An Excellent Introduction to Drift Boats, with Hilary Hutcheson

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2018

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

I frequently get requests for a podcast about drift boats, and although I enjoy rowing one most people don’t let me row their boat unless they are really desperate. So I called on an expert, Montana guide Hilary Hutcheson, to get her advice on getting a boat, rowing a boat, and most importantly all the responsibilities that go with getting down the river safely and with courtesy. Even if you never row a boat yourself, you’ll gain a new appreciation for the skill set your guide employs every day. In the Fly Box this week, we get these questions and tips: · How can a color-blind fly fisher identify the flies in his box? · Why am I only getting fish on my lower egg pattern in a two-fly rig? · A great suggestion on dealing with tippet rings · What kind of crab patterns do I need for striped bass? · What flies should I use for small stocked rainbows? · What are your thoughts on leader degreasers? · A suggestion on training as a whitewater guide prior to becoming a fishing guide · Why do black bucktails and marabou stain my hands? · What are some tips on purposely dumping your back cast? · What is the difference between a clear and a solid blue intermediate fly line? · Can I make a dubbing loop with monofilament tying thread?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast with Tom Rosenbauer,
0:07.0	bringing you tips, tricks and techniques to help you get the most of your time on the water. Here's your host, acclaimed fly fishing
0:15.3	author and lifelong fly fishing enthusiast Tom Rosenberg.
0:20.7	Hi and welcome to the Orbis fly Fishing Guide podcast. This podcast is being recorded on March 18th, 2018.
0:31.0	And I just want to thank all the podcast listeners I saw last weekend at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo.
0:38.0	And to also let you know that I'm going to be down at Mossy Creek Fly Shop visiting a couple of my
0:46.0	good buddies there. On Saturday, March 24th, we're going to have an open house and have some fun and they'll probably talk me into doing a couple
0:55.3	presentations. In fact I'm sure they will. So if you're down in the Virginia area, stop into Mossy Creek on Saturday, March 24th.
1:07.0	A little bit later on the show, we're going to be talking to Hillary Hutchinson about all about drift boats,
1:17.1	rowing a drift boat, drift boat etiquette, drift boat safety, and I think you'll enjoy that one topic I get questions on quite a bit.
1:26.0	But first, the flybox.
1:29.0	And the first question is an email from James from South Western Pennsylvania.
1:40.0	Hi Tom, I am a colorblind fly fisherman, a perpetual novice it seems. I don't have a fly shop too close to my local streams, but I try to use whatever local advice I can find on the web for Hatch and Fly Pattern suggestions.
1:53.6	Unfortunately, it is easy to buy the right flies when they have a label on them or
1:58.4	a description on the Orvis website, but when they make their way to my flybox, they may as well be all labeled generic
2:05.4	fly since I have no ability to clearly distinguish them beyond size or general stage.
2:12.3	Adding to this difficulty, the creative names that so many flies have been given do nothing to help me remember, what insect the pattern imitates. As I continue to try to learn about the insects themselves, do you have any tips for how I might distinguish flies on the fly?
2:28.0	Obviously, labeling them in my flawbox is impossible.
2:32.0	Although the repeated postscript accolades... is impossible.
2:32.6	Although the repeated postscript accolades for the podcast may seem trite, I cannot overstate
2:37.9	how much I've learned from the podcast and how much it encourages me to get out there
2:42.4	and spend more time on the water even when I end up skunk nearly every time.
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