Anchored Podcast Ep. 276: Diane Michelin on Painting, Wild Places, and Inspiration

Anchored with April Vokey

Anchored Outdoors

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Diane Michelin is a Canadian watercolour artist whose work is deeply rooted in the spirit and subtleties of fly fishing. Born in Montreal, she now lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Diane draws inspiration from the landscape, water, wildlife, flies, rods and reels, and the human moments that make up the fly-fishing experience. Over her career, she has built a global presence, with her work housed in private collections, fishing lodges, and museums around the world. In this episode of Anchored, Diane offers a personal glimpse into her life and artistic journey, sharing how rivers and reels became her canvas, and how she continues to capture the soul of angling through brush and watercolour. Looking to go deeper with your learning? Come see what we’ve been working on at AnchoredOutdoors.com. We’ve built a library of 30 in-depth, sequentially organized Masterclasses taught by past guests of this podcast — and we’ve watched over 1,000 members grow their confidence and skills on the water. Want to check it out for free? No money down, no strings attached. Just head to anchoredoutdoors.com/premium-insiders/ Anchored listeners can get 10% off their first order with Skwala by using the code “anchored10” at check out. See for yourself at skwalafishing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm April Voki and you are listening to Anchored, my chance to speak with some of the most influential people involved in the outdoors today.
0:21.9	Join me as I sit down with my guests to learn more about their careers, opinions, history,
0:26.6	relationships, and life both indoors and out.
0:31.0	Looking to go deeper with your learning?
0:32.9	Come and see what we've been working on at anchored outdoors.com.
0:35.7	We've built a library of 30 in-depth,
0:38.5	sequentially organized masterclasses taught by past guests of this podcast. And we've watched
0:43.3	over 1,000 members grow their confidence and skills on the water. Want to check it out for free?
0:48.4	No money down, no strings attached. Just head on over to anchordoutdoors.com forward slash premium dash insiders.
0:56.4	I know that's a bit of a mouthful, so I will drop the link in the episode description below.
1:03.0	If you're a regular listener of the show, then hopefully you know that I do my best to
1:07.0	curate thoughtful, interesting, and well-informed conversations about the culture,
1:11.2	community, and craft of fly fishing. So when I partner with companies, I look for people who take a
1:16.2	similarly measured approach to design and craft. You may have noticed that I've been wearing a lot of
1:20.9	apparel from Squalha fishing lately, and I'm thrilled to be working with them. I've worn just about
1:25.8	everything out there, and Squala makes the most innovative and effective fly fishing gear I've ever experienced. From their totally
1:32.4	unique waiter design to rethinking the way hoods fit your head to incorporating materials that
1:37.3	stretch and move with you instead of forcing you to move inside of them, squala is improving
1:42.4	essential fishing apparel.
1:48.6	Anchored listeners can get 10% off their first order with Squalah by using the code anchored 10 at checkout.
1:50.7	That's a pretty good deal.
1:51.9	See for yourself at squalafishing.com.
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