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Mountain Lakes and Freestone Streamer Fishing in Southwest Colorado with Jeremy Nolan
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Ep. 253 Mountain Lakes and Freestone Streamer Fishing in Southwest Colorado with Jeremy Nolan

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jeremy Nolan from Durango, Colorado.  Jeremy moved to Colorado over twenty five years ago to pursue his passion for skiing and mountain biking while attending college.  One of the texts he picked up was an Orvis book on fly fishing.  Soon he and his friends were fishing the San Juan River and learning as they went, but Jeremy knew his future career would be on the water.   After graduation he began guiding and eventually started his own outfitter, Headsup Fly Fishing and later a guide service in Honduras, where he has been fishing for nearly twenty years without missing.  
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On December 10, 2025 • By
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Brown Trout Eyeball Observation in Fly Fishing and Art
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Observation in Fly Fishing and Art

I believe observation is the most underestimated skillset of fly fishing. Casting and presenting flies are actions. We are in the process of the doing. Fly selection. Fighting fish. These things can be measured. Did the fish take the fly? Did we land the fish? Observation is more subtle, but without observation, how can we act deliberately in any of our actions on the water? We have to see before we decide. And when we don’t observe things, often we fall into decision making that doesn’t serve us. 
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On December 8, 2025 • By
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Fishing Strategies for New Waters and Minnesota Smallmouth Tactics with Tyler Mills
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Ep. 252 DIY Fishing Strategies for New Waters and Minnesota Smallmouth Tactics with Tyler Mills

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Tyler Mills from St.Paul, Minnesota.  Tyler grew up gear fishing with his friends and family in upstate New York, spending nearly every day of the summer on the St. Lawrence River.  It didn’t take long for Tyler to find fly fishing, which he took with him to Seattle where he worked in the snowboard industry.   When he lost his job during COVID, Tyler ended up finding himself learning a new fishery every three months while he visited his then girlfriend, and current wife, who was a traveling nurse.  When they landed in Wyoming, Tyler left his life in Seattle and turned to fly fishing for the presence and peace that it brought him and others, while he supported his wife’s nursing career.   Tyler’s passion for fly fishing also brought him a new career in Minnesota, where he is a fly fishing guide and jet boat captain on the Upper Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers, targeting smallmouth.
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On December 3, 2025 • By
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Fly angler experimenting with new techniques while fishing a western trout river canyon
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The Two Best Times for Experimenting on the River.

The Yakima River Canyon was on fire. We had fished above with success, but the second day the wind left us drifting more than fishing. As the day went on the wind became stronger, the casts got worse, and the drifts without fishing grew longer. But I guess that is the way it goes with fly fishing trips. Mother nature, like trout, has a vote. And I was with my brother and father. That much was always good. And we caught some fish. That is the way it goes.
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On December 1, 2025 • By
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Brown trout on the Provo River caught by Tim Nation on the WadeOutThere Podcast
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Ep. 251 Provo River Tactics with Tim Nation

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Tim Nation, from Kammas Utah.  Tim grew up in Illinois in a family where hunting and fishing was a way of life.  He found himself uniquely drawn to the fly rod, and it soon became his favorite way to catch fish.  It has been his passion ever since.   Tim spent much of his time as a teenager honing his fly fishing skills and searching for trout in the Ozarks. Looking for a spot he could call home, Tim tried his luck out West.  After multiple western states didn’t seem like the right fit, a last minute stroke of providence, in a Utah trout stream parking lot, solidified his future in fly fishing.    Tim feels a deep personal connection to the Provo River, and has been fishing and guiding on it for over a decade.
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On November 26, 2025 • By
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Brown Trout while nymphing
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A Dozen Techniques For Getting Your Flies Down While Nymphing

Getting your flies down is a requirement if you want to catch trout while nymphing.  It’s just the way it is.  I cringe when I think of all the hours I’ve spent with flies in the water and very little chance of catching trout because I didn't understand this concept.  This article is an attempt to spare you some of those wasted hours, and perhaps introduce some new techniques.  
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On November 24, 2025 • By
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Red Fish in Charleston South Carolina caught by Caleb Andrews
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Ep. 250 Efficiency and Red Fish Tactics in South Carolina with Caleb Andrews

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Caleb Andrews, from Charleston, South Carolina. Caleb fell in love with fly fishing early in life and continued to fly fishing during college in Tennessee while pursuing a degree in material science and engineering.   Although Caleb had always envisioned using his degree to land a job in the outdoor industry, he eventually took an engineering job in South Carolina.  Soon, Caleb discovered and embraced his new fishery, pursuing red fish along the low country coastal waters. Before long, Caleb had bought a flats boat, moved to Charleston, and decided to “go for it,” helping others catch red fish as owner and head guide of his fishing charter Tails of the Tide.
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On November 19, 2025 • By
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