The Fly Tapes

The Fly Tapes Podcast features conversations with the writers and artists of the fly fishing world, as well as readings from the Writers on the Fly series. Hear writers share their stories and poems in their own voices, and learn what gets the creative juices flowing for this eclectic group of makers.

Episode 25—West Coast Tour 2024 | San Francisco 08/29/2024

Episode 25—West Coast Tour 2024 | San Francisco We're back! The Writers on the Fly took place in April 2024, visiting San Francisco, Sacramento, Ashland, OR, and Eugene, OR. This episode features the San Francisco reading, in which we heard from Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate, George Revel, Anne Landfield and Steve Duda. Timestamps are included below for each story or poem read. Thanks to our presenting sponsor, , for their support. Music by Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate. Readings: Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate 11:42: "Bass Yoga" 18:20: "Holding Steady" 22:50: "The Spring Creek Master" George Revel 35:05: "Ode to a Fishing Dog" Anne Landfield 45:09: "I'm Fishing Now" 49:35: "Guide Intimations" 54:36: "Incantation at Little Skookum Inlet" 56:35: "Coyote" 57:50: "Pressing Time" 58:39: "There's Hope in Hope Valley" Steve Duda 1:10:00: "Steelhead as a Fragrance" 1:12:46: "Uknowable" 1:15:09: "These Waders Have Been Drinking" 1:17:41: "A Frazzled Constellation" 1:25:35: "Make the Sky Better" /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/32798552

Episode 24—Matt Smythe 04/07/2019

Episode 24—Matt Smythe In this episode, I sit down with poet Matt Smythe. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/9300884

Episode 23—The Cascadia Tour 2016 | Portland 09/09/2018

Episode 23—The Cascadia Tour 2016 | Portland The Cascadia Tour visits Portland in 2016; featuring readings from Cameron Chambers and Kate Taylor. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/7025246

Episode 22—The Cascadia Tour 2016: Bend 08/10/2018

Episode 22—The Cascadia Tour 2016: Bend Writers on the Fly visits Bend, OR, during the 2016 Cascadia Tour; featuring Copi Vojta, Paul Moinester, Amanda Monthei, Brett Gaba, and Steve Duda. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6912334

Episode 21—A Southern Wish with Riverhorse 07/24/2018

Episode 21—A Southern Wish with Riverhorse Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate swung through the homestead in June, and we sat down to chat about what he's been up to this summer and do a reading of his piece, A Southern Wish, from Issue 8.2 of The Flyfish Journal. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6844308

Episode 20—Chris Dombrowski 07/13/2018

Episode 20—Chris Dombrowski An interview with writer, poet, and fishing guide Chris Dombrowski. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6805301

Episode 19—Will Rice 06/27/2018

Episode 19—Will Rice In today's episode, I chat with Will Rice, an East Coast native and Pacific Northwest transplant by way of Colorado. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6749290

Episode 18—Chris Santella 06/11/2018

Episode 18—Chris Santella A conversation, a reading, and a song from Chris Santella, author of Fifty Places to Flyfish Before You Die. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6689827

Episode 17—Selected Readings 2 05/30/2018

Episode 17—Selected Readings 2 In today's episode, author Langdon Cook reads "Silver Beach," from his first book, The Fat of the Land. Find out more about Langdon and his work at www.langdoncook.com. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6648198

Episode 16—Amanda Monthei 05/14/2018

Episode 16—Amanda Monthei In today's episode, I chat with writer, firefighter, ski bum, and former yearbook making wizard Amanda Monthei. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6593120

Episode 15—Casey Underwood / Steve Duda 04/30/2018

Episode 15—Casey Underwood / Steve Duda In this episode, I sat down to chat with artist Casey Underwood about growing in California and his development as an artist in the fly fishing world. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6539980

Episode 14—Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate 04/16/2018

Episode 14—Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate In this episode, I chat with Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate about his early years in Texas, chasing waves and dreams around the world, and how he approaches writing about flyfishing, among other things. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6483825

Episode 13—Jay Johnson 04/02/2018

Episode 13—Jay Johnson When he's not touring around chasing black bass in New Guinea or touring with the Pig Farm crew, you'll find Jay Johnson back home in Loveland, Colorado, working on an organic farm and hatching new plans for how to revolutionize the world fly fishing newbies everywhere. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6432412

