Episodes

  • Ep 171: Looking Back at 2025 and Looking Ahead at 2026, with Mel Moss

    Ep 171: Looking Back at 2025 and Looking Ahead at 2026, with Mel Moss
    Jan 15 2026
    This episode is our annual New Year episode where my friend Mel and I look back at our previous year of fishing and look ahead at the year to come. We talk about the goals we set, whether we accomplished them, and do a recap of some of our memorable trips and experiences along the way. Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Ep 170: Backcountry Research, with Zig Peacock

    Ep 170: Backcountry Research, with Zig Peacock
    Jan 1 2026
    Zig Peacock (also appearing in episode 137) is the President of the Weber Basin Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited and an avid backcountry angler. In this episode, we talk about what he’s been up to since our last episode and how he does backcountry research, including the books, apps, and online resources he uses to find new fishing spots. Instagram: @In2mtns Youtube: /in2mtns Chapter Pages Facebook: /WeberBasinAnglers Instagram: @Weber_Basin_Anglers Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep 169: Backcountry Gear Updates, Surf Fishing, and Fishing Everyday, with Patrick Bauman

    Ep 169: Backcountry Gear Updates, Surf Fishing, and Fishing Everyday, with Patrick Bauman
    Dec 18 2025
    Patrick Bauman (also appearing in episode 100) is the owner of Colter Backcountry, a small business focusing on backcountry fly fishing gear. In this episode, we go over some updates to his product line and what’s coming up. Like previous guest, Steve Veals, Patrick is also in the middle of trying to fish every day for a year. We talk about the challenges he has faced along the way, and how he got started by learning to fish the surf in southern California and quickly becoming proficient at this new-to-him style of fishing. Instagram: @colterbackcountry Website: www.colterbackcountry.com Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Ep 168: Fly Fishing in the High Uinta Wilderness, with Shawn Larson

    Ep 168: Fly Fishing in the High Uinta Wilderness, with Shawn Larson
    Dec 4 2025
    Shawn Larson has been on the show many times (episodes 63, 67, 138, and 155). In this episode, he is back to talk about his recent trip to fish an alpine basin in the High Uinta Wilderness. We talk about the planning, terrain, species, and gear of the trip, as well as resources he used to gain more knowledge about the area. Utah Planning Resources: link Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Ep 167: A Trip to Fish the Thorofare, with Palmer Henson

    Ep 167: A Trip to Fish the Thorofare, with Palmer Henson
    Nov 20 2025
    Palmer Henson has been on the show many times (episodes 3, 62, 111). Normally, we chat about native brook trout where Palmer lives in Georgia, but today, we discuss a recent horse-packing trip he took into the Thorofare area of Wyoming, often cited as the most remote area in the lower 48. He walks me through the inspiration, the planning, the fishing itself for massive cutthroats, packing with horses, camp life, and much more. Documentary: Cutthroat: The Race to Save Yellowstone Palmer’s Instagram: @lost_angel_fly_fishing (see June 30 and July 2, 2025 for pics from the trip) Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Ep 166: Native Fish and Biodiversity, with Matthew Dickerson

    Ep 166: Native Fish and Biodiversity, with Matthew Dickerson
    Nov 6 2025
    Matthew Dickerson is a freelance writer who has published in The Drake, Backcountry Journal, American Fly Fishing, Written River, and Fly Fishing International. He has also written many books of both fiction and nonfiction. In addition to writing, he is passionate about native species, particularly those in the Salvelinus genus, such as brook trout and Dolly Varden. In this episode, we talk about his appreciation for native species and biodiversity, what it’s like to be an artist-in-residence for a national park, how Yellowstone Lake was affected by the introduction of lake trout, and much more. Instagram: @troutdownstream Blue Sky: @matthewdickerson Facebook: //MatthewDickersonBooks/ Recent Books: The Salvelinus, the Sockeye, and the Egg-Sucking Leech A Fine-spotted Trout on Corral Creek The Voices of Rivers Birds in the Sky, Fish in the Sea Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Ep 165: Fishing for Golden Trout, with Frank Burr

    Ep 165: Fishing for Golden Trout, with Frank Burr
    Oct 23 2025
    Frank Burr is known as the Golden Trout Dude for good reason: he is a golden-trout-specific guide in the high Sierras of California. In this episode, we talk about how he uses tenkara and western techniques for high alpine golden trout, where to find them, how to get to both accessible and remote golden trout populations, the different subspecies, and much more. Website: https://www.goldentroutdude.com Instagram: @goldentroutdude Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep 164: Fishing the Wind River Area, with Jeramie Prine

    Ep 164: Fishing the Wind River Area, with Jeramie Prine
    Oct 9 2025
    Jeramie Prine is the owner and head guide of Dunoir Fishing Adventures near Dubois, WY. In this episode, we discuss fishing in the Wind River area, including seasons, hatches, species, and different types of water, as well as grizzly safety and the importance of protecting our public lands. Website: www.dunoirfishing.com Instagram: @dunoirfishingadventures Facebook: /wyomingflyfishguides Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins