744 | Jack Dennis Fly Fishing - Lee Wulff, One Fly, Team USA
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2025
⏱️ 95 minutes
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#744 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/744
Presented by: Grand Teton Fly Fishing, Yellowstone Teton Territory, Togiak River Lodge
Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
We sit down with the legendary Jack Dennis—author, guide, fly tier, and storyteller with a legacy stretching back over 50 years in the fly fishing world. From founding Team USA and the Jackson Hole One Fly to filming iconic episodes with Curt Gowdy and hanging with Ted Williams, Jack shares some of the most memorable moments in the history of the sport. We talk about the making of his Western Trout Fly Tying Manual, his friendships with Lee Wulff and Joan Wulff, and the rise and shift of fly fishing culture over the decades.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/744
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| 0:00.0 | Today's guest wrote a Western flytime book that I have known my entire life. |
| 0:06.8 | From his books to his videos to his one-fly event to the Fly Fishing Team USA and Euro-Niffing, |
| 0:13.9 | he has been a leader and in many cases started many of these events. |
| 0:18.6 | And today you're going to hear some of the greatest fly fishing story in history from |
| 0:24.0 | Kurt Gowdy to Ted Williams to Dick Cheney and many more. |
| 0:28.3 | Today's guest has an amazing history and you are going to be inspired for your next big |
| 0:32.4 | adventure. |
| 0:33.4 | This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, |
| 0:37.2 | how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, |
| 0:41.0 | and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. |
| 0:44.3 | Today, Jack Dennis is back on the show to take us into his great and crazy world of fly fishing |
| 0:50.6 | circa 1960, 1970, 80s. |
| 0:53.0 | We're going to talk about it all today. We hear more about this |
| 0:56.3 | fly fishing manual that he wrote and has sold over 300,000 copies now. We find out more about |
| 1:02.6 | his friendship with Lee Wolfe and how it relates to us this year as we are heading up to |
| 1:07.7 | Lee Wolfe's lodge. And we find out why the toughest sports are hitting a baseball, |
| 1:12.9 | hitting a golf ball, and flycasting, as Ted Williams saw it back in the day. |
| 1:18.0 | Plus, you're going to find out how the Berlin Wall following affected Team USA |
| 1:21.3 | and why the Spanish team was protesting the USA. |
| 1:25.9 | Lots of great stories in this one. |
| 1:27.1 | We always love a Jack Dennis sighting. |
| 1:30.0 | He's a man who's been highlighted many times. |
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