Splitting Cane: Conversations with Bamboo Rodmakers

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Spinner Fishing For Trout: A Proven System of Tackle, Techniques, and Strategies for Catching Trout

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How To Fish In A Pond: A Guide To Fishing In Small Ponds

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Fly Fishing the Flats

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Fly Fishing for Beginners

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Fishing The Bucktail

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Sea Fishing: Expert Tips and Techniques for Yachtsmen, Motorboaters and Sea Anglers

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Fly Fishing

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Carp Fishing Tips and Theories.

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The Ultimate Guide to Amateur Deep-Sea Bottom Fishing

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The Easy Fishing Guide

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250 Amazing Fishing Tips: The Best Tactics and Techniques to Catch Any and All Game Fish

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The Fly Fisher's Playbook: A Systematic Approach to Nymph Fly Fishing

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100 Fly Fishing Tips, Tricks and Techniques

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Surf Fishing the Atlantic Coast

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Common Trout Fishing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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The Honest Guide to Successful Pier and Coastal Fishing: The Book for the Uninformed, First Timer, and Anyone Who Wants to Catch More Fish

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Fly-Fish Better: Practical Advice on Tackle, Methods, and Flies

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Surfing: A Beginner's Guide

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Freshwater Fishing

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Freshwater Fishing - Getting Started

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Secrets to Catching Trophy Brown and Rainbow Trout

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The Ultimate Guide To Amateur Deep-Sea Bottom Boat Fishing

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The Pocket Fishing Basics Guide: Freshwater Basics: Hook, Line, and Sinker

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A Fly Rod of Your Own

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Fishing Tips for Freshwater

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How to Flyfish: Tips, Lessons, and Techniques for Catching More Fish

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Freshwater Fishing for Kids

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Fly Fishing For Bass, A South African Perspective

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Practical Flies for Spotted Seatrout

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Fishing

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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon

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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel

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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

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The Nature Instinct: Learn to Find Direction, Sense Danger, and Even Guess Nature's Next Move Faster Than Thought

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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

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Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival

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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere

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Advanced Bushcraft: An Expert Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

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52 Prepper Projects: A Project a Week to Help You Prepare for the Unpredictable

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Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way

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Bushcraft Illustrated: A Visual Guide

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Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

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How to Survive Off the Grid: From Backyard Homesteads to Bunkers (and Everything in Between)

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The Emergency Survival Manual: 294 Life-Saving Skills

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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster

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Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care

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The Pocket Guide to Essential Knots: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Everyone

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How to Survive Anything: From Animal Attacks to the End of the World (and Everything in Between)

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Outdoor Survival Guide: Survival Skills You Need

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours

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The Field Guide to Knots: How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits

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The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild

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Foraging: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Medicinal Herbs

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How To Be Alone: an 800-mile hike on the Arizona Trail

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Ultimate Survival Hacks

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Your Guide to Forest Bathing (Expanded Edition): Experience the Healing Power of Nature

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Birth of The Endless Summer: A Surf Odyssey

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The Total Outdoorsman Skills & Tools: 324 Tips

Podcast episode

A new nymph fishing technique and the under-rated 10-foot fly rod, with George Daniel: My guest this week is the great George Daniel [42:00], who is always pushing the envelope, evolving and experimenting.  He tells us why he uses a 10-foot fly rod for nearly all of his trout fishing, even in smaller streams and he also introduces...

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How to Find Your Own Small Stream, with Donna Smith: Finding those tiny, unpressured trout streams is a delightful form of exploration. You won’t find them on the internet or in books or magazine articles—at least the ones you really want to fish. But finding a small stream that you’ll probably...

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Winter Fly-Fishing in the Far North, with Timbre Pringle: Continuing our exploration of winter trout fishing techniques, this week my guest is angler and photographer Timbre Pringle [40:08]. You have likely seen photos of Timbre or ones taken by her and her husband Darcy in Orvis catalogs and ads, as well as...

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Seven Deadly Sins of Pike Fishing, with Josh Nugent: Northern pike are a fascinating and explosive fish to catch on a fly rod.  There is not much that beats a big northern smashing a streamer close to the surface or eating a popper.  Josh Nugent [47:05] is a very experienced...

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Why did I miss that fish? With Dave Jensen: Swing, hit, and miss--why did you not connect with that fish? Did it just miss your fly? Did you strike too soon? Did you strike too late? Or did the fish refuse your fly even though it looked like a take? Dave Jensen and I [@44:47] discuss how you...

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How to Spot Fish on Saltwater Flats, with Jason Franklin: Are there any tricks to spotting fish on saltwater flats, especially if it's your first time?  You may be disappointed to hear that there is no magic bullet and every place you fish will offer different species, water color, and depth.  But...

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How to practice your fly casting, with Pete Kutzer: The better your casting, the more and fun you'll have and the more relaxed you'll be on the water. Pete Kutzer [46:13] is one of the finest casting instructors in the world, and not only that he's one of the finest anglers you meet, which means he...

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Tips for urban fly fishing, with James Spica:   You may have some amazing fly fishing right in your neighborhood even if you live in a big city.  Urban fly fishing may not be pristine, but it has its own charms and moments of excitement, and you don't need to drive for hours to get to...

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Save the Trout. Fish for Carp. With Dan Frasier: In our campaign to take pressure off our over-stressed trout rivers during this hot, dry summer I figured a great topic would be how to find carp fishing spots. Not every place that holds carp is conducive to fly fishing, but when you find the right...

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Tips for blue lining, with Ian Rutter: Ian Rutter [43:06] is a long-time guide in the Smokies and one of our top field testers. He specializes in small mountain creeks (as well as their local tailwaters) and because I have had numerous requests for a podcast on "Blue-lining" I wanted to...

