You never know who is going to end up in your guide boat? When we had the pleasure of fishing with Tim Quinton, we invited him to join us on the podcast. To say Quinton has led a rather adventurous life would be a monumental understatement. A former “Coastie”, Tim was aboard several vessels featured on “Deadliest Catch” while stationed in the salmon fishing hub of Kodiak, Alaska. He’s sailed with the US Navy on missions to the Middle East and worked in the Pentagon. As it turns out, we had crossed paths before while he was working as a guide on Oregon’s Deschutes River.

There are an estimated 84,000 dams across the country that serve a variety of purposes, from hydropower to flood control. Dams also serve as barriers to passage for native fish species, while creating habitat for illegally introduced and invasive fish. Our indigenous fish populations need our help. Enter Whooshh Innovations, a Seattle-based company with a high-tech solution to the fish passage problem. From the folks that brought us the “Salmon Cannon”, Vince Bryan, CEO, introduces the “Whooshh Passage Portal.”

Curious about gar? We were, so we tapped one of the leading authorities on this prehistoric apex predator.

<p>Who hasn’t left a fly box in a buddy’s boat or forgotten where we stashed our sink tips? But what if you spontaneously forgot where, and with whom, you were just fishing? Chris Hanson experienced such an event, clinically known as ‘transient global amnesia’. A passionate fly angler, Hanson shares his bizarre experience and the aftermath, which inspired him to produce the acclaimed documentary, “The Day I Disremembered”.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>If your dream of fishing for rainbows in Russia has taken you down a Google-rabbit hole, you’ve likely encountered the name, “Will Blair”. Blair is an American pioneer of Kamchatka trout fishing, operating remote outfitting businesses in Russia since the 1990’s. If explorations of uncharted trout streams via Russian military helicopters weren’t enough, Will’s penchant for fly fishing solitude has led him to the remote reaches of the Bahamian islands with his latest venture.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Adventure is all around us. Just ask Chris Taylor. Once Taylor decided to <em>really</em> explore the waters surrounding his hometown, he discovered a treasure trove of flyfishing opportunities right under his nose; carp, pike, shad, goliath trout, to name a few. Colorado Springs offers up all the menu options this fly fishing version of a localvore can chew. Chris inspires us to take a closer look at the back forty and shares the most memorable experiences drawn from exploring his home waters, like the time he knocked a very surprised animal out of the air with a streamer pattern.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Steelhead returns in the Columbia Basin are the lowest ever recorded resulting in unprecedented fishing closures on some of the most hallowed waters in fly fishing. The fate of a bellwether species of incalculable cultural, financial, and environmental importance hangs in the balance. Now more than ever, these fish need advocates, like Josh Mills. As a Board Member of the Wild Steelhead Coalition and Development Coordinator for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Josh is deeply engaged in the fight to save these enigmatic fish. After all, steelhead are responsible for cherished memories with his mega-fishy dad. Mills dives deep into the steelhead life cycle and shares a behavior that we've never heard before.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Pennsylvania makes the short list of the country's best fishing states. From legendary trout streams like the Delaware, Letort Run, and Spring Creek, to fabled smallmouth fisheries such as the Susquehanna, PA offers something for everyone. For a full-frontal assessment of angling opportunities in the Keystone State, we tap into the experience and expertise of Rick Nyles, owner of Skyblue Outfitters. Since 1999, Rick and his staff of elite guides have provided services across the state...so you can bet your bippy he has some fishing stories to share.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>What is a V Lam and a Shoal Cut? We've always wondered what these terms actually mean in association with our favorite oars and Derek Young is the guy to ask. As Northern US Territory Manager for Sawyer Oars, Derek answers these questions and shares his many years of experience working with this Oregon-based oar and paddle manufacturing company. A lifelong river enthusiast, Derek relates the time that the Young family arrived at the takeout to discover a mystery couple walking the banks naked, but that wasn't the biggest surprise...</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>You can't swing a dead cat in the Murray Bar in Livingston, Montana without hitting a fly fishing guide or an artist. The odds of even taking out two proverbial birds with one feline are pretty good, as many local ghillies row by day and paint by night. Don Rogers, a former "knot-untangler" himself, saw the obvious need for a retail venue featuring unique wares created by local craftsmen and opened up a pop-up shop in downtown Livingston. On the heels of a drought-stricken fishing season in Montana, Don relates a trip to the Yucatan with an unbelievable outcome.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>On a seemingly doomed trip to the Yucatan, Ed Anderson experienced his own version of "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", culminating in a sudden storm that capsized the panga fleet. The past couple of years in this country have been a similar dumpster fire, inspiring this McCall, Idaho-based contemporary fine artist to create his own version of "Americanism". There is nary a dull moment in the life of a mountain trout guide and avid saltwater fly angler, and Ed shares many of his adventures/mis-adventures from behind the oars and atop the poling platform.