860 | Scandinavian Fly Fishing with Marcus Bohlin of Nam Products
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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860 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/860
Presented by: Intrepid Camp Gear, Togiak River Lodge, Jackson Hole Fly Company, Patagonia
Today, I sat down with Marcus Bohlin of Nam Products to talk through the things Scandinavian anglers think about differently. Rod length. True line weight. Leader diameter. Presentation. We get into why a 14-foot 7-weight can actually feel easier to fish on rivers like the Deschutes, how Baltic salmon behave compared to Atlantic salmon and steelhead, and why Sweden keeps coming up as a place more anglers should be paying attention to.
We also dig into Nám's leaders, why six-piece two-hand rods make more sense than most people expect, and how line choice matters less in some situations and more in others. This one reshaped how I think about modern spey gear and where it really comes from.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/860
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| 0:00.0 | From the Deschutes Canyon to the big Baltic rivers of Sweden, today's guest has spent a lifetime chasing migratory fish with two hands on the cork. |
| 0:09.1 | He grew up fishing before he could talk, cut his teeth in the Scandinavian salmon world, and now helps the U.S. expansion of a brand that's been quietly influencing the modern spacing for years. |
| 0:21.6 | If you've wondered why Scandinavian anglers obsess over rod length, |
| 0:25.0 | leader diameter, and the true line weight, |
| 0:27.2 | or why 14 foot 7 weight might actually make more sense on the Deschutes River |
| 0:31.0 | than some of the shorter rods, this episode is your window into that world. |
| 0:35.7 | This is the Webfly Swing podcast where I show you the best |
| 0:38.0 | places to travel to for fly fishing, how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for |
| 0:42.2 | that big trip and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. Marcus Bolin from |
| 0:47.7 | NOM products is here to break down how Sweden's public water salmon system compares to Norway, |
| 0:53.0 | Iceland, and even steelhead rivers |
| 0:54.7 | and why you might want to think about Sweden this year. Why NOM build so many six-piece |
| 1:00.1 | two-handers and why more ferrels might actually cast better. We're going to get into the truth about |
| 1:05.0 | Scanny versus Skagit and why those differences matter less now than most anglers think and how to |
| 1:10.1 | choose leaders based on water |
| 1:11.8 | speed and not just depth. |
| 1:13.8 | This is an amazing one. |
| 1:15.0 | We've heard about NOM products and their leaders, how they're breaking the mold and |
| 1:19.1 | producing a product that is comparable to Maxima. |
| 1:22.4 | We're going to get into that conversation as well. |
| 1:24.3 | Here we go. |
| 1:24.8 | Marcus, you can find him at nomproduct products.com. How you doing, Marcus? |
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