The Destination Angler ADVENTURES Podcast

Our destination is the Troutland region of central Finland with Hall of Fame fly angler, Jani Himanko, owner of the world famous Kellankoski Lodge. Central Finland is home to some of the best fly fishing in Europe and the happiest people on the planet, not to mention brown trout the size of your leg. As Jani says, we don’t take pictures of 20” fish.

A 25-year veteran of the industry, Jani writes for local hunting and fishing magazines and was inducted to the Finnish Fishing Hall of Fame in 2023. He makes the case for Finland and the famous baitfish hatch, plus stories of Arctic char and sea run browns, Russian helicopters and the Kota Peninsula, and fly fishing Greenland and Norway. Bonus: the famous surfboard fly and why you should drink Loncaro.

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Recorded May 9, 2024

We journey with passionate fly angler and author, Jim Aylsworth of Houston Texas who shares his fly fishing adventures from around the US and the world. Jim has fly fished over 300 locations, most of them with a guide, from the tranquil waters of Guadalupe River in Texas to the remote reaches of the Kamchatka peninsula, and from the awe-inspiring giants in Jurassic Lake Argentina to Jim’s personal best brown trout from the Allegheny River.

Jim is also an accomplished writer, sharing his adventures through articles in Fly Fisherman Magazine, Trout Magazine, and FlyFishers Magazine, and has a knack for squeezing in a little fly fishing on his business trips. Stick around to the end for a great story of how Jim got himself in the Billings Montana newspaper for all the wrong reasons, and what makes for an exceptional guide.

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Recorded November 15, 2023. Episode 6

Today we have die-hard fly angler, educator, and outdoorsman, Mike Loughran from Buffalo, New York who shares his inspiring adventures with salmon and steelhead, opossums and owls, coyote dens and wasps nests, and his surprise appearance on the Today Show.

Mike’s decade-long obsession with fly fishing began with a Christmas gift – a fly rod combo and waders. Despite his busy schedule teaching gym class to grade school kids, he has logged more days and caught more steelhead, salmon, and brown trout than most anglers do in a lifetime. You’ll want to fish like Mike after you listen to this one!

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Recorded January 17, 2024. Episode 5

Join us today as we journey to the wilds of Alaska alongside Cam Gordon, a seasoned backcountry fly fishing guide with Fish Hound Expeditions. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Cam's passion for angling led him to the rugged and remote landscapes of Alaska in pursuit of trout, Dolly Varden, and Grayling.

Today Cam shares how he and his clients survived 4 harrowing days stranded in a flood of epic proportions. From enduring flooded tents and torrential rain, to navigating quickly rising water and giant floating cottonwoods, their adventure is nothing short of extraordinary.

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Recorded Mar 5, 2024. Episode 4

Today our fly-fishing destination is Western Pennsylvania and the Youghiogheny River, or the Yawk, for short. It’s a big river, over 130 miles long, and just may be the best trophy trout river in Pennsylvania you’ve never heard of.

Our guest is expert fly angler and guide Rob Walters, with Laurel Highlands Guide Service, who shares a great story he simply calls Fish X. You know this story...it’s your home waters, you have the address, you make a perfect cast, you move a gigantic fish, the biggest you’ve ever seen. Then what?

Let’s hear from Rob and find out! With Host, Steve Haigh

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Recorded Nov 11, 2023. Episode 3