Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

885 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/885
Presented by:  Fly Fish with me Utah, Jackson Hole Fly Company, TroutRoutes
For more than a century, bamboo fly rods have been built from the same bamboo. It was accepted as tradition, rarely questioned, and almost never tested.
Peer Doering-Arjes decided to test it.
Instead of relying on history or feel, he approached bamboo like a scientific problem. He traveled through Vietnam and China, worked with botanists and universities, and ran controlled tests on hundreds of bamboo samples. He measured strength, flexibility, and durability the same way engineers test modern materials.
What he found led to a different bamboo species that is lighter, easier to work with, and especially interesting for modern and two-handed bamboo rods.
 
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/885

#884 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/884
Presented By: Smitty's Fly Box, Montana Fly Fishing Lodge, FishHound Expeditions, TroutRoutes
Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
Progress in fly fishing often happens when you stop treating techniques as separate lanes and start combining them. In this episode, Brian DeLoach shares the hybrid system he's developed by blending Euro nymphing principles with heavy jig-style streamer fishing to efficiently target predatory fish.
Brian explains why stout leaders and heavier rods protect fish during the fight, why drift matters more than tippet visibility, and how changing retrieves—including dead drifts, jig motions, and active strips—can trigger aggressive eats. If you've ever wondered how to fish streamers more efficiently without sacrificing control, this episode gives you a complete system to try.
#884 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/884

#883 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/883  
Presented by: Patagonia
If you've ever wondered why some anglers seem to always be in the right spot at the right time, this episode digs straight into that idea. In this conversation with Simon Chu, we talk about New Zealand fly fishing, spring creeks in Montana, and why slowing down and walking often reveal what boat fishing hides.
Simon spends his seasons split between hemispheres, guiding and testing gear in some of the most demanding conditions on the planet. We get into Patagonia waders, sight fishing big browns, and the mindset shift that comes from hunting individual fish instead of covering water.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/883

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Sponsors: Fly Fish with me Utah, TroutRoutes, and On DeMark Lodge.
Sponsors:https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
Fly fishing has a way of making simple problems feel complicated. Your cast feels off, the presentation isn't doing what you want, and suddenly you're blaming everything in your hand.
In this episode, we dig into understanding fly line design with Zach McKnight from Cortland Line, and it's one of those conversations that can instantly clear the fog. Not by piling on more jargon, but by getting back to the one connection that quietly drives everything: rod to line to fly.
We also get into a little company history, why Cortland is working hard to be "the Cortland your grandpa remembers," and where fluorocarbon actually makes a difference when the water is clear and the fish are spooky.

882 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/882
Presented by: Mountain Waters Resort, AVC Rig, Togiak River Lodge, TroutRoutes
What if the hardest fly fishing in the world is not about numbers, but about patience, restraint, and waiting all day for one real chance? That is the game today's guest lives in.
Rick Kustich is back on the podcast. Rick has spent decades chasing some of the toughest fish on the planet, from Great Lakes steelhead and giant muskie to Atlantic salmon and windswept rivers in Patagonia. 
He breaks down why strategy matters more than repetition, how small adjustments change everything, and what it really takes to fish at the highest level. 
 
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/882