Episode 12—Kirk Deeter 03/22/2018

Episode 12—Kirk Deeter In this episode, I chat with Kirk about his beginnings in fly fishing and outdoor writing, the importance of finding and chasing the things you're passionate about, and where he hopes to go next. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6397777

Episode 11—Geoff Mueller 03/04/2018

Episode 11—Geoff Mueller In this episode, I chat with Geoff about his work as an editor and writer, and we hear two readings from him: Blood Sport, originally published in Angling Trade; and Bag It, originally published in The Drake. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6315057

Episode 10—Amy McMahon / Amanda Monthei 02/19/2018

Episode 10—Amy McMahon / Amanda Monthei A conversation with artist Amy McMahon, and a reading from the 2016 Cascadia Tour from Amanda Monthei /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6275378

Episode 09—WOTF at Patagonia Ballard 02/04/2018

Episode 09—WOTF at Patagonia Ballard Step inside Writers on the Fly with an evening of readings and art at Patagonia Ballard in Seattle on January 25, 2018. This reading featured Dylan Tomine, Jason Rolfe, Jeff Galbraith, and Steve Duda, with featured artist Casey Underwood, and featured non-profit the Wild Steelhead Coalition. /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6221633

Episode 08—Steve Duda 01/22/2018

Episode 08—Steve Duda In addition to being one of the finest writers in fly fishing these days, Steve Duda has devoted the majority of his adult life to the art of editing, helping writers in various genres and disciplines create the very best work that they can. For the past 6 years or so, he's harnessed that drive to curate great writing to make The Flyfish Journal one of the best places in the world to find that writing. In this episode, we hear Steve read two pieces from the 2016 Cascadia Tour: "A Frazzled Constellation" and "Make the Sky Better." During our (admittedly) long conversation, we chat about his early days as a music writer, his transition into editing, and the things that make him excited when he sits down to read submissions for TFFJ. Music for this episode comes from , of which Steve is the lead banjo wizard. Check out their new album, Pt. Defiance, which includes artwork by and photography from . Subscribe to The Fly Tapes in & . /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181622

Episode 07—Ann Bodle-Nash 01/08/2018

Episode 07—Ann Bodle-Nash Ann Bodle-Nash lives on a tiny island in northwest Washington State, where for the past couple of years she has been working on earning an MFA in Creative Writing through . Life has thrown Ann and her family a couple of curve balls over the past year or so, but through it all she fallen back on fishing and writing as a way to get through it all. Her work has been published at , , and . Don't forget to join us on January 25th, at Patagonia Ballard, for a special edition of Writers on the Fly, featuring Dylan Tomine, Steve Duda, and Jeff Galbraith. Subscribe to The Fly Tapes in , , and Google Play Music. Music: Molly Molly by , from Free Music Archive under . /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181623

Episode 06—Selected Readings #1 12/24/2017

Episode 06—Selected Readings #1 This week's episode starts off with Will Rice reading a piece about close calls with jet boats while searching for steelhead. It's called "Near Death by the Numbers." Will read this piece in Vancouver, British Columbia, during the 2016 Writers on the Fly Cascadia Tour. Will's work has been published in , , Saltwater Fly Fishing, and Angling Trade. Following Will, we've got poet Cameron K. Scott. Cameron has published two poetry collections—The Book of Ocho and The Book of Cold Mountain. Cameron's reading in Portland last year during the 2016 Cascadia Tour is included in its entirety. His work has been published in too many places to name, but you can learn more about him at this website: Last, but certainly not least, we've got Alex Collier. An Appalachia native, Alex now lives in Seattle with his wife and their son, Haven, and he works as a fishing guide in the Puget Sound area. This piece, "Just Enough, But Not Too Much," was recently published in The Flyfish Journal. This reading is from the 2017 Cascadia Tour in Seattle. You can subscribe to The Fly Tapes in and . Music: Blue Highway by , from , under ; The Zeppelin by , from Free Music Archive, under ; O Tannenbaum by , from Free Music Archive, under . /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181625

