The River Rambler

Episode 173 - Return of Adrian Cortes

This week the first ever guest returns, Adrian Cortes. We have a fantastic time discussing his love for low holing, being like a heron or another bird, being an intruder

Episode 172 - Dan Gates

This week I'm joined by Dan Gates. We jump right in to talking about his latest article for Swing the Fly, when he noticed a change on the river, his three fish limit, th

Episode 171 - Daniel Ritz, Rick Kustich, and Spey Nation

This week I'm joined by Rick Kustich and Daniel Ritz and we're talking Spey Nation coming up on August 7 - 9. We cover how it came back post Covid, what's new this year l

Episode 170 - Adam Schroeder & Adam Slavinski

On this week's episode I'm joined by Adam Slavinski and Adam Schroeder. We talk about their young starts to fishing, how they met and got into the industry, their latest

Episode 169 - Mark Martin and Mackenzie Berg

On this week's episode I'm talking with Mackenzie Berg and Mark Martin. We discuss Mackenzie's fishing beginnings, meeting with strange men on rivers, fly tying, writing

Episode 168 - Teddy Cosco

Teddy Cosco is joining me for this week's episode and we had a great chat. We discuss his start to fishing and working his way to steelhead, academia life, shooting clays

Episode 167 - Jonny King

I'm talking with Jonny King this week. We dig into his start to fishing and how much Lunkers love nightcrawlers, fishing in the northeast, catadromous eels, his music jou

Episode 166 - Patrick Cook

This week I'm joined by Patrick Cook. We discuss his time growing up in Michigan, his brotherly introduction to fly fishing, learning spey, Dette Flies' history and it's

Episode 165 - Chris Edgington

On this week's episode I'm talking with Chris Edington of Montana Trout Unlimited. We get to talking about is start to fishing and moving to Montana, drought and climate

Episode 164 - Aaron & Leah Helfrich

On This week's episode I'm speaking with Aaron and Leah Helfrich of A. Helfrich Outfitters. We talk about there family river history, starting out as swampers, sweep boat

Episode 163 - Arian Stevens

Arian Stevens is joining me for this week's episode. We talk about how his mom introduced him to fishing, photography and shooting on film, the shared darkroom experience

Episode 162 - Michael Bray

This week Michael Bray is joining me. We talk about his start to fishing with his dad and in the Boy Scouts, his switch to spey, our favorite trees, being, SBDs, rivers a

Episode 161 - Jason Renfro

I'm joined by Jason Renfro this week. We discuss his start to fishing whilst looking for cheaper hobbies, fishing with his kids, working in a fly shop, the desire to teac

Episode 160 - Jesse Lance Robbins

This week I'm talking with Jesse Lance Robbins about his new book "The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere," which comes out today. We also discuss growing up in Maine, where

Episode 159 - Rachel Finn

This week I'm talking with Rachel Finn and we discuss the Adirondacks, voluntary beatdowns capming stories, first meetings and all of that is before I even remember to ac

Episode 158 - The Winchester Dam pt. 3

Jim McCarthy of Water Watch and Jake Crawford of The Steamboaters return this week to talk to us about the continuing events on the North Umpqua around the Winchester Dam

Episode 157 - Nate Devol

Despite winter weather and power outages the River Rambler is back and I'm joined by Nate Devol for the first episode of the year. We discuss is his life on the 45th para

Episode 156 - Wayne Vierhout

This week I'm joined by Wayne Vierhout. We discuss is early IT and software days, his fishing progression from worm to flys, his love for tube flys, his very first rod, A

Episode 155 - Sam Rocha

This week I'm talking with Sam Rocha. We talk about his family full of fishers and the Rio Grande, his spectacular college experience and his first teaching job, how that

Episode 154 - Colby Richards

This week I'm joined by Colby Richards. We discuss growing up in Hood River, snowboarding, his entrance to cooking, the importance of practice, planes and learning to fly