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Fishing for Stripers off Long Island, with Sam Sifton: [Interview starts at 37:13] This week I interview Sam Sifton, former Cooking Editor, now Assistant Managing Editor of The New York Times, and an avid fly-rod striped bass angler.  It's quite a rambling discussion, from striper fishing on Long...

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15 Ways to Break a Fly Rod, with Charlie Robinton: Besides breaking your fly rod in those boring old ways like car doors or ceiling fans, there are other, less obvious ways and most of them are preventable as well.  This week I chat with Charlie Robinton [49:00], rod repair expert on the Orvis...

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Ten tips for summer smallmouth, with award-winning guide Matt Miles: My guest this week is Matt Miles [55:11], 2023 Orvis Guide of the Year.  Matt has extensive experience guiding for trout in the Rocky Mountains, but has returned to his home state of Virginia to concentrate on warmwater species, especially...

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All about inflatable watercraft, with Mike Dolmage from NRS: This week, we delve into the confusing world of inflatable watercraft. There are so many styles to choose from, including SUPs, kayaks, and rafts. Which are best for fly fishing? What are some tips on how to fish from one? How do you handle anchoring...

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Secrets of Small-Stream Trout Fishing, with Guide Charity Rutter: My guest this week is Charity Rutter [39:50], a great friend and longtime guide in the Great Smoky Mountains.  She and her husband Ian have just finished a great book (I read the manuscript and loved it) and although it won't be available until...

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Fishing stillwaters from shore, with Thomas Larson: This week, my guest is Thomas Larson [45:47] from the Orvis Outfitters team. Thomas is a stillwater expert and gives us some great tips on how to find trout, and how to target them, when you don’t have the benefit of a watercraft. Maybe you don’t...

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All about the mono rig, with Dom Swentosky: This week, my guest is Dom Swentosky of the Troutbitten blog [33:16], podcast, and guide service. If you have not seen his stuff it's definitely one of the most informative and thoughtful fly-fishing blogs out there. Dom devotes a lot of his blog to...

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How to buy a trout stream, with Josh Kling: No, I am not talking about buying a trout stream and locking it up in a private club. I am talking about buying a piece of a trout stream, fixing (basically rewilding) the habitat, and then ensuring public access on the water for perpetuity. That's...

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Fly fishing from canoes and kayaks with Ryan Lilly of Old Town Canoe: Learn how to decide between a canoe and a kayak, what kind to get, and how to maneuver and cast using these hard-sided watercraft (next week I'll be doing a podcast on inflatables). Ryan Lilly [47:30]  is a fly fisher and Old Town's expert on...

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Amelia Jensen on Lowering Fish Mortality with Better Photo Techniques: This week my guest is the great Amelia Jensen [53:09], one of the best trout anglers in the world and also a superb videographer. Our topic is one that is top of mind to a lot of people in the fly-fishing world this summer: how we can continue to fish...

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16 Things I Wish I Knew About Trout Spey Before I Started, with Shawn Combs: In today's podcast my guest is Shawn Combs, head of Orvis Rod & Tackle product development and Orvis rod and reel designer.  The topic is "16 Things I Wish I Knew About Trout Spey Before I Started".  If you have been thinking...

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Fishing the Baja surf on foot with Scott Sadil: Scott Sadil [41:39], author and Fly Fishing Editor of Gray’s Sporting Journal, is a pioneer in fishing the surf in Baja, and in his many years of experience he’s learned a ton of valuable tips. Even if you never plan on fishing Baja, you’ll...

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Advanced Carp Techniques, with Dan Frasier: [Interview starts at 37:17]   This week, our podcast is all about carp.  It's a more advanced carp podcast with my buddy Dan Frasier, who is one of the most knowledgeable carp anglers I know.  Carp are almost never...

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Great tips on canoe fishing, with Perk Perkins: I did a podcast a few weeks ago that was billed as a canoe and kayak podcast but my guest and I spent a lot of time on Kayaks and not much on canoes. Some of you took me to task and asked for more information on fly fishing from canoes, so I asked...

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An All Fly-Box Episode: This week I have no guest interview but a ton of questions waiting in the podcast mailbox so I did an all-Fly Box podcast to catch up on questions. By popular demand, I've started to recommend some books on the podcast. This week I recommend my three...

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There's No Such Thing As Streamer Season, With Courtney Despos: There's no such thing as streamer season. That’s the rallying cry of Courtney Despos, director of education and guide for Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver.  Courtney is a self-professed streamer fanatic and she fishes them all season long, even in...

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The Giant Trout of Pyramid Lake, with Mike Anderson: Can you really catch giant cutthroat trout in the desert? Are they truly a native species? And do they really fish with ladders? You'll find out in my interview with Orvis-endorsed guide Mike Anderson [45:23], who guides for the Reno Fly Shop. In the...

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Tips for Early Season Trout-Fishing Success, with BJ Gerhart:   This week, my guest is guide BJ Gerhart [33:50], a longtime veteran guide at Three Rivers Ranch in Idaho and one of the savviest anglers I know.  He shares his tips for getting around the common problems of early season trout fishing,...

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Keeping Yourself in Shape for Fishing Season, with Anita Coulton: [Interview starts at 36:56] Sooner or later, if you fish a lot you WILL develop issues with your elbows or shoulders.  And it's not just us old geezers who suffer from these--I often meet much younger anglers with the same problems.  Anita...

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Indicator Fishing Secrets from a Montana Guide, with Peter Bring:   This week I have an interview [starts at 39:52] that was recorded pre-Covid with Peter Bring, long-time Montana guide for Blackfoot River outfitters in Missoula.  I always learn new things form every guide I fish with, but I thought Peter...