Dangerous Fly Fishing

Episode 89 - Musky Tools

Episode 89 - Musky Tools.  We discuss essential and optional tools to assist in the catching, releasing, and handling of fish.  Beast of the East preparations are in earn

Episode 88 - How to Build a Musky Leader

Episode 88 - How to Build a Musky Leader. As we prepare for the Beast of the East, we discuss our preparations for the tourney and how to build musky leaders. Discuss mat

Episode 87 - Ross Bought a Boat

Episode 87 - Ross bought a boat.  Ross bought a new jet boat just in time for the Beast.  We discuss Beast preparations. Mourn the loss of Musky Fool. Try an assortment o

Episode 86 - Largemouth Bass

Episode 86 - Largemouth Bass. The entire episode isn't about Penndot, we promise. If you want to skip that jump ahead about fifteen minutes.  We discuss largemouth bass,

Episode 85 - Panfish

Episode 85 - We catch up on Cooper's vacation. Tell some fishing stories. Cover the best fish to learn how to fly fish.

Episode 84 - Smallmouth Bass

Episode 84 - Smallmouth Bass.  It's getting a little warm to chase trout and musky so it's time to chase the warm water species.  We provide an introduction to fly fishin

Episode 83 - All Fins In 2026

Episode 83 - All Fins In 2026. Apologies for the gap in episodes. Sean makes a guest appearance and shares his stories fishing at camp, alone.  Matt fishes with Matt Dixo

Episode 82 - Isonychia/Brown Drake

Episode 82 - Isonychia/Brown Drake. We discuss the Isonychia and Brown Drake hatches.  We catch up as we missed a week due to a scheduling faux pas.  Discuss recent fishi

Episode 81 - World Series of Pennsylvania Fly Fishing

Episode 81 - World Series of Pennsylvania Fly Fishing. We discuss the upcoming Green Drake and Little Yellow Stonefly hatches. We discussed some upcoming tournaments.  Go

Episode 80 - The Naked Fisherman

Episode 80 - The Naked Fisherman. We discuss Sulfurs and the Light Cahill.  One of the cool things about growing older is your parents become more comfortable sharing thi

Episode 79 - Early Musky Season

Episode 79 - Early Musky Season. We discuss musky spawning and the upcoming post-spawn season. We cover fly selection, how to fish, and where to find them.

Episode 78 - Eastern Gray Drake/March Brown

Episode 78 - Eastern Gray Drake/March Brown. We discuss the upcoming hatches.  Under Ross's tutelage, his nephew catches his first trout on the fly.  Cooper and Ross find

Episode 77 - Black Quill/Hendrickson

Episode 77 - Black Quill/Hendrickson. Not many adventures to report as Hobbles and Wobbles earned their nicknames. Ross had some success on Friday.  Met the manager of Pr

Episode 76 - Opening week of Trout

Episode 76 - Opening weekend of PA trout. Not ideal conditions but we persevere. Todd shows Cooper and Matt up.  We discuss the next hatches coming up. 

Episode 75 - Fare thee well Archer - Quill Gordon/BWO

Episode 75 - Fare thee well Archer - Quill Gordon/BWO.  We mourn the loss of a fishing buddy and best friend.  We get down and dirty regarding the first two major hatches

Episode 74 - Eastern Fly Hatches

Episode 74 - Eastern Fly Hatches. We discuss the timeline of hatches for the upcoming trout season and highlight important flies.  Try some new adult drinks and dissect C

Special Episode 1 - Jim Crawford

Special Episode 1 - Jim Crawford and Sean are in town for the TU banquet.  We get some back history from Jim and hear some solid fishing stories.

Episode 73 - About Fly Rods

Episode 73 - About Fly Rods. We give you a breakdown of fly rods to help you pick the perfect rod for you.  Offer some recommendations for the game you are chasing. Some

Episode 72: Casting Tips

Episode 72: Casting Tips.  We all need to work on casting whether we are tossing size 14 nymphs or half a deer and a full chicken.  We provide casting tips to aid you in

Episode 71 - Kentucky River Musky Classic 2026

Episode 71 - Kentucky River Musky Classic 2026. We discuss the Kentucky River Classic. Expensive weekend due to lost flies. Good time as always though. Cooper got a new r