Episode 05—Greg Fitz 12/11/2017

Episode 05—Greg Fitz Gregory Fitz is a lifelong midwesterner recently transplanted to the PNW. He doesn’t work in tech and he isn’t a Seahawks fan yet. Minnesotans wear flannel, too, so he might be grunge. After years of chasing migratory great lakes fish with two-handed rods, he is now in the process of getting a beatdown on the hallowed natal steelhead and salmon rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean. It is an exercise in humility. His fishing writing has appeared in , , , and the . His art can be seen at . You can subscribe to The Fly Tapes in and . Music: Singing in the Rain (Instrumental) by , from , under . /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181626

Episode 04—Jeff Galbraith 11/27/2017

Episode 04—Jeff Galbraith In 2001, Jeff Galbraith and his wife Jessie Lu moved from Idaho to Seattle and started frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal. Over the next eight years, that first title would be followed by The Ski Journal in 2006, and in 2009, The Flyfish Journal. Since its inception, The Flyfish Journal has carved out a unique place in the world of arts and letters in fly fishing. Galbraith's dedication to finding the best possible content--and to presenting that content in archival quality issues that will be at home on your bookshelf for years to come--has given the lie to the commonly heard maxim that "print is dead." This episode is made possible with support from . You can subscribe to The Fly Tapes in and . Music: Twinkle Twinkle (Instrumental) by , from , under . /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181627

Episode 03—Langdon Cook 11/13/2017

Episode 03—Langdon Cook Episode 03 of the Fly Tapes features author Langdon Cook. From Langdon's website: Langdon Cook is a writer, instructor, and lecturer on wild foods and the outdoors. His books include (Ballantine, May 2017), , winner of the 2014 Pacific Northwest Book Award, and , which The Seattle Times called “lyrical, practical and quixotic.” Prior to the interview I had with Langdon, you'll hear him read his story, Stones in the River, recorded live during the 2016 Cascadia Tour in Seattle. The Fly Tapes is made possible thanks to generous support from . You can subscribe to The Fly Tapes in and . Music: That Hill It Has Already Gone Away by , from , under . /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181629

Episode 02—Dylan Tomine, Part 2 10/29/2017

Episode 02—Dylan Tomine, Part 2 Welcome to part 2 of my conversation with Dylan Tomine. In this episode, you'll hear Dylan read two pieces from the Portland stop during the 2016 Cascadia Tour: Luck and Salmon Dreams. You'll also hear us talk a bit about the writing life, how he came upon the idea for his book, Closer to the Ground, and a somewhat roundabout meeting with Thomas McGuane. The Fly Tapes is made possible thanks to generous support from . You can subscribe to The Fly Tapes in . Music: As I Was Saying and How I Used to See the Stars by , from under /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181630

Episode 01—Dylan Tomine, Part One 10/15/2017

Episode 01—Dylan Tomine, Part One Dylan Tomine is "a writer, conservation advocate, blueberry farmer, and father, not necessarily in that order." His work has been published in , , and other fly fishing publications. In 2012, Patagonia Books published Dylan's first book, in the woods and at the table. In his forward to the book, Thomas McGuane wrote, "This author is leading by example, and the quiet message is to learn to live with the things that really matter, the eternal things about the earth, and about each other." The Fly Tapes Podcast is made possible with generous support from . Subscribe to The Fly Tapes in . Music: Let's Start at the Beginning by , from under /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181631

Episode 00--Welcome to The Fly Tapes Podcast 10/04/2017

Episode 00--Welcome to The Fly Tapes Podcast Follow The Fly Tapes Podcast on iTunes and here at Syzygy Fly Fishing for enriching conversations with fly fishing writers and artists, and readings from some of the best new and old voices in the world of fly fishing writing. Reading excerpts from Dylan Tomine, Langdon Cook, Cameron K Scott, and Steve Duda. Episode 01 with is coming soon. The Fly Tapes Podcast is made possible with generous support from . Subscribe to The Fly Tapes in . Music: Let's Start at the Beginning by , from under /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181632

Coming Soon... 08/20/2017

Coming Soon... The Fly Tapes! A new podcast from Syzygy Fly Fishing and Writers on the Fly. Stay tuned! /episode/index/show/theflytapes/id/6181633

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