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Episode 160 - Jesse Lance Robbins

The River Rambler ·

2026/02/24

This week I'm talking with Jesse Lance Robbins about his new book "The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere," which comes out today. We also discuss growing up in Maine, where his interest in writing started, studying abroad in Scotland and fishing in New Zealand, creative minds, tarpon, and so much more. Yo, Joe!

150:46

Episode 159 - Rachel Finn

The River Rambler ·

2026/02/03

This week I'm talking with Rachel Finn and we discuss the Adirondacks, voluntary beatdowns capming stories, first meetings and all of that is before I even remember to actually start the show. We also discuss her start to fishing, Alaska, horses, Winslow Homer, and so much more.

43:55

Episode 158 - The Winchester Dam pt. 3

The River Rambler ·

2026/01/20

Jim McCarthy of Water Watch and Jake Crawford of The Steamboaters return this week to talk to us about the continuing events on the North Umpqua around the Winchester Dam. We discuss the support of the ODFW, the cost of owning a 135 year old dam versus the cost of removal, the dam owner's continued fight against laws and regulations, the ecological benefits of dam removal, and more.

114:16

Episode 157 - Nate Devol

The River Rambler ·

2026/01/06

Despite winter weather and power outages the River Rambler is back and I'm joined by Nate Devol for the first episode of the year. We discuss is his life on the 45th parallel, the fun of rear wheel drive trucks, winter skis and summer boats, movie influences and the start to his fishing journey, learning spey, community outreach, coffee and leather craft, Kimsquit Bay, and so much more.

99:18

Episode 156 - Wayne Vierhout

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2025/12/16

This week I'm joined by Wayne Vierhout. We discuss is early IT and software days, his fishing progression from worm to flys, his love for tube flys, his very first rod, Atlantic salmon, how he got into bamboo building and designing tapers, retirement, and even some rod building secrets.

139:41

Episode 155 - Sam Rocha

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2025/12/02

This week I'm talking with Sam Rocha. We talk about his family full of fishers and the Rio Grande, his spectacular college experience and his first teaching job, how that led to steelhead, a brief story about how he got into spey, learing with guides, bamboo, cooking, and the philosophy of sufffering and chocolate milk.

76:04

Episode 154 - Colby Richards

The River Rambler ·

2025/11/18

This week I'm joined by Colby Richards. We discuss growing up in Hood River, snowboarding, his entrance to cooking, the importance of practice, planes and learning to fly, gardening, surfing, FOMO adventures, being alone in the wilderness, great food and wine, and so much more.

84:20

Episode 153 - Sean Burke

The River Rambler ·

2025/10/14

On this week's episode I'm joined by Sean Burke. We discuss him fishing as a kid with his dad and brother, his experiences brewing beer and more beer talk, music, the environment, the effort that goes into guiding, starting YouTube and his desire to tell people's stories, and more.

108:27

Episode 152 - Jake Christensen

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2025/09/23

This week, I'm joined by Jake Christensen and we have a great chat about fishing being a constant in his life, ebay shenaningans, his start to building bamboo and it's draw, tapers, realizing the reason for guides, baseball, and so much more.

105:47

Episode 151 - Howard Cole

The River Rambler ·

2025/09/09

On this week's episode I'm joined by Howard Cole. We discuss how we met and how he get me into spey casting, his start to fishing, his time in California and initial fly tying instruction, Andy Puyans' school, High Country Flies, wading and falling, and the age old question of "How many rods is too many rods?"

87:55

Episode 150 - Todd Rudaitis

The River Rambler ·

2025/08/26

Todd Rudaitis of Bell Reel Company joins me on this weeks episode. We discuss his start to fishing at his grandparents' lodge, restoring his Grandfather's old rod, his first steelhead experience, a very excited James Sampsel, learning two handers, getting into reel making, vintage machining and CNC, the draw of the clicker, and so much more.

103:21

Episode 149 - George Sylvestre

The River Rambler ·

2025/08/12

On this week's episode I'm talking with George Sylvestre. We get to talking about his start to fishing shadowing his grandfather, questionable college priorities, his time in the army, his entry to two handed casting, spey and saltwater, boats, some guy called Coop, guiding, and the Cape Cod School of Satlwater Fly Fishing.

84:01

Episode 148 - Amanda Chapman

The River Rambler ·

2025/07/29

Amanda Chapman is joining me for this week's episode. We discuss social media and it's intricacies, fly tying being her entry to fishing, the importance of being in the moment, catching her first steelhead, people's desire for the fly "that works," fish personaliites, cutthroats, her tournament casting, claves, and so much more. Not to mention an exciting opportunity for alll you Rambler fans.

43:40

Episode 147 - The Rogue Spey Clave

The River Rambler ·

2025/07/15

This week I'm joined by Dax Messett and Jon Hazlett, the organizers and hosts of the Rogue Spey Clave. We talk about their decision to start it, a friendly coups, all of the amazing guests that will be presenting, from casting to tying demonstrations, the raffle with some pretty heavy hitters that will be there, and what the future might hold. The Rogue Spey Clave is a one day event, on August 23rd, for more information head to https://www.daxfly.com/speyclave

71:36

Episode 146 - Isaac Sebastian, Elijah Haak, Anders...

The River Rambler ·

2025/06/24

After a slightly longer than expected hiatus post cross country move the River Rambler is back and this week I'm joined by a trio. Isaac Sebastian, Anders Martinson, and Elijah Haak talk with me all about coercing each other to guide in Alaska, learing in the Arctic Circle, finding out you live next to Corey Koff, Isaac's Cuba experience, tarpon, their Alaska rigs, Sweden's hidden lake, salwater, and some entertaining guiding stories.

156:59

Episode 145 - Josh Schwartz

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2025/05/13

This week I'm talking with Josh Schwartz of Travel Creel. We talk about his childhood on Long Island and his grandmother introducing him to fishing, grief and his decision to enter the culinary world, working for David Bouley and NYC biking, his time at the French Laundry, his first fly fishing experience, his time in Italy, regaining free time and his rentry to fishing, his experience guiding, Baja and enchiladas, Chilean dorado, and forming Travel Creel and it's focus on a full experience.

85:01

Episode 144 - Mike Archer

The River Rambler ·

2025/04/29

I'm joined by Mike Archer for this weeks episode and we discuss his initial start to fishing, a passion for music, his time guiding, aggressive tundra trout, bamboo and his journey to rod building, the benefits of knowing how to fix a rod, bamboo building's low barrier to entry, silk lines, the upcoming Sandy Clave, the "drudgery" of tapping ferrules, and so much more.

84:19

Episode 143 - Justin Bailie

The River Rambler ·

2025/04/15

I'm joined by Justin Bailie for this weeks episode. We talk about his experience growing up in Oregon and his entrance to fishing, Alaska and bears, his journey to photogoraphy, river trips around the world while working for OARS, moving back to Oregon and opening Wild Coast Goods, his entry to spey, salmon and bamboo, and his jump back to landscape photography.

143:34

Episode 142 - Thom Thornton

The River Rambler ·

2025/04/01

Thom Thornton is joining me this week for a conversation about his first rod and learning from everyond around, streamers, working as a woodchuck, MRIs and claustrophobia, soccer coaching, his start to steelheading, fly tying, competitive casting, baseball, dam removal, and so much more.

127:47

Episode 141 - Nick Karol

The River Rambler ·

2025/03/18

This week i'm joined by Nick Karol and we've got a great show for you. We discuss his start to fishing with his grandfather and commercial fishing, the rough-fighting Bulkley fish, his "love" of center pinning, attempting to reach steelhead zen, homemade monos, the importance of meeting and connecting with people, enjoying the moment, 40 inchers, his take on fly tying, his absolute passion for dry flies, and so much more.

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