Imagine paddling out in the dark into the murky kelp beds of the Pacific on your board, dangling your feet off the side, and keeping your cool knowing that great white sharks are likely in close proximity? This is a fairly routine morning commute for marine biologist/angler/surfer/mother, Michelle Bowman. Michelle shares some of her most exciting, and hair-raising, experiences while board fishing, and her initial introduction to the "quiet sport"...fly fishing for mako sharks! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

Meet Jenny West of Go West Outfitters, a lifelong angler and entrepreneur born on the banks of the Bitterroot River. Jenny shares her journey through 20 years of guiding and outfitting on Western Montana's most dynamic watershed, adventures in Christmas Island, and the time they caught an epic trout when everyone else stayed home. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

<p>He's graced fly fishing catalogs, appeared on TV shows, became one of the most-renowned guides on Montana's Missouri River, but you won't find him anywhere on social media! Owner of Rise Outfitters, Peter Skidmore, shares insight into guiding/outfitting, the difference between the two, and the time he @#$% in a movie star's loo!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

Dave Cook exemplifies the term "intrepid angler". Though Dave calls Montana home, the salt courses through his veins. His passion is DIY fishing and he has channeled his vast experience into "Skinny Waters", a travel business catering to the growing do-it-yourself crowd. Cook shares some adventures in wanderlust and his favorite fly for Christmas island bonefish. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

We finally got Bill Owens to talk! A 20-year veteran of outdoor television, Bill has traveled and filmed throughout the globe and shares a few encounters with unmanned boats, bears, celebrities, and sticks in the eye...oh my. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

Meet Michigan native and longtime Montana outfitter, Josh Lauer. Josh has spent 20 years guiding and exploring the Big Sky. Lauer shares one of his favorite patterns for the spring Skwala hatch and some close encounters with Montana wildlife. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lauren-karnopp3/support</a>

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