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Troutbitten

Domenick Swentosky

Life on the water. Troutbitten is a deep dive into fly fishing for wild trout in wild places. Author and guide, Domenick Swentosky, shares stories, tips, tactics and conversations with friends about fly fishing through the woods and water. Explore more. Fish hard. And discover fly fishing at Troutbitten.com — an extensive resource with 1500+ articles about trout, friends, family and the river.

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83:14

Fly Tying -- Essential Tools and More

Troutbitten ·

2025/12/15

Fly tying is more popular than ever. With the prevalence of high quality materials and excellent videos showing how to build flies, more fly anglers choose to tie their own patterns than ever before.All of us at Troutbitten have been tying our own flies from the beginning, so we each have preferences for the tools we use. That's what this podcast episode is all about. We discuss the essentials, like vise, scissors and a bobbin, along with some other tools and gear that each of us considers

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76:59

Fly Fishing Myths

Troutbitten ·

2025/12/07

For this episode, we want to tackle a topic that’s been on our list for a long time — fly fishing myths and misunderstandings.We’re not here to argue about stuff or complain. We just want to acknowledge things that we hear repeated or we see in print or shown in videos — stuff that’s almost assumed as fact, when it’s often not true at all.We do think it’s important to try to clear the air about these myths and misunderstandings, because bad or incomplete information can really lead people down the

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89:00

In Deep with Devin Olsen - Tight Line Tactics and...

Troutbitten ·

2025/11/30

Devin Olsen has had an immeasurable influence on the nymphing game. Having been embedded in the competition scene for two decades now, Devin knows competition nymphing form the inside. While reading Devin's book and watching his videos, it's obvious that he puts in the work. Instead of slavishly recycling the ideas of others, Devin is a unique thinker and a tireless tester on the water. I've always admired his work.I asked Devin to go in deep about competition nymphing styles, while

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43:35

Troutbitten State of the Union, Fall 2025 - Catching...

Troutbitten ·

2025/11/27

For our State of the Union 2025, my wife, Becky, joins me for a lighthearted look at what's going on in the Troutbitten world. We talk about the upcoming leader sale in the Troutbitten Shop (December 1). We talk about the book, the In Deep series, podcast plans, shop changes, a live podcast event, a Troutbitten Film Festival and the the New Trail Troutbitten beer.Becky and I also read a few listener comments.ResourcesVIDEO: Troutbitten | In Deep With John Shaner and Dry Fly Leader DesignVIDEO:

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80:46

Have Mono Rig and Euro Nymphing Styles Gone Too Far?

Troutbitten ·

2025/11/23

All of us at Troutbitten, along with so many anglers across the country, use a Mono Rig for most underwater presentations. The tight line advantage and the drift control possible for both nymphs and streamers is fun and effective. But a lot has changed . . .Five or ten years ago, most tight line anglers were using a Mono Rig leader build with a butt section thick enough to mimic the functions of a fly line. This is what we call a Troutbitten Standard Mono Rig, and it's a hybrid system. So with

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61:38

The Spawning Process of Trout

Troutbitten ·

2025/11/16

The spawning process is arguably the most important event of a trout's life. The best trout in the system spawn every year. And as long term anglers, we should understand the process -- not only because we then know how to give trout their space, but because the process is a fascinating look at a fish that we spend so much time chasing.We do not advocate fishing for actively spawning trout. But in many watersheds, it's easy to stay away from the redds and give trout plenty of room by

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69:26

What Flies Catch Big Trout?

Troutbitten ·

2025/11/09

Sometimes, the goal is to catch the biggest trout in the river. In those times, what's the best fly to choose?In this conversation, we talk through big trout situations, and we focus on the flies. If you’re really targeting a big trout, when does a streamer seem like the best choice, and what qualities in that streamer help not just get a trout’s attention, but convince them to eat the fly?Likewise, when might a dry fly have the best chance at fooling a big fish? And when is a wet fly or nymph

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69:03

In Deep - Fishing Simply, With Craig Matthews

Troutbitten ·

2025/11/02

Craig Matthews is one of the most prominent figures in fly fishing, with a career spanning half a century and an influence that is immeasurable. Making his home in Montana, Craig's fly shop, Blue Ribbon Flies, became an icon as he educated and helped generations of anglers find their way with a fly rod. Craig's many fly creations, like the Sparkle Dun and X-Caddis are in my fly box, and they're probably in yours. Craig also founded One Percent for the Planet, a collection of outdoor

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82:44

Back to Spot Burning - Evolution?

Troutbitten ·

2025/10/26

With this conversation, we're going back to spot burning. In Troutbitten Podcast Season 3, Episode 1, we talked through Secrets and Spot Burning ( March, 2022). And in that conversation we spent a lot of time on the first part — on what fishing secrets really are, whether they’re valuable, fun or just gatekeeping. (They’re valuable, by the way.) And we acknowledged that every angler has their own set of things they might want to be secretive about, whether that's patterns, tactics or . .

