777 | Fly Fishing the Bow River with Josh Nugent of Out Fly Fishing
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2025
⏱️ 83 minutes
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#777 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/777
Presented by: Fish The Fly, Patagonia, Jackson Hole Fly Company, San Juan Rodworks
Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
In this episode, we're joined by Josh Nugent from Out Fly Fishing to talk all about fly fishing the Bow River. Josh shares what makes this river so special, how to plan your trip, and even some surprising lessons from his time studying the world's best fly casters.
When it comes to legendary trout rivers in North America, Alberta's Bow River is near the top of the list. Flowing from the Rockies just outside Banff National Park, the Bow is known for its big browns, healthy rainbows, and endless opportunities for anglers. If you're planning to go on a fishing trip in Alberta, this episode is for you.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/777
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| 0:00.0 | There's at least one great river in almost every state and province across North America, |
| 0:06.2 | and for Alberta, that's the Bo River. |
| 0:09.0 | Flowing along the eastern edge of the Rockies not far from Banff National Park, the Boe River is a flyfisher's dream. |
| 0:15.9 | Today we're going to be diving into what makes this river so special, how you can plan your next trip, and what we can |
| 0:22.0 | learn from the guy who guaranteed a giant trout on every trip or your money back. |
| 0:26.9 | This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, |
| 0:30.7 | how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, and what you can do |
| 0:34.9 | to give back to the fish species we all love. |
| 0:37.5 | Josh Nugent, Bow River Outfitter and Flight Casting University Master's grad is going to |
| 0:42.9 | share how he does it all today. |
| 0:45.5 | You'll find out why the bow is like the Vegas trip for trout, why Big Browns aren't the only |
| 0:49.9 | game in town, and the 3,000-mile river that cuts its way all the way from the base of the Rockies |
| 0:56.3 | to Hudson's Bay in the eastern Canada. |
| 1:00.4 | Plus, you will find out about Josh's master project that we talked about where he studied |
| 1:04.6 | 10 of the greatest flycasters in the world and what you can learn from these guys today. |
| 1:09.3 | Here we go. |
| 1:09.7 | Another big epic episode, Josh Nugent from outflyfishing.com. |
| 1:16.4 | How you doing, Josh? |
| 1:17.7 | Good, you? |
| 1:18.7 | Great, great, yeah, I'm doing well this morning. |
| 1:21.4 | We are rolling here with the podcast. |
| 1:23.9 | I'm interested really in, you know, we've had some episodes around all over Canada, you know, in Alberta. I think today it'll be great to talk some high level and then zoom in on out fly fishing because you have a great shop out there. I want to hear about the shop and some of the trips you do on your program. But before we get in all that, I'd love to take it back to the start real quick. Have you been fly fishing since you were a kid or did you get started later in life? |
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