Traveled #34 | Fly Fishing Henry’s Fork Lodge with Nelson Ishiyama
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Release Date: 10/30/2025
Duane Hada on Growing Trophy Trout, Conservation, and Life as an Artist (CJ’s Reel Southern Podcast #9)
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Show Notes: Duane Hada joins Chad Johnson for a thoughtful conversation on what actually creates trophy trout fisheries—and why stocking alone isn’t the answer. Duane breaks down the importance of catch-and-release regulations, managing pressure, and letting fish live long enough to reach their full potential. Drawing from rivers like the White River and the San Juan, he explains how conservation-first thinking shapes not only fish size, but the long-term health of entire fisheries. Beyond fishing, Duane opens up about his life as an artist and how creativity, patience, and...
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855 | Trout Spey Tips for Dry Flies & Streamers with Howard Cole of JD High Country Outfitters
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#855 Show Notes: Presented by: , , Sponsors: If you’ve ever stood knee-deep in a Western river wondering whether a trout spey rod might change your whole approach, this conversation with Howard Cole will get your wheels turning. Howard’s spent a lifetime shaping flies, shaping cast loops, and shaping anglers at JD High Country Outfitters — and he brings a river-smart perspective on everything from trout spey dry flies to yellow sally emergers. Trout spey tips show up often in this episode, and they sneak into almost every story he tells from the Snake...
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854 | PGA Pro Phil Blackmar Applies Tour-Level Precision to Redfish Sight-Fishing
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854 Show Notes: Presented by: , , , Today, we're sitting down with someone who has lived two deep lives, one on the PGA Tour and one on the flats of South Texas. Phil Blackmar spent years competing against the best golfers in the world, studying pressure, tempo, and how to stay calm when everything speeds up. Now he brings that same understanding to fly fishing, especially sight fishing for redfish and trout. Show Notes:
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853 | Top Trout Flies with Steve Smith of Smitty's Fly Box
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853 Show Notes: Sponsors: Steve Smith breaks down the fundamentals of top trout flies, fly tying materials, and the patterns that continue to produce everywhere. We also get into how Smitty’s Fly Box evolved, how he approaches local hatches, and why mastering proportions might be the most important part of tying a durable fly. Show Notes:
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853 | San Juan River, Streamers, and Giant Browns with James Garrettson of About Trout
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#853 Show Notes: Presented By: , , Sponsors: James Garrettson of About Trout takes us deep into the San Juan tailwater—well beyond the Instagram version—to show what really makes this river a world-class streamer fishery. He breaks down how big trout behave in frog water, why depth and stalls matter more than speed, and how his team consistently targets fish over 30 inches. James shares the story behind a true San Juan giant, talks streamer setups, flow windows, guide etiquette, and why he spends every free day exploring the same river he’s guided for a decade. If you’ve ever...
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852 | Sight - Casting to Giants in Shallow Water with Jason Hamilton - Scott Lake Lodge
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851 | Fly Fishing the Alaska Road System with Will Donnelly - FishHound Expeditions
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851 Show Notes: Presented by: For the last ten years, today’s guest has been fly fishing the Alaska road system and guiding the south central river, Lower Willow, Upper Willow, the Canyon water, and Montana Creek. He’s one of the guides behind our recent Alaskan hosted trip and has a head full of stories that only come from rowing in a place where anything can happen. In this episode, you’ll hear what it was like from Will’s seat on the sticks during our trip, why the bite shifted every day, how he chooses between bugs, beads, and buggers, and plenty of stories from the...
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Intrepid Camp Gear: Adventure-Ready Rooftop Tents, Cargo Cases & Vintage Landcruisers with Sloan Hiatt
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#850B Show Notes: Presented By: Sloan Hiatt, Manager at Intrepid Camp Gear, breaks down how his team designs rooftop tents and aluminum cargo boxes built for anglers, skiers, and backcountry travelers. He shares why Intrepid manufactures everything themselves instead of white-labeling, how they solved common space and durability problems, and what makes their gear stand out in the overlanding world. We also get the story of Sloan’s late-night bear encounter from a rooftop tent, plus a deep dive into his restored Land Cruisers, diesel swaps, and the 4x4 community that keeps these...
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GLD #16 | Steelhead Swing Tips with Pat Beahen of Bulkley River Lodge - Great Lakes Dude Podcast
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#850 Show Notes: Presented by: , , , Sponsors: When you spend enough time around steelhead guides, you start to notice something: the truly fishy ones never stop learning. That’s exactly the vibe I get every time I’m on the river with Pat Beahen. The guy reads water like it’s printed in large font, and he’s got this river-smart intensity that makes you believe a fish could grab at any second. This episode pulls together decades of Pat’s life chasing steelhead across BC — from Whistler beginnings to long seasons on the Bulkley and the...
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849 | The Real Story Behind A River Runs Through It with John Maclean
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849 Show Notes: Presented by: , , Some stories follow you your whole life, and John MacLean grew up inside one of the most meaningful ones ever tied to fly fishing. In this episode, we look past the nostalgia and into the real heart of A River Runs Through It — the family, the grief, the responsibility, and the loss that shaped his father’s writing. John is a journalist and author of Home Waters, and the son of Norman MacLean. He’s spent decades tracing the real events behind the book and the movie — the slow rise of the original printing, the truth of Paul’s murder,...
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Presented by: Visit Idaho
Nelson Ishiyama, owner of Henry's Fork Lodge, has spent over 50 years studying trout, bugs, and water, from the casting ponds of Golden Gate Park to the legendary pools of the Henry’s Fork.
In this episode, Nelson shares how the lodge came to life with the help of a world-class architect and why he believes service and conservation should always be at the heart of a great fly fishing experience.
We also talk about:
- What it takes to build and protect a true fly fishing legacy
- His love for sight fishing on the Fork\
- The flies he trusts most
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/835