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.

Join me as I sit down with my guests to learn more about their careers, opinions, history, relationships, and life both indoors and out.

Today I'm joined by filmmakers Jesse Males and Koji Somalde, the creative duo behind some of the most cinematic storytelling in fly fishing today.

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our sports so compelling, from remote steelhead rivers to Florida's nature coast. In this episode

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what makes a great story, and the

behind-the-scenes adventures that come with chasing it. I hope you enjoy this conversation

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This is very fun for me because obviously on the show I usually have people on individually and then I get to sit there and squint at them and like pick apart their entire lives.

But with you guys, I mean, I feel like we just actually left off in Canada together because I was in Canada up until a week ago.

And I just remember you guys leaving my cabin and everything just

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