Today's guests have spent more than five decades on the Delaware River, learning every

rise form hatch and holding rock along its banks.

A signature fly tire at Umpqua, longtime dryfly angler and trainer of Delaware River Labradors.

By the end of this episode, you'll hear why sulfurs are our guest's favorite hatch,

how to read rise forms, know if trout are eating

done, spinners, or emerges, and the simple one-minute flies he relies on when fishing gets

technical. We're also going to dig into the history of patterns like the haystack, the usual,

and the unusual variation plus why presentation often matters more than pattern.

This is the Webfly 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.

Mike Batchkoski is here to share his approach to dryfly fishing with the focus on the Delaware.

We're going to get his philosophy on dryfly design and the joy he finds both in dogs and in trout.

You can find his flies through Umpqua and follow his Labrador work at Delaware River Labradors.com.

Here he is, Mike Batchkoski.

How you doing, Mike?

I'm doing pretty well.

How about yourself?

Not too bad.

Not too bad.

How's things looking out there this time of year?

We're kind of September, October range.

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