Missouri might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of trout fishing,

but Brian Wise is here to change your mindset today.

From the spring-fed waters of the Ozarks to the wild rainbows of the North Fork of the White River,

Brian's been chasing trophy trout and designing streamer patterns long before it was cool.

By the end of this episode, you're going to hear how he approaches streamer fishing,

why slack kills, and how to tie a fly that actually swims, not just sinks to the bottom,

like a wet sock.

This is the wet fly swimming podcast where I showed 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 fish species

we all love. Brian Wise, streamer fanatic fly tire and the guy behind fly fishing the Ozarks

joins us today to share some of his hard-earned lessons that he's picked up from guiding

and fishing Missouri's famed trow water.

You'll find out why weightless streamers might be your new best friend, how Slack kills a

good presentation and what fly design really matters when chasing big browns. Plus, Brian's

going to walk us through the rules of streamer fishing.

Spoiler alert, there's only one.

And why the 10-pound trout can still live and hang out in 10 inches of water.

We're heading to the Ozarks with Brian Wise from Flyfishing theozarks.com and check out his YouTube channel of the same name.

Here we go, Brian Wise. How's it going, Brian? Good. How's it going, man? It's been a while. Yeah, yeah, it's been a while. September 2020. So we're looking at a good almost five years since our last chat. Things, you know, a lot's changed in the last five years as we all know what's what's been going with you

anything new in the last five years that you want to give us an update since that one we'll get a link

to that episode in the show notes oh gosh you know the last five years i it's it's been absolutely

crazy for me to be honest with you we went from we went from covid to empty nesters. Oh, wow. It's exceptional. Is it, are you liking the empty nests? Is that a good thing? This is a great thing. Yeah. Yeah, I always wonder about that. You put in, you know what I mean, all the amazing times, all the hard work, right? And then finally, you know, and that's the worry, too.

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