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#38 Stripers on Lake Hartwell Jun 08, 2018

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Head on down to South Carolina with us in search of striped bass. While we were down there we thought about eating a couple of them until we learned a few disturbing facts... This episode is made possible thanks to generous support from Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures, Scott Fly Rods, and the Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Wilderness Lodges. https://www.outdoors.org/drake/ https://www.scottflyrod.com/ https://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/

#37: Mosquito Lagoon Redfish Reckoning May 30, 2018

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Mosquito Lagoon sits on Florida's East Coast and is known as the redfish capitol of the world. We made a visit to these hallowed waters to see what all the hubbub is about. While poling around the brackish waters in search of tails, we found a much more interesting, disturbing tale of neglect, destruction, and a fishery on the edge. By the end, we'll have to ask ourselves about the effectiveness of current conservation projects around the world. This episode of the DrakeCast is sponsored by our friends at Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, Scott Fly Rods, and The Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Wilderness Lodges. Click the links below for more information: www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/ www.scottflyrod.com/ www.outdoors.org/drake

#36 Tarpon in the Keys May 21, 2018

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The idea for this story initially came up about a year ago when I (and 400,000 other people), stumbled across the movie "120 Days." The film follows David Mangum as he spends a third of his year chasing Tarpon. Just a few weeks after seeing the movie, I was on a boat outside of Vero Beach blowing shot after shot at rolling tarpon. This experience frustrated me so much that I had to forget about tarpon for awhile. That worked until I saw this year's F3T feature, "Atlanticus," which tracks a group of anglers around the world in search of the biggest, baddest tarpon. In addition to reopening an old wound, this film brought up quite a few questions: Where do these fish come from? Are the tarpon they were catching in Africa the same fish that I see on instagram in the Keys or the Yucatan? But of course first and foremost, how do I catch one of these fish? In order to find some answers, I decided to get on a plane to the Florida Keys. In the next 43 minutes, we'll find out where these fish come from, but more importantly, we'll find out what we don't know about this majestic species. This episode of the DrakeCast is sponsored by our friends at Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, Scott Fly Rods, and The Appalachian Mountain Club. Click the links below for more information: https://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/ https://www.scottflyrod.com/ https://www.outdoors.org/drake

#35: Road Trip 3, Part III: Night Bite on the White & Other Goodies May 11, 2018

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In the previous episodes of the podcast we introduced the Road Trip Miniseries. In chapter 1 we met the road crew for the 2018 Fly Fishing Film Tour and revisited their stops between Boulder, Colorado and Washington State. Chapter 2 focused on the steelhead of Oregon and Michigan. In this episode we bring you the final chapter: from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Atlanta, Georgia, to Las Angeles, California and then finally back to Boulder, Colorado where we all went our separate ways. A large portion of this episode explores night fishing for big brown trout on Arkansas' White River. Rex and Paul are now preparing for their season of guiding at Newhalen Lodge in Alaska, but we'll hear from them again in the near future. As always, a huge thanks to Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures & Scott Fly Rods for their continued support of The DrakeCast. Many thanks to Taylor Creek Fly Shop in Basalt, Colorado for their contribution to this story as well.

#34 The Road Trip, Part II: Steelhead May 02, 2018

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In the previous episode of the podcast we started a new miniseries that we're calling The Road Trip. In chapter 1 we met the road crew for the 2018 Fly Fishing Film Tour and revisited their stops between Boulder, Colorado and Washington State. In this episode we bring you the next chapter, which is exclusively focused on steelhead. Follow the crew as they fish the rivers of Coastal Oregon is search of the chrome they covet. While they had a great time in the rainforest, they also managed to find a few fish on the other side of the country. As always, a huge thanks to Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures & Scott Fly Rods for their continued support of The DrakeCast.

#33 The Road Trip, Part 1 Apr 22, 2018

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In this episode of The DrakeCast we hear about the first few weeks of the Fly Fishing Film Tour's trip across the country. With the help of Paul Nicoletti and Rex Messing, listeners travel with the crew from Boulder, Colorado to Portland, Oregon. Along the way, we'll revisit our time on the Big Horn River, the Missouri at Craig, a few days on the Madison, and get a taste of steelheading in the PNW. We also take a walk through the hallowed halls of the Simms Fishing Products wader making facility and dig into why Simms chooses to make some, but not all, of their waders in the US. As always, this episode is made possible by the folks at Scott Fly Rods and Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. We truly appreciate their support.

#32 New Fishing Music & Hurricane Harvey Update Apr 11, 2018

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Way back in June of 2017 we released the first episode of The DrakeCast, which featured the musician Sean Carey. He told us about his living room tours across the country that were more or less an excuse for him to fish with his best friends (you can find that episode here: http://www.drakemag.com/drakecast/1774-the-drakecast.html). This episode takes us back into the mind of that same flyfishing musician as we hear about where he's been fishing as well as his new record, More I See. Later on in the episode we chat with Captain Jeff Johnson of Rockport, Texas to check in on how the people and fish of the Texas coast are faring after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey. If you'd like to find out more about the fishery, make sure to visit: https://www.flyfishrockport.com/. Many thanks to Sean and Jeff for speaking with us. We would also like to thank Middle West Management and Secretly Canadian Records for letting us share Sean's music. As always, this episode is made possible by the fine folks at Scott Fly Rods and Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures.

#31 The Drake Spring 2018 Preview with Tom Bie Mar 27, 2018

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Here is what you can expect from the Spring Issue of The Drake: Wisconsin smallies, Montana cutties, Bolivian dorado, Idaho damselflies, Utah tailwaters, Massachusetts Stripers, Alaska Steelhead, defeated pipelines, permit while pregnant, Maine's Androscoggin, Darcy Bacha's photography, Clyde hits the Gulf, Telluride festavarian, dirtbagging in Dublin, grave-hunting in New York, flyfishing with cats, and a portrait of Pete Soverel.

#30 Hoppers & Droppers: The Story Behind Hank Patterson Mar 11, 2018

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Nearly six years ago a video popped up on Youtube featuring the ramblings of the self-proclaimed expert flyfishing guide, Hank Patterson. The video asserted the existence of “cuttyrainbrowns,” misquoted Norman Maclean, and emphasized the importance of hearing the snap in your cast. As the movie made its rounds on the blogs and social media of the time, a man sat in Boise, Idaho wondering what people thought of the whole thing. This man was Travis Swartz, and with the help of his good friend and fishing buddy, Reece Ferguison, he had created the first fictional flyfishing superstar; he had created Hank Patterson. This episode takes a look at where Hank Patterson came from, but more importantly, we hear about the man behind Hank. Many thanks to Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures and Scott Fly Rods for their continued support.

#29 The Bighorn Revisited Feb 22, 2018

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This episode of The DrakeCast takes a deeper dive into the topic we covered in the last episode; #28 Big & Horny in Montana. Right after that story hit the interwebs, we received a call from someone who felt that their side of the argument hadn't been given proper intelligence. This person was Ken Grant who belongs to the Friends of Bighorn Lake, which is a group that is fighting for more regular water levels in the reservoir. Grant had quite a few problems not only with our story but with the Bighorn River Alliance video, "A River at Risk" that we continually referenced. Throughout the episode we hear Grant's grievances, but we also hear a rebuttal from Anne Marie Emery, the executive director of the Bighorn River Alliance. Many thanks to Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures and Scott Fly Rods for their continued support.

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