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77:51

Big Flies for Big Trout - Cicada Wrap Up

Troutbitten ·

2025/10/19

We begin Season 17 with a conversation about fishing the 17 year periodical cicada this past summer. We talk about big flies, big water and big trout. For so many of us, it was the rarity of the event -- there’s no other chance for this kind of fishing, right here, in our home waters, for another seventeen years. That’s a big marker in time. Because when you look back that far, it seems like a whole different life. In truth, it’s was a whole different world all those years ago, without high speed

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14:15

Riverside -- Fighting Big Fish -- Keep 'Em Down

Troutbitten ·

2025/10/16

A top-tier river trout is a beast. The inherent nature of a river, with the endless obstacles, rocks, tree parts, current breaks, high gradient runs and undercut banks challenges the angler at every bend. So when you finally hook up with a Whiskey, a new game begins. It’s a match up between trout and fisherman. Who will win that fight?Bringing a trout to the net requires a series of accurate calculations, thoughtful moves and a good dose of luck. But with a few guiding principles and a bit of

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82:32

In Deep -- Dry Fly Leader Design with John Shaner

Troutbitten ·

2025/10/01

In Deep is a video podcast series for conversations that dive into the details of focused topics -- no fluff, just concentrated, sometimes technical talk from experienced anglers and industry professionals. Our first In Deep guest is my friend, John Shaner. With a career spanning five decades, Shaner has worked for influential companies like Hardy and Cortland, while connecting with seemingly every fishy angler in the industry. Shaner is widely regarded for his technical fly fishing sk...

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76:58

The Blue Liner's Bible - Questions and Stories

Troutbitten ·

2025/08/31

Here we are at the end of the Blue Liner's Bible series. And we saved this one for listener questions and some of our own stories. This episode ties up some loose ends and brings it all back home. Because, I think we ended up right where we started, realizing that small stream fishing leads us into everything there is to love about fishing, and maybe helping to teach us some of the most important lessons of all.Wherever you are, wherever you fish, take some time to hike upstream into a narrow,

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61:58

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Bigger Trout, and Streamers...

Troutbitten ·

2025/08/24

This one's about using streamers to find the biggest trout in the smallest waters. In previous episodes we worked though locating the right water for small streams. We've talked about dry fly tactics, nymph fishing and now, with episode five in this series, we’re ready to tackle streamer fishing on small streams.Our job for this episode is to highlight the changes we make, or the different strategies we might have, for fishing streamers in small waters vs the bigger ones.We also have a

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53:12

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Nymphs On Small Streams

Troutbitten ·

2025/08/17

In this fourth episode of the Blue Liner's Bible, we talk about nymphing on small waters. We discuss when and where we might turn to nymphs, and then we break down the adaptations for different styles.We cover dry dropper, mostly as a nymphing tactic. Then we discuss indicator nymphing and tight line nymphing with a Mono Rig.My friend, Austin Dando, joins me for an important look at the variety of nymphing tactics we use on small waters.ResourcesREAD: Troutbitten | Favorite Small Stream Leader

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57:00

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Dry Flies On Small Streams

Troutbitten ·

2025/08/10

We’re here to break down small stream dry fly fishing. We’re tackling dry flies first in this series, because fishing dries on small water puts you in a great position, with the necessary skills, to fish the other disciplines of nymphs, streamers and wets.In this episode, my friend, Austin Dando, and I walk through the gear, the approach, the casting, some philosophies and strategies for fishing dry flies on small streams. This topic is at the heart of the Blue Liner's Bible. It's a great

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60:05

The Blue Liner's Bible -- Finding the Right Water

Troutbitten ·

2025/08/03

We're back with Season 16, with episode two of the Blue Liner’s Bible. This one is all about finding the right water.We mean this in two different ways. First, you need to find a small stream that has public access (or you have private permission). But the stream also needs cold water and a good population of trout (hopefully they’re wild trout).That’s the first thing — find a good stream to fish. And honestly, that may not be as easy as it sounds.If you do start to explore new territory and

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68:25

The Blue Liner's Bible --The Good and Bad of Small...

Troutbitten ·

2025/07/27

With cold flows and eager trout, mountain water and small stream fishing can provide the perfect setup, the perfect escape, if you’re willing to put in the effort. There are some truly wonderful things about small stream fishing, and learning to work these waters teaches us everything we need to know about fishing any trout water. But the challenges can turn many people off as well. Small stream fishing can be tough. In truth, you cannot fish the same way as you fish an average river. You ca...

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78:07

The Airing of Grievances -- Four

Troutbitten ·

2025/06/22

Welcome to the fourth annual Airing of Grievances on the Troutbitten Podcast. Buckle up. Because it’s time to clear the air about a few things, to complain about some other things and get all the frustrations out in the open. We look forward to this episode every year, because honestly, it’s a lot of fun. I know that listeners anticipate this one as well, and just like last year, we have a bunch of guest grievances to add to the mix. We’re here to complain. Why? Because acknowledging the ab...

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59:32

Is Gen X the Greatest Fly Fishing Generation?

Troutbitten ·

2025/06/15

We talk a lot about our frame of reference in fly fishing. Wherever you get into the game, a lot of your baseline is set by whatever is popular or widely accepted at that moment in time. My friend, Matt Mickey, recently argued that Gen X anglers are uniquely positioned, that this generation has experienced development and had a wide variety of influences that will never be duplicated. We’ve learned through every form of media. We grew up in a time where good information was sparse, and most o...

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