Today's guest brings us deep into the life and legacy of Lonnie Waller, a pioneering steelhead

guide writer and philosopher whose name still echoes through the Skeena River today.

From his early obsession with flight tying at age 10 to building trust with First Nations

and creating conservation movements, Lonnie didn't just fish rivers.

He listened to him.

And today you're going to get all the great stories of Lonnie Waller and some of the

background so you understand who this person was.

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. In today's episode, Jack Waller shares intimate stories of his brother, how a childhood

hunting trauma turned Lonnie toward fly fishing for good, the crash, the plane crash on the

Babine River that reshaped his life, and the quiet

emotional depth behind one of fly fishing's most charismatic figures. You also hear why Lonnie

walked away from the spotlight in the U.S., how he shaped conservation efforts across the Northwest

and what he believed truly connected us to the fish.

All right, this is a big one.

Here we go.

Jack Waller.

You can find him at jack waller treeart.com.

How you doing, Jack?

I'm doing fine.

I'm very interested in what you have in mind.

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