trout fly fishing

Scotty and Schliske Talk Wyoming Trout, the Jackson Hole One Fly, Guide Trips Gone Wrong, and More!

Captain Matt Schliske is a fly fishing guide and custom bamboo rod maker. Born in Wyoming, his grandfather and great grandfather were Cowboy State trout fishing cattle ranchers. He grew up fishing and hunting throughout the Rocky Mountains and has guided on many of the beautiful rivers in Wyoming and Montana.

A bamboo fly rod fanatic, in 2005 Schliske started his custom bamboo fly rod company and has made quality bamboo fly rods by hand for anglers all over the globe ever since.

Schliske founded Pig Farm Ink in 2012 with friends Jay Johnson, Mark Brown, and Chip Guthrie, with the motto of "Fly Fishing Saves Lives."

Scotty and Jesse Talk Montana Trout Mousing Gone Wrong, Wild Costa Rican Jungle Tarpon, Tampa vs. Texas Redfish, and More!

Jesse Males is an avid fly fishing, snook snatching, kayak paddling, tarpon slaying, mountain hiking, manatee swimming fool from Central Florida currently living the high life in the jungles of Costa Rica – you may remember him as our first guest on Episode 1 of the Flymen Fishing Co. Show!

Jesse is a father, a husband, a fly tyer, and passionate outdoorsman. Not only is he the owner of Backwater Fly Fishing, but also the fly tyer at his online fly shop, backwaterflies.com, his way of sharing some of his findings, in hopes to encourage others to get up off the couch and enjoy nature at its best.

In addition to spinning bugs for money, Jesse is one of the guides/owners of 506 Outdoors, a premier adventure guide service in Costa Rica. 506 Outdoors offers jungle trout fishing, machaca fishing float trips, Pacific coast kayak fishing, as well as overnight beach camping tours to remote sections of Costa Rica.

Scotty and Matt Talk Fly Tying Innovation, Unique Fly Rods, Childhood Fishing Shenanigans, and More! "If you don’t know Matt, then a) you’re missing out and b) keep reading. If your car breaks down in the middle of the night then call Matt Callies; you’ll hear his car start before he asks you where he’s headed, and once he gets there chances are good that he will a) know what the problem is b) have the required tools in his truck to fix it c) notice that you’d get more out of your stereo if you’d let him give you the old amp he has just sitting in his garage and d) convince you that you should join him in heading out to the coast to swing up a salmon or two… after all, the flows are perfect, you’re both awake already, he just tied up a dozen beautifully gaudy bugs and he has a client whose donut shop opens in a few minutes and they make the best maple bars… That is Matt. Don’t try to keep up, just try to contribute where you can and enjoy one of fly fishing’s most creative, generous, and all-around-good dudes." – From Matt's profile in This Is Fly Magazine

Scotty and Bret Talk Becoming a Fly Fishing Guide, Night Fly Fishing, Touring With a Band, and More! Bret Oeltjenbruns is a fly fishing guide and instructor for Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bret guides predominantly in the Minnesota and Wisconsin areas for trout and smallmouth bass, but has had guiding adventures in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He regularly volunteers for Trout Unlimited’s Trout In The Classroom program for kids. When not guiding, Bret manages a team that builds bicycle wheels, plays in a band, and most of all loves fly fishing with his family, friends, and his 13-year-old son Payton.

Scotty and Sean Talk Big Brook Trout vs. Smallmouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, Stonefly Hatches, and More! Sean McCormick lives two hundred yards from the place he grew up in central Maine on the banks of the Sheepscot river, a wild Atlantic salmon river. He started fly fishing in sixth grade when a science teacher sent him home with a Universal vise, hooks, fly tying tools, and three or four bucktail pieces to try for the evening. For 25+ years, Sean has rowed a drift boat on the Kennebec River, guiding fly anglers for trout, salmon, and occasionally smallmouth bass. In the winter Sean can be found at his fly tying desk prepping his fly boxes for the upcoming fishing season and working to develop innovations in fly design! If you're wanting to experience fly fishing in Maine, be sure to check out Sean's guide service, Blue Heron Fly Fishing.

