

On December 29, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Photo from Trevor Smith.

Podcast

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.

On May 19, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Photo from Josh Miller.

Podcast

WOT 76: Trout Tactics and Philosophy in Pennsylvania with Josh Miller.

It’s not the most famous rivers or biggest fish that fill up my mind and make me smile when I think back on all the places I have gone and people I have met while fly fishing. It is all the things I wasn’t counting on, but was hoping for. We go to where the fish are, cast out, and never know what we will find.

On January 27, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

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Podcast

WOT 68: The Neversink River and Tightlining with Sean Witman.

I had caught several fish already. Fishing was good. A size 16 pheasant tail with a zebra midge dropper. Most of the takes were on the midge. It renewed my confidence in this confidence fly, and in the idea that my fly mattered far less than the rest of it. My casts were landing softly. My drifts were sliding smoothly. The fly line flowed evenly with the indicator and my hooksets were effective. It all felt right. I was in the groove.

On December 1, 2021 • By Jason Shemchuk