Are Fly-Fishing Traditions and History Important? with Sarah Foster

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

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

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🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

My guest this week is Sarah Foster [54:15], executive director of The American Museum of Fly Fishing, on why she thinks learning about the history and traditions surrounding fly fishing are important and add to our enjoyment. She talks about recent exhibits and acquisitions, and what is in store for the future of the museum. It's a must-see for anyone visiting southern Vermont.

In the Fly Box this week, we have some especially interesting questions and tips from listeners, including:

Why do I keep getting strikes on nymphs while stripping them upstream like a streamer?
Is the throat of a pool a common place to find trout feeding?
At what temperature does a brown trout start to actively feed?
When I see a pod of rising trout, why can I only fool one fish even though the other ones continue to feed?
How do older Orvis bamboo fly rods compare to contemporary models?
I found eggs in holdover brown trout in the spring. Were these fish that never found a mate?
I have trouble with rabbit's foot hair coming loose on my flies. How do I secure it better?
If you only had one line for striped bass from shore, what line would you choose?
How much time before the incoming or outgoing tide should I fish for striped bass?
Can you explain exactly what a shock tippet is?
What is your "last fly" during the evening hatch when it gets tough to see?
Do polarized sunglasses lose their effectiveness over time?
A listener gives a tip for an easier way to tie a surgeon's knot
A listener gives a caution about fishing below sewage treatment plants after a major flood event
My 70-denier thread keeps breaking. What could be the problem?
What feathers from a chicken are useful in fly tying?
I fish a 6-weight rod and want a different rod for smaller streams. What should I pick?
I always use a wading staff. Is the metal tip on the staff an alarm clock for trout, and have you ever put on a rubber tip to prevent this?

Transcript

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0:00.0	I am I
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0:10.0	I am welcome to the Orvis fly fishing Podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and my
0:16.0	guest this week is Sarah Foster. Sarah is the executive director of the American Museum of Fly Fishing and we talk a bit about why
0:28.0	history is important in Fly Fishing, why tradition is important. It may not be important to you. You may just like to go out and go fly fishing and not worry about what people did 20 or 30 or 100 years ago, but I think a lot of people are interested in in how we got
0:47.2	where we did today with our various various ways that we practice fly fishing. So Sarah is going to talk about
0:56.2	about that and about how the museum has really embraced a lot of diversity younger people especially these days and what the what the
1:08.7	current exhibits are because there are some fascinating exhibits in the museum.
1:15.0	And if you want to visit the Museum of American Fly Fishing,
1:18.9	it's in Manchester, Vermont.
1:21.1	And there is an event coming up on May 4th, the Bat and Kill Fly Fishing Festival.
1:30.0	It's held in Arlington, Vermont, which is just a little bit south of Manchester.
1:35.0	It's about a 10-15 minute drive.
1:38.0	But it's a pretty cool event.
1:42.0	I've been attending it for the past couple of years and it has things like speakers and music and fly tying and craft beer and food and a whole bunch of interests. and and it's also being held in conjunction with Trout Unlimited's Northeast Conference.
2:08.0	So there's going to be a lot of cool stuff going on and the Batten kill looks like it's going to be fishing
2:14.7	pretty well around May 4th. The bugs are starting and the water is dropping. So
2:19.9	it's a great weekend if you're in the area.
2:23.6	Make sure you visit the festival and the American Museum of Fly Fishing.
2:28.6	You can check the hours of the museum on their website, which you should do after you listen to this
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