789 | Henry Winkler on the Fonz, Fly Fishing, Happy Days and Barry – Episode 334 Re-release
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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789 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/789
This summer, we're diving back into the archives to bring you a classic episode: Episode 334 with the one and only Henry Winkler.
Henry, the actor, author, producer, and passionate angler, joins us to talk about fly fishing, his legendary career, and his inspiring life story.
We dive into his experience turning down Grease, landing his role on HBO's Barry, and how he's thrived while living with dyslexia.
Plus, we explore his books, movies, and the surprising ways fly fishing and acting connect.
Get ready for a conversation full of heart, humor, and wisdom.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/789
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up next on the Wetfly Swing podcast. |
| 0:05.3 | Well, happy days, you know, happy days was not only just a show for me. |
| 0:11.0 | It introduced me to the world. |
| 0:13.9 | You know, I got 55,000 letters a week from all over the world. |
| 0:19.8 | No matter where I go, people invite me to their homes, invite me for dinner. |
| 0:28.2 | It just, the warmth is exceptional. It is an honor, actually, that so many people who have such different traditions, such different |
| 0:43.2 | languages, and yet we all have the FONs in common. |
| 0:48.3 | That was Henry Winkler describing the impact of playing the Fonz on the TV show Happy Days. |
| 0:54.5 | One of the best. |
| 0:55.6 | Not a heck of a lot more I can say about that. |
| 0:58.9 | Henry Winkler, today on the Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Show. |
| 1:03.2 | Welcome to the Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Show, |
| 1:06.5 | where you discover tips, tricks, and tools from the leading names in fly fishing today. |
| 1:12.4 | Hey. |
| 1:15.3 | Have you been noticing the last few months? |
| 1:18.7 | I've been practicing my A. |
| 1:21.6 | This has been going on. |
| 1:23.1 | You can check back in the previous episodes and hear my progress and this subtle hint |
| 1:29.2 | that we were having this this episode was on its way today and we are finally here to share it |
| 1:35.2 | so I never really nailed the the A but I've got the man himself on the show today |
| 1:41.7 | Henry Winkler has been a TV and movie icon for my entire life and is here now to sit down |
| 1:49.2 | and chat about fly fishing and that life. |
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