This week Jeff and Bill talk about Iowa's oldest living muskie, bigfoot, and UFOs.

00:00 Back at it and a shout out to Nate Karnes (Remedy Provisions)

01:28 Jeff forgets the words.

02:24 Bob White Signature Tee Clearance

03:10 IFTD and Live Events, Salt Lake City and Magic Underwear

05:00 The Salamander Letters

05:55 The Mormon War on Beaver Island

06:50 Suzuki Samurai

09:50 Bill's update on the Djembe class

11:10 Jeff is on Tic-Tok @jtroutmn43

12:10 Text from Mr. Holden Ausmus and Peanut Butter Beer? (www.athleticbrewing.com beermoney20)

13:05 Jeff in a Massage Parlor? "You have to tip for the tip."

16:00 Athletic Brewing and Space S*^& Time Machines

17:40 In other News: "UFOs regularly spotted in restricted U.S. airspace, report on the phenomena due next month" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-05-16/ 20:20 Next Week's Guest

22:00 Bob Lazar 24:48 Muskie on the Fly

26:18 Iowa's Oldest Living Muskie Caught

Episode Links:

https://remedyprovisions.com/

www.therestorationdepot.com

www.athleticbrewing.com (beermoney20)

Oldest Living Muskie: https://khak.com/25-year-old-muskie-oldest-in-iowa/

In Other News:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-05-16/

This week Aaron Reed interviews April Vokey for his Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast

00:00 Welcome and Aaron introduces April Vokey

00:50 Check-out our awesome sponsor Duck Camp (duckcamp.com)

1:19 Thanks to Real Ale and Real Spirits for their support (realale.com)

2:22 Thanks to Imbrifex Books and The Local Angler series at thelocalangler.com

03:05 Oops! Technical difficulties … we lose video.

03:09 April introduces herself to our listeners

04:12 The future of flygal.ca

04:45 We note that April is talking to us from the future.

06:00 We talk about the pandemic.

09:26 If you have to be stuck somewhere, Australia and New Zealand aren't the worst.

10:00 Whatever happened to that steelhead book?

10:18 Shoutout to our friend John Shewey and his book Classic Steelhead Flies.

11:45 April's humility

12:57 April's burgeoning media empire

14:18 Stories vs. Technique

15:00 How foraging and tanning and hunting and outdoor life intersects with fly fishing

16:35 Aaron and April talk about the anchoredoutdoors.com learning platform

16:57 The industry article about influencers.

Check it out at:

https://www.anglingtrade.com/2021/04/06/an-influencer-rows-through-it/

18:42 Social distancing and fly fishing.

19:56 Why April doesn't post so many grip-and-grin photos of big fish anymore.

21:13 Let's make the outdoors experience about more than fishing.

21:41 Fossicking

22:30 The Darcizzle episode

23:42 Some people are really, really mad at April about that interview.

24:27 "Darcy is great!" Check out Anchored with April Vokey episodes 145 and 131 to learn more.

26:00 We dig a little deeper into social media and fly fishing.

28:49 Is April the worst mom in the whole world?

29:30 Hear April's impression of a rutting fallow deer.

31:15 Steve Harvey is "sassy." See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GyBaKfpxcw

32:35 We talk about April's other podcast: "Into the Backing."

34:10 Influencers vs. Ambassadors.

39:57 Is this about paying dues?

42:00 Paying homage to the generation that came before us

43:20 Why we *really* aren't sharing video for this interview. (April looked great, as always, btw.)

45:25 Who are the fly fishing influencers, anyway?

46:15 Is authenticity the issue?

46:40 A bonus shout-out to Duck Camp!

50:18 April puts a stake in the ground: fly fishing isn't supposed to be competitive in any way, shape, or form.

53:00 Unsung heroes?

55:40 Know a fly fishing influencer who would be willing to sit down and talk with April about social media? Drop her an email!

56:45 Shout-out to our buddy Kirk Deeter.

57:43 How to get in touch with April, and what's available on AnchoredOutdoors.com

58:10 Talking about what's available on Anchored Outdoors … y'all go sign up, it's kind of incredible.

1:00:35 Get individualized coaching and feedback from April and other instructors on the platform!

1:01:32 Shout-out to Edgar Diaz and Sightline Provisions.

1:02:50 Seriously, go sign-up for a membership at AnchoredOutdoors.com

1:03:44 Outro

Episode Links:

https://www.anchoredoutdoors.com/

https://www.realalebrewing.com/

https://www.duckcamp.com/ https://www.thelocalangler.com/

This week Jeff and Bill talk about Supreme's collaboration with Fly Fishing, the WWF, and french teachers with poor hygiene.

00:00 Introduction and our theme song

01:10 The story behind Jeff's hairy chest

02:10 Bill opines on smoking in the sunshine

02:58 Jeff and Bill share an Athletic Brewing beer- Cerveza Athletica and All out Extra Dark

06:46 Thank you to our sponsor www.athleticbrewing.com

08:20 Conjuring up spirits, meditation, and djembe with www.therestorationdepot.com

09:45 Jeff has a cold or is it something else…

11:30 This Wednesday Aaron Reed interviews April Vokey on his Blue Coat Fly Fishing Podcast

11:45 Dispensaries, Taco Bell, and other genius Partnerships

15:18 Bob White T's for $10.00

17:42 In Other News- Woman Facing Felony Charge for Not Returning VHS Tape Over 20 Years Ago

22:10 900 Numbers sex work is real work. Bill's side hustle?

