Faceless Fly Fishing & Upland Podcast

Our guest today is Alone contestant Colter Barns he is a Fly Fisherman, survivalist and very well-rounded outdoors man. Today we will discuss his time on Grizzly Mountain when he was a contest on the television show Alone. Colter survived 67 days alone in the wilderness, no TV crew and no other people. I would go as far as to say Colter was one of the most beloved contestants and has some pretty epic fishing stories to share. If you want to learn how to survivor alone in the wood you better keep listening.

Our guest today is Melinda Benbow she is a dog trainer and upland hunter, you might know her from her Orvis dog training instructional videos or her Instagram account https @urban.uplander. We will discuss getting the best out of your dog, for your life style, place training, recall and high value treat rewards

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Our guest today is Shawn Combs he is the director of design and development for Fish/hunt and dog at Orvis. Today Shawn will share some of the behinds the scenes processes that go into developing rods, reels, jackets and bags. We will also talk about some new gear we that will be released in the coming season and when we can expect to see the release of the Helios H4

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Our guest today is Derek Bird he is a writer and the founding editor of Fly Fusion magazine. On this episode, we will discuss fishing small flies to big trout. Derek will tell us about some of his favorite patterns, techniques, and tips, like how to see the fly better and get a better chance at hooking up when you can barely see that teeny tiny fly. We will also have some good banter while Derek tells us the premise of his new fly fishing novel.
You can purchase a copy of Derek’s novel Last, Summer on the Sage, directly for the Fly Fusion website.

Our guest today is Sam Lungren he is a journalist, conservationist and well-rounded adventurer based out of Bozeman Montana. On this episode, we will discuss fishing with drone and the ethical implications, we will also discuss fish retention and how catch and release is the usual fly fishing practice but is that always what is best for fishery? All of this brings us to a discussion about hatchery steelhead verses wild steelhead and what is the best practice for fish populations and fisherman. Make sure to check out Sam & Ben’s 8 part podcast called Wallowed set to be released in early September. To read any of Sam’s publication we referenced in this podcast check out the link in his Instagram bio @samlungrenmedia