922 | The Fight for West Susitna and Alaska Public Lands with Adam Cuthriell, Rachel James, and Ryan Astalos
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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922 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/922
Presented by: FishHound Expeditions
Today, we're digging into what's happening right now across Alaska, from the fight over West Susitna and Alaska public lands to bycatch, mining, and road development, and why it matters to anyone who cares about wild fish.
I sat down with Rachel James and Ryan Astalos from SalmonState, along with Adam Cuthriell of Fishhound Expeditions. We talk about Bristol Bay, the proposed West Susitna Road, trawl bycatch, and how public lands decisions in Alaska ripple across the entire country.
This one goes beyond fly fishing. It's about protecting the future of wild fish and the places we all depend on.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/922
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| 0:00.0 | There are places in this country where one decision can change the entire river system. |
| 0:05.9 | Today we're looking at what's happening in Alaska right now from bycatch to mining to roads, |
| 0:10.8 | public lands, and how those decisions are shaping the future of wild fish. |
| 0:14.5 | I've got Rachel James, Ryan Astellus from the Salmon State, along with Adam Cutherell from |
| 0:19.7 | Fishhound expeditions, |
| 0:21.0 | and this one goes beyond a single river or species. |
| 0:24.0 | It's about the bigger picture. |
| 0:25.5 | This is the Webfly Swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, |
| 0:29.8 | how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, |
| 0:32.8 | and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. |
| 0:36.5 | In today's episode, you're going to hear |
| 0:37.9 | how public land decisions in Alaska affect anglers across the country, what it actually |
| 0:44.2 | looks like to take action and why this works and what you can do today. We're going to also talk |
| 0:48.7 | about some simple ways you can get involved, even if you're far from Alaska. We're going to |
| 0:53.2 | talk about some issues in your backyard likely as well. We're going to talk about some issues in your backyard likely as well. |
| 0:56.5 | We're going to talk about this proposed West Susitna Road and what it could mean for |
| 0:59.9 | trout and salmon habitat impacts across Alaska. |
| 1:03.5 | And the role of coalitions and why different voices matter most, we're going to talk about |
| 1:08.1 | how to get some good stuff done today. |
| 1:10.6 | I want to let you know |
| 1:11.5 | before we get into it. If you want to join our giveaway, you can go to webfly swing.com slash giveaway for a chance to win a trip and all the gear up to Alaska with fishhound expeditions. Check it out right now, webfly swing.com slash giveaway. All right, let's get into it. Here we go rachel james ryan assolus and adam cuthroll let's get into it. Here we go. Rachel James, Ryan Astellus, and Adam Cuthroll. |
| 1:28.8 | Let's get into it. |
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