#1001 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/1001

Presented by: Sullivan Fly Rods

Casting for Recovery began with two retreats in Vermont and has grown into a program serving nearly 14,000 women. In this episode, Susan Gaetz shares how Casting for Recovery uses fly fishing, nature, volunteer support, and small-group retreats to help women diagnosed with breast cancer find connection and confidence.

Susan also explains how Casting for Recovery developed retreats for women with advanced breast cancer, how volunteers make the program work, and how partnerships help expand its reach. The conversation finishes with the Jane Drift Boat Project and a rapid-fire round covering fishing gear, gardening, smoothies, education, and photography.

Show Notes: https://www.wetflyswing.com/1001

#1000 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/1000

Presented by: Stonefly Nets, On DeMark Lodge, Gallatin River Lodge, Blue Bonefish Lodge

The night before we recorded, Ron Walp pulled an old baseball scorebook off his shelf and found my dad’s name inside. That’s where this story of Deschutes River history begins, with a connection that reaches back well beyond our fishing camps.

For Episode 1,000 of the Wet Fly Swing Podcast, we’re joined by an old friend who has spent more than 50 years running the Deschutes. Ron shares stories about playing professional baseball, buying his first jet sled on a teacher’s salary, fishing the river before the dams, and getting to know my dad, Doug Stewart.

We also get into the people who helped protect the lower river, the lesson that changed how Ron hooks steelhead, and the canyon mornings that keep bringing him back to a river that has shaped so much of his life.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/1000

#999 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/999

Presented by: Moccasin Fly Club

Sponsors: https://www.wetflyswing.com/sponsors

The San Juan River gives anglers a chance to work on three very different approaches in one day: streamers, nymphs, and dry flies. John Hunt joins us to talk about why that variety makes this New Mexico tailwater such a useful place to learn.

We get into the water people pass by, including slow, shallow stretches that can hold a big trout. John also explains why a small change in fly depth can make all the difference on a pressured river. Then we head to Mongolia, where the fishing shifts to mouse patterns, large baitfish flies, and the search for taimen.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/999