Scotty and Jess Talk Mentoring Foster Children Through Fly Fishing, Trout, Euro Nymphing, and More! Jess Westbrook is a fly fishing guide who founded The Mayfly Project, a 501(c)(3) organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor children in foster care. The Mayfly Project's mission is to support children in foster care through fly fishing and introduce them to their local water ecosystems, with a hope that connecting them to a rewarding hobby will provide an opportunity for foster children to have fun, feel supported, and develop a meaningful connection with the outdoors. Many foster children have been adopted and found their forever families thanks to The Mayfly Project!

Scotty and Luciano Talk Golden Dorado, Patagonia Rainbow Trout, the Paraná River, and More! Luciano Alba is the owner of the Golden Dorado River Cruiser and Estancia Laguna Verde on Jurassic Lake in Argentina, both of which offer fly anglers incredible fishing experiences on legendary fisheries.

Scotty and Allen Talk Fly Fishing New Zealand, the Jungles of Bolivia, Catching a Big Ol’ Goldfish, and More!

Allen Gillespie is co-owner of 3 Rivers Angler, a fly shop and fly fishing guide service in Knoxville, TN. Their unique location in the Tennessee Valley places them within an hour’s drive to either small, remote rhododendron-choked streams tucked high in the Smoky Mountains or the large wide open tailwaters located in the valley. Whether it’s crawling from pool to pool casting dries to weary brook trout on the high altitude streams, stalking super selective brown and rainbow trout on the tailwaters of the Clinch and Holston Rivers, or chasing trophy smallmouth bass on one of east Tennessee’s many blue-ribbon warm-water resources, 3 Rivers Angler guide service has got you covered.

Scotty and Danny Talk Fly Fishing Tattoos, Beaver Island, Peacock and Smallmouth Bass, and More!

Crooked Creek Holler was started in 2014 as a creative outlet for Danny Reed to try his hand at making wildlife-inspired gear for a different type of market. He felt that a lot of people in the outdoor world didn’t have a brand that represented them well, leading to their concept of "goods and gear for the modern outdoorsman."

As an angler and outdoorsman, every design Danny creates is based on a personal experience. From floating down the river in pursuit of smallmouth, or traveling the world in search of exotic species, Danny is always looking for inspiration in the great outdoors.

Danny views Crooked Creek Holler as his opportunity to share his art and the talents of many other artists and friends. He tries to offer fresh ideas and images that break away from standard branding, with a more hand-drawn feel. While on occasion Crooked Creek Holler utilizes digital mediums, they try and retain that unique vibe you only get from “hand-crafting” art.

Danny thanks everyone who supports and wears Crooked Creek Holler. He thinks it's been crazy to watch the organic growth over the years into something he could never have imagined. What started as a passion project, is now a fully operational small business and he is looking forward to what the future holds.

Scotty and Schliske Talk Bad Tattoos, Bamboo Rod Making, and More!

Captain Matt Schliske is a fly fishing guide and custom bamboo rod maker. Born in Wyoming, his grandfather and great grandfather were Cowboy State trout fishing cattle ranchers. He grew up fishing and hunting throughout the Rocky Mountains and has guided on many of the beautiful rivers in Wyoming and Montana.

A bamboo fly rod fanatic, in 2005 Schliske started his custom bamboo fly rod company and has made quality bamboo fly rods by hand for anglers all over the globe ever since.

Schliske founded Pig Farm Ink in 2012 with friends Jay Johnson, Mark Brown, and Chip Guthrie, with the motto of "Fly Fishing Saves Lives." What in the world is Pig Farm Ink? Listen to the episode to find out how they work in crazy ways to bring new people into the fly fishing community!

Schliske has traveled the country with the Fly Fishing Film Tour, meeting many passionate anglers and spreading the good word of fly fishing along the way. In 2014, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina, a town he fell in love with on the film tour. He spent three years on the coast getting his Captains license, fly fishing and guiding for redfish, and working at Lowcountry Fly Shop with show host Scotty D! He now splits his time between South Carolina, Wyoming, and Nevada.

Pyramid Lake is one of the greatest trout fisheries in the country. JD sits down with Dan Mosley, Executive Director of Pyramid Lake Fisheries, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, to discuss the lake’s past, present and future.