24:30 Jeff's Bucket List

26:20 Bill's WWE legacy

27:33 Jeff assume all french guys are the same

28:20 'Incredibly disingenuous' and 'laughable': A tale of Supreme's fishing collab

32:01 The Only Class Jeff Failed in High School

36:34 Outro

Show note links:

Bob White Shirts: https://www.remotenopressure.com/products/bob-white-signature-shirt

In Other News:

https://www.newsweek.com/woman-facing-felony-charge-not-returning-vhs-tape-over-20-years-ago-1586050

Sponsors:

www.athleticbrewing.com (beermoney20)

www.therestorationdepot.com

Episode Discussion:

https://www.inputmag.com/style/supreme-south2-west8-fishing-rod-collaboration-tenkara-fishermen-memes-release-date

This week Jeff and Bill talk about fly fishing's 5 most epic hatches and their new brand.

00:01 Jeff is not on and Bill makes a joke about mooning the bus driver

02:19 Jeff receives corporal punishment in public school

03:45 Bill get's caught smoking by his dad

05:30 Crazy alcohol law in Texas

06:18 Bill works are the concrete plant

07:20 Back to the ghost of Frozen Patty

08:28 A shout out to www.athleticbrewing.com discount code (beermoney20)

10:30 Spirit djembe lessons, meditation, and more at therestorationdepot.com

13:17 In Other News- Ravens Are Swooping In and Stealing Groceries From Shoppers in Costco Parking Lot

17:00 PG movies of the 80's and the Expendables franchise

19:00 Madmen and addictive series

21:37Jeff and Bill's favorite podcasts

22:30 Teeth are turning gold

24:00 The Gold Dust Fraud

27:35 Fly Fishing's Top 5 Most Epic Hatches- https://www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/fly-fishing-hatches

28:30 Rumble in the Jungle and the WWF (not the WWE)

31:29 Publisher's Clearing House and the Mandela Effect

33:15 Our New Brand, Vision and Where We're Headed

36:00 Our Brand New Brand and Logo- Maneki-Neko Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko

Episode Links: In other news:

https://www.newsweek.com/ravens-are-swooping-stealing-groceries-shoppers-costco-parking-lot-1580681

Top Five Epic Hatches from Field & Stream- https://www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/fly-fishing-hatches

www.athleticbrewing.com (beermoney20)

www.therestorationdepot.com

www.remotenopressure.com

Our designer's site:

https://www.ideasandattitudes.com/about

This week Aaron Reed talks with fly fishing newbies, John and Jen Pelicano about their journey into the sport.

00:00: Intro

00:10: Introducing John and Jen Pelicano

01:19: Shout out to sponsors: Duck Camp, Real Ale and Real Spirits, and Imbrifex Books' The Local Angler Series

02:57: It's National Beer Day!

04:00: How Jen and John got into fly fishing during the pandemic year.

05:00: John takes one for the team, goes shopping.

06:25: Jen's father sets them up for success.

07:11: Is it appropriate to put a vintage Ross San Miguel reel on an Eagle Claw rod?

08:25: Living Waters Fly Fishing to the rescue.

10:45: Jen hopes she doesn't catch a fish.

12:20: How fishing guide Griff England gets great fish photos for the 'gram.

14:12: Beyond the 5-weight.

15:15: Jen says "the Llano," but she means "the Lampasas."

17:35: Shout out to Shane Gray of Graywolf Rods.

19:00: Aaron flubs "Livingston Rod Company," even though he knows Dusty Smith and thinks he's one of the coolest cats in the industry.

21:30: The Poage Lake incident.

23:50: Everything about fly fishing is beautiful.

26:15: John takes a potshot at Aaron's musical taste.

26:55: Jen mentions the learning curve when it comes to fish handling.

28:00: Well-met at Mesquite Creek Outfitters on Georgetown's historic town square.

29:55: Was John a Jesuit, or just slow?

30:27: John brings Aaron to tears.

33:45: Jen attempts to put a damper on John's fanboy enthusiasm.

36:27: John offers to give Aaron some fly fishing pointers.

37:52: "If you're not building, healing, teaching or growing, don't get too worked up about your job. It's not that important."

42:00: A brief, uninformed aside about John Shewey's book: "Classic Steelhead Flies"

45:20: Aaron's sausage fingers.

45:30: Is Aaron writing a memoir?! (and would anyone care?)

49:00: In praise of Wes Ferguson's "The Blanco River," and Rob McConnell's "Fly Fishing the Sam."

50:10: The upside of social media and isn't the fly fishing community great?

53:50: Outro

Episode Links:

https://imbrifex.com/category/travel/fishing/

https://duckcamp.com/

https://realalebrewing.com/