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The River Rambler

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Episode 103 - The Winchester Dam

The River Rambler ·

2023/08/22

I first fished the North Umpqua a dozen years ago, and I was way late to the game. It’s been a river iconic in the steelhead community for at least a century, from before Zane Grey, to Frank and Jeannie Moore, to the present moment. And the situation in the present moment is unbelievable. After reading about it in emails and social media, I lined up a visit with Jim McCarthy of Water Watch of Oregon and Kirk Blaine of The Steamboaters and Native Fish Society. If you were upset by the social media

125:54

Episode 102 - Tom Mahan

The River Rambler ·

2023/08/08

Another Tuesday means another River Rambler and this week I'm joined by Tom Mahan. We talk about growing up with a backyard fishing spot, firefighting, learning the many forms of spey, guiding, different fishing ideologies, Alaska's chinook and rainbows, jiujitsu and martial arts mindsets, muddlers and Swedish Fish.

103:07

Episode 101 - Mike Kohler

The River Rambler ·

2023/07/25

On this week's episode I'm talking to Mike Kohler. We discuss his time fishing as a whipper snapper, accents, lobstering, getting into steelhead, dogs and kids, his introduction to spey, striper fishing, the benefits of night fishing, photography, observation and learning, and marine predators.

98:58

Episode 100 - Bill Pfeiffer

The River Rambler ·

2023/07/11

We've made it to triple digits and for the 100th episode I'm joined by Bill Pfeiffer. We discuss his time in Cuba, picky fish, parents, parties & food, Sculpin, Bill's Super Secret Fly and his incredibly difficlut fishing apporach, trout spey, law school, dogs, Zach Williams, and Bill's moose rivalry.

65:09

Episode 99 - Alex Worth

The River Rambler ·

2023/06/27

On this episode I'm talking to Alex Worth. He tells us all about his Mother's influence both in fishing and cursing, gross New Jersey fishing, catching his first steelhead at 10, Colorado and trout spey, conservation and conversations, the Klamath, some BIG fish stories, and we experience some canine difficulties.

85:39

Episode 98 - Alice Gilibert, Elaine Gong, and Whitney...

The River Rambler ·

2023/06/13

On this episode Alice Gilibert, Elaine Gong, and Whitney Gould are going me and we have a fantastic chat. We cover how they all got into fishing, competitive casting, pace cars and medicine chests, competition nerves, The American Casting Association, spey casts vs Belgian casts, movie recommendations, Golden Gate Angling Club and Angling Foundation, and the host's absolute denial of being an East Coaster.

128:56

Episode 97 - Dan Gates

The River Rambler ·

2023/05/30

Dan Gates of the Grey Drake is joining me for this week's episode. We talk about the Nashville Network, fishing with his dad, skating, tying at expos, Yellowstone, the OP, conspiracy theories, The Grey Drake, Trout in the Classroom, conservation, trout spey, fish tacos, and Sasquatch.

113:57

Episode 96 - Mark Martin

The River Rambler ·

2023/05/16

On this week's show I'm talking to Mark Martin. We discuss how he started fly fishing, James Sampsel, the Middle Fork, hybrid trout, his internship turned job, starting his steelhead obsession, western fishing culture, home repair, and muddlers & drinKing.

73:44

Episode 95 - Eric Skoog & Hank Rolfs

The River Rambler ·

2023/05/02

On this week's episode I'm chatting with drift boat fanatics, Hank Rolfs and Eric Skoog. We discuss their early start to fishing, learning from A.J. McClane, how they started working together, their introductions to drift boats, the problem solving of boat repair, how not to land a drift boat, atlantic salmon, looking for a new workshop, and so much more.

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Episode 94 - Patrick Lookabaugh

The River Rambler ·

2023/04/18

This week I'm talking with my friend Paddy Lookabaugh, of Liquid Sunshine Fly Fishing. We discuss the advantages of growing up in a Civil War battlefield, college, fires & firefighting, our shared love of indicator fishing, Alaska, his journey into rod building, guiding, and who not to accept party invitations from.

75:55

Episode 93 - The Return of Zack Williams

The River Rambler ·

2023/04/04

This week, as Spey-O-Rama approaches, I'm chatting with Zack Williams of Swing the Fly. We wander into mountian men, his new book "Anchor-Centric Spey Casting," alien abductions, Swing the Fly, the OP, sink tips, line splicing, and Frankensteining through the woods.

56:13

Episode 92 - Annie Waltz-Kubicka

The River Rambler ·

2023/03/21

This week I'm joined by Annie Waltz-Kubicka. We get straight to chatting about her multi-gnerational entrance to fishing, her steelhead awakening, becoming a private chef, culinary gardens, forming friendships with clientele, Montana, sourdough and sorcery, family, and........yuck, nymphing.

106:21

Episode 91 - Kate and Justin Crump

The River Rambler ·

2023/03/07

On this episode of The River Rambler I'm joined by Kate and Justin Crump, owners of The Lodge at 58 North. We had a great time talking about Volkswagen buses, humility and poaching, GPA requirements, clusterfucks, Alaska, salmon, deciding to buy a lodge, meal prep, and observing and navigation bears.

57:57

Episode 90 - Terry Antoniuk

The River Rambler ·

2023/02/21

On this episode I'm speaking with Terry Antoniuk. We chat about growing up around the world, the importance of cultural exchange in English pubs, becoming a biologist, aquatic landscape ecology, "discovering" steelhead, rods and lines, road tripping, and one Mr. Kruk.

27:50

Episode 89 - Joey Mara

The River Rambler ·

2023/02/07

This week I had a quick chat with Joey Mara, of Waist Deep Media. We talk about his first winter steelhead, beiang an older brother, his experience making "A Steelhead Story - The Legacy of Bill McMillan" and working with Bill, the trials of dodgy internet, questionable dog behavior, and a dark TikTok hole.A Steelhead Story - The Legacy of Bill McMillan comes out on Februrary 15th and can be found hereYou can check out the trailer now!

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episode 88 - Brian Johnson

The River Rambler ·

2023/01/24

This week I'm talking with Brian Johnson, president of California Trout Unlimited and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation. We talk about growing up around the mighty cliffs of Iowa, dam removal and power companies, working togethor with tribal nations, the formation of Klamath River Renewal Corportain, beer talk, lowering your effectiveness but not your fun, and a place where everybody knows your name.

124:57

Episode 87 - John Larison

The River Rambler ·

2023/01/10

This week I'm speaking with John Larison, author of "Holding Lies" and most recently "Whiskey When We're Dry." We chat about his start as a mud puddle angler, questioning Euro-nymphing, New York waters, tequila, Ted Leeson, writing, trying to be like water, and the questioniable choice to method act in the TSA line.You can learn more about "Whiskey When We're Dry" and John's other books at johnlarison.com

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Episode 86 - Celebrating Frank Moore

The River Rambler ·

2022/12/13

This week we have a very special episode for you to celebrate the life of Frank Moore. I'm joined by Becky McRae, Karl Konecny, Dean Finnerty, Dale Greenley, and Jeffery Dose. We talk about meeting Frank, be it on the river, at a faire, or in the scouts, botany with Jeanne, wading upstream, "pick-pocketing," and so many other fantastic stories. If you would like to support some of the causes that Frank and Jeanne Moore have, look too: www.northumpqua.org, www.steamboaters.org, or

75:57

Episode 85 - Daniel Ritz

The River Rambler ·

2022/11/29

We're talking with Daniel Ritz on this week's show. We talk about his series, "Point of Engagement," on Swing the fly, Boise's surfing scene, the Now or Never Campaign, rods, great steelhead writing, blogging vs. vlogging, and horses.

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Episode 84 - Gary Anderson and Al Perryman

The River Rambler ·

2022/11/15

I'm joined by a dynamic duo this week, Al Perryman and Gary Anderson. We talk about 50 years of friendship, their entrance to spey, Alaska, football rod wrapping, jet boats, the start of trout spey, more boats of course, beverages, cars, fly tying, and chinook. As this was the first in person recording in quite some time there was of course an issue, the River Rambler can't be trusted on his own. The first seven minutes, one of the mics was off and our host is hard to hear. Hang in there and it

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