Episode XIX - Return to the River with Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson

01/04/23 • 60 min

On the penultimate episode of the first season of the Fly Fish Forever podcast, we have the chance to meet Chief Anne Richardson of the Rapphannock Tribe. We'll talk about the history and legacy of the Tribe's 11,000 years in the Rappahannock River watershed and what the Tribe is doing to pass along traditional skills and knowledge to its youth through its Return to the River program. We'll also have an opportunity to hear about one of the great success stories in the growing movement to return land back to indigenous tribes and nations with the return of the cliffs of Pissacoack, an area with special significance to the Rappahannocks. Last, we'll hear about the proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area and what you can do to support its creation.
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Episode XVIII - A Lifetime of Fishing & Lefty Kreh with Bob Clouser

On this week's episode, we have a really special opportunity to hear from one of fly-fishing's living legends, Bob Clouser. Bob isn't only famous as the inventor of the Clouser Minnow or as the author of Fly Fishing for Smallmouth in Rivers and Streams, he is a true icon of the Susquehanna River, the largest tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. We'll have the chance to hear some of Bob's life story, from growing up as a young boy in Central Pennsylvania, fishing his local streams, to the decades he spent as a fly shop owner and guide on the "Susky". However, much of the episode is actually devoted to reminiscing on the many memories that Bob has of fishing with his longtime friend, the late Lefty Kreh, a fellow Chesapeake watershed native and one of the most iconic fly anglers in history.
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Episode XX - Chesapeake Tales with the Braker Bros

On the final episode of the first season of the Fly Fish Forever podcast, we have the opportunity to sit down with two young filmmaking brothers, Andrew and Eric Braker. Their previous film, "A Journey Upstream" served as an inspiration to FFI to celebrate the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in its entirety with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed campaign. We'll talk a bit about their previous film. However, our real focus will be a behind-the-scenes look at what went into making FFI's just-released seven-part YouTube Series "Chesapeake Tales", and FFI's film in the International Fly Fishing Film Festival, "Chesapeake: A Love Letter to a Watershed", debuting tomorrow, which document the brother's quest to visit seven distinct fisheries in seven days across the watershed.

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Sponsored by Costa Sunglasses & Cheeky Fishing