Episode 21: Why We Tie Our Own Flies

02/27/20 • -1 min

In this episode, Shawn and Pat sit down to discuss the reasons why they tie their own flies. There are many reasons to tie your own flies when you get into fly fishing, such as cost savings, understanding what you are imitating better, matching the hatch and others. The guys cover these and share the things they've learned along the way.

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Episode 20: Eric Stroup, Faith and Fly Fishing

In this episode, Shawn brings in a guest co-host who is also his father, Ron to cover for Pat. Shawn and Ron bring onto the show, this week, one of the guys who was instrumental in getting them into the industry. Eric Stroup is a long-time fly fisherman and tier in the Central Pennsylvania region. Eric is well known for some of his patterns like the J-bug and is also an accomplished guide and writer. We sat down with Eric and discussed some of his history and time in the industry as well as the ups and downs along the way which have led him to where he is at today. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it.

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Episode 22: Mike Komara, Fishing the Youth World Championships

We bring Mike Komara back into the studio to sit down and discuss his recent experiences at the 2019 Youth World Championships as one of the captains of Team USA. We talk about the things we learn from this trip to the Czech Republic and how it differed from Poland the year before. We were amazed at the different styles of fishing used during the tournament. Then to finish out the podcast we find out what Mike is up to. Find out more about Mike on his website, www.fringeflyfishing.com