792 | Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews (Episode 536 Re-Release)
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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#792 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/792
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Join us in one of our biggest episodes as we journey into a world that combines the thrill of the outdoors with a passion for conservation. This episode offers an intriguing dialogue featuring Craig Mathews and Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia Founder and an iconic figure in the outdoor world; unraveling their love for fly fishing, their unique backstories, and their shared principles around the sport and beyond.
This is a replay episode from 2023 and also one of our most downloaded episodes so it's great to listen to it again.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/792
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You found us through fly fishing. |
| 0:03.4 | You'll stay for our passion and the community. |
| 0:05.7 | Welcome to the Wet Fly Swing podcast. |
| 0:09.3 | Yeah, but he doesn't get it. |
| 0:11.5 | How come fly fishermen don't get it? |
| 0:14.7 | You only haul with the short power snap. |
| 0:18.5 | Look for where people walk and the insides of bends and hunt those. |
| 0:24.5 | The roof blew off and the interior walls got sucked out. |
| 0:29.5 | And the trees are just coming up. |
| 0:31.8 | And I mean, he's clearly not going to clear the trees. |
| 0:34.8 | It is not a fly fishing story. |
| 0:37.3 | It's a story about me trying to understand my brother through fly fishing. |
| 0:43.1 | Welcome to the Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Show, where you discover tips, tricks, and |
| 0:48.3 | tools from the leading names in fly fishing today. |
| 0:51.8 | Today's episode is sponsored by Daiichi Fishing Hooks, a leader in the fly fishing |
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| 1:01.3 | superior penetration without compromising the hook's structural integrity. You can head over right now |
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| 1:14.0 | That's Daichi, D-A-I-I-C-H-I. |
| 1:19.7 | We've been waiting for you. |
| 1:21.3 | Follow our guests. |
| 1:22.3 | Follow us on Instagram and share this episode and the love if you enjoy this podcast. |
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