Travel for some people, the getting to the place can be a little stressful.

Today's guest has done more of this type of travel than most out there, and today he's

going to share some of his favorite lodges that go under the radar.

And by the end of this episode, you're also going to get some of his biggest travel tips,

so you have a much better adventure this season. This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. Hey, this is Dave, host of the Wet Fly Swing podcast. I've been fly fishing and traveling since I was a kid.

Grew up around a fly shop and created one of the largest fly fishing podcasts out there.

Chris Hunt, Hatch Adventure Travel Guru and Bloody Mary Connoisseur will take us into the world of fly fishing travel.

We're going to find out how he got started on this brand after a lifelong experience

with fly fishing, goes back to his grandfather. We get some advice on how you can make your trip better.

We get some top tips on travel. And we also find out how he likes to pack his bags and what you

might be expecting on the unexpected on these upcoming

trips plus if you didn't hear uh we are heading to on to mark lodge this year you can get information

right now go to webfly swing dot com slash on demarc o n d e m a r k right now sign up your name

and email and we'll follow up with you let you know on availability for that trip there a big one, the Missouri. It's one of the best and biggest in the country. We talk about it on this podcast as well. So let's do it. Let's get excited. Book those flights. Get the travel plans ready. Here he is. Chris Hunt from hatch. Dot travel. How you doing, Chris? I'm doing well. Thanks, Dave.

Yeah, thanks for setting some time aside to talk. Travel, we love talking to travel, of course.

We've got, you know, listeners and we're traveling all around this year.

I'm excited to hear what you guys have going with Hatch, you know, adventure travel.

I want to hear more about, you know, some of the trips you're excited about, maybe some things you guys have going this year. Before we get into all that, take us back really quick to fly fishing. Is this something you've been doing a while, or are you newer to the fly fishing game? Oh, yeah. I learned how to fly fish when I was a kid at the elbow of my grandfather. It was just one of those, you you know those happy accidents kind of things where he

really liked to fish and occasionally he'd take some of his grandkids with him and it just stuck with

me didn't didn't stick with my cousins or my brothers as much but i've been fly fishing off and on for

man it's almost a shame to admit it but but almost 50 years. Right. Yeah, you've

been doing it a while. This is good. How long, you know, I mean, until you got going where you saw,

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