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>The Upper Clark Fork watershed has been on the receiving end of mining activities in Butte for a generation and a huge effort has been underway to return this river to the pristine trout stream that it once was, and could be again. Casey Hackathorn is the Upper Clark Fork Program Manager for Trout Unlimited, and he and many others are dedicated to the restoration of coldwater habitat within one of the country’s largest Superfund sites.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>With his world spinning out of control, Max Kelsey channeled his emotions into a fly box he dubbed, "The Box of Pain". The flies, created during his darkest days of separation and alcohol use, were born of loneliness, depression, and despair, but blossomed into a feathery collection of hope. These flies helped Max to "Be the Bug" and this mantra became his rallying cry in the march towards a better life. Through fly fishing and fatherhood, Max, a craftsman and bluegill fanatic from Bemidji, MN, now embraces a sober lifestyle and bravely shares his arduous journey.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Learning to cast cack-handed is pretty easy, you simply start out that way. Just ask Tom Johanson. This Kiwi adventure-angler suffered a shoulder injury prior to his initial introduction to river fly fishing and did what any teenage "fisho" would do, learned to throw southpaw. Now many years removed from that pitfall, Tom is all healed up and hard at it, designing, testing, and re-testing gear for the family business, Composite Developments. Tom spits some serious local knowledge on the endless fishing opportunities available in his homeland, the genesis of a rod brand that revolutionized fishing travel, and the time he took advantage of his buddy's hangovers to catch a mega gamefish.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>The dream of many fly fishing guides, hell, of, is to winter in the Caribbean and summer in Rockies. Vail, Colorado-based guide, Jesse Colten, came to the village of Xcalak, Mexico for the permit fishing, but stayed for the hospitality. Jesse now the owner of The Xflats, a lodge and guide service specializing in flats fishing adventures.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>In terms of allure, steelhead and permit rank atop the list for many of the most hopelessly-addicted fishing bums; these two species have ruined many a promising career. The trick is, to mold a job and lifestyle around the pursuit, and Damien Nurre has excelled at this! Following a long stint as a guide/outfitter on Oregon's legendary Deschutes, Nurre's foray into the realm of saltwater fly fishing got off to an auspicious start, when he landed a two permit-Grand Slam before lunch. Now firmly rooted as the manager of the legendary Blue Horizon Lodge, Damien has set his sights on a new and lofty goal-to spend an entire year in his flip flops.&nbsp;</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Western Montana is steeped in fly fishing history and at the epicenter lies the Maclean family, of “A River Runs Through It Fame”. John Maclean, son of Norman, is an accomplished author in his own right and relates the inspiration for this latest book. What began as a recount of a tangle with a monumental rainbow trout morphed into a book, and “Home Waters” was born. John shares his own insight into a childhood spent at a cherished family cabin and the Blackfoot River that is forever linked to his family’s history.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>What would you do if you went in above your waders on a swift creek? How about if someone fell out of your boat in the tailout above a Class IV rapid? What is a Class IV rapid? We ask all of these questions of Jason Shreder, owner of Missoula-based whitewater business, Zootown Surfers. Shreder has boated many of the country's more dangerous and exciting rivers, and traveled the globe seeking watery adventure. Jason also happens to be a fly angler who "flogged" his way into 24 steelhead on a trip to Alaska!&nbsp;</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Steelhead guide and international booking agent, Brad Staples, shares his global adventures and perspective on guiding over his four decade-career in the fishing industry. When not operating his jet boat guide service on the Lower Deschutes during the summer steelhead season, Brad spends his "off-season" hosting expeditions for peacock bass in the Amazon jungle, golden dorado in Argentina, GT's/bonefish in Christmas Island, and tarpon in the Yucatan as a booking agent for Fishing with Larry. Talk about a wealth of knowledge!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>Karlie Roland landed FOUR of the notoriously difficult "Black-Tailed Devils", aka permit, on a recent trip to the Yucatan. Prior to that, on a foray to Christmas Island, her return flight never showed, extending the fishing adventure a full week and resulting in her first GT. Karlie makes her living on the very stream where she first learned to fly fish, and maybe the Fish Gods respect that? She has certainly swung the pendulum in her favor by paying her dues in the fly fishing industry, working in several fly shops en route to becoming the first female guide for TroutHunter Lodge on Idaho's famed Henry's Fork.&nbsp;</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>You've seen them on dashboards, visors, in boat trays and shadow boxes...those significant flies responsible for an angler's most memorable fish. But a torso? That's how Rachel Schmidt rolls, with 12 fly patterns (and counting) tattooed on her back. That's just the kind of mentality you like to see in a champion for public lands and waters. Rachel has held many positions in the outdoor industry and as BHA's Director of Innovative Alliances, she continues to work for the values that her Grandfather bestowed on her in the Montana backcountry.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>