Fishing Stories

Learning how to fly fish through Tinder with Erica Nelson

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are joined by fly fishing guide out of Colorado, host of the Awkward Angler podcast and co-founder of REAL Consulting, Erica Nelson to share some fishing stories.  Everyone has a unique story to how they began fly fishing and who helped them with some of those more detailed questions but Erica may be one of the few who turned to Tinder to get tips on flies, locations to try and favorite knots.  

 

Follow Erica's adventures on Instagram @awkwardangler or via her website www.awkwardangler.com

 

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April Vokey’s Worldwide Fishing Exploration

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor chat with April Vokey about her many adventures around the globe.  She tells stories of almost being left by a cruise ship, how fishing provided the backdrop to her love story with her husband, a clothing malfunction that resulted in missing the fish, being body-slammed by a steelhead and many more.

 

Keep up with her adventures on Instagram @aprilvokey and her awesome media company @anchored_outdoors

 

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Three Countries of Adventures with Santiago Dall’Acqua

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor share fishing stories with RepYourWater ambassador Santiago Dall'Acqua over a cocktail in Mexico.  They recount stories from three countries of fishing together: Bolivia for Golden Dorado, trout on dry flies in Northern Patagonia in Argentina and attempts at salt water fishing in Mexico.

 

Follow along Santi's adventures or reach out for information on booking a trip with him on Instagram @santidall

 

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When fishing becomes a near-death experience with Katka Svagrova

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are joined with Katka Svagrova, professional angler out of Czechia.  She has travelled the world seeking anything that will take a fly. She tells the story of how a Giant Trevally encounter almost turned deadly and about some of her favorite places to target fish.

 

Follow along Katka's adventures including her recent success with the Czech women's fly fishing team on Instagram @katka_svagrova

 

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Kayapo Warrior Payara Traditions with Rodrigo Salles

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are joined by Rodrigo Salles who runs the Brazilian side of Untamed Angling, jungle fly fishing specialists.  He shares the story of how one of their partner Kayapo tribes honors the payara, or vampire fish, through certain rituals as well as other stories from the rivers in the Brazilian Amazon.

 

To keep up with Rodrigo's adventures, check him out on Instagram @rod_salles or all of their jungle fishing operations @untamedangling. on Instagram or on their website https://untamedangling.com/ 

 

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Wes Seigler and the GTs that Inspired his Fly Reels

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are joined by Wes Seigler of SEiGLER reels who shares how his performance-driven lever-drag fly reels came about.  We have all had an idea or two while on the water, but we haven't all followed through with that idea.  Wes isn't that guy.  Wes shares stories from the Seychelles where the idea for his fly reels first came to him and where he has battled with just a few permit and GTs.

Learn more about his reels at https://www.seigler.fish/ or on Instagram at @fishseigler

 

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Captain Benny Blanco: Fishing is more than just catching

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are joined by Captain Benny Blanco out of Florida.  He shares some incredible stories of how fishing goes beyond the act of catching fish.  Conservation and giving back to our communities play a huge role in why he gets on the water.

 

Keep up with Captain Benny's adventures on Instagram @captbennyblanco and @guiding_flow_tv

 

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Paula Shearer’s Adventures from Up North

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are joined by Paula Shearer from Alberta, Canada.  Like many of us, some of Paula's more memorable days are when things don't go entirely according to plan.  On this week's episode she shares some stories from days on her home water, the Bow River, Steelhead in BC, or just trying to get there.

 

Follow Paula's adventures on Instagram @paulashearer

 

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Season 3: We’re back! Stories from Iceland.

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor are back for Season 3 of Fishing Stories after a bit of a break.  On this welcome-back episode they recount their trip to Iceland for brown trout and char from May 2021 with Fish Partner.

 

Subscribe to Fishing Stories to catch all of season 3 releasing new episodes on Tuesday mornings!

 

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Fishing Stories: Misadventures of Tom Bie of the Drake Magazine

Co-hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor wrap up season 2 of Fishing Stories with a few misadventure stories from Tom Bie, editor of the Drake Magazine.  We will be back in 2021 with more stories!  In the meantime, shoot us comments, questions or your own Fishing Stories to tellusafishingstory@gmail.com

 

Be sure to grab one at your local fly shop or subscribe, if you don’t already, to The Drake Magazine.  

 

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