You could spend years chasing great fishing, but capturing it on film is a whole different game.

Today we get into what it really takes to document fly fishing at the highest level,

from surviving a plane crash on assignment to building one of the most iconic film brands in the sport.

Today we've got Todd Mowen on from Catch Magazine on the show,

one of the most

respected filmmakers in fly fishing, known for blending storytelling, music, and visuals into something

completely different. This is the WebFi 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.

We're excited today because Todd is on the podcast and we are going to talk about what he's learned

working alongside top level crews in his early days of filming.

We're going to get into this wild story of the plane crash we talked about and how he survived

this.

We're also going to go behind the scenes

of the reality of filming, hundreds of cast, hours of footage, and sometimes spending many,

many hours in the editing room getting the perfect film that narrows down to just 15 minutes

of amazing footage. We're also going to find out why Steelhead might be one of the hardest

species to film out there and what it takes to get that perfect shot. All right, you can check in with Todd at catchmagine.net. Here he is. Todd Mowen. How you doing, Todd? I'm doing great, Dave. Thanks a lot for having me. This is going to be exciting. I appreciate the time. Yeah. Yeah. No, I'm excited too.

I think that anybody that doesn't know you, you've got some of the best content out there. I mean, some of these videos, millions of views. And we're going to talk about that. We're going to break down, you know, kind of where all this came from and success. We're going to talk fishing. I know, you know, Brian O'Keefe, I see him occasionally out there at shows.

I know you've done some lots of stuff with him over the years.

But yeah, take us back real quick on this. I know, you know, Brian O'Keefe, I see him occasionally out there at shows. I know you've done

lots of stuff with him over the years. But yeah, take us back real quick on this, the whole video production. I'm not sure. I know you got a lot going, but how did you first get into this? Was this something you've been doing a while, or did you start with fly fishing and then went into the video? You know, it's, that's a really good question. I mean, as a kid, I, you know, I've talked about

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