Bugs, Bugs Bugs, with Peter Stitcher

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

🗓️ 25 January 2018

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

This week I interview aquatic biologist and fly fisher Peter Stitcher, who not only has a great way of organizing fly boxes (a question I have always neglected to answer properly), he also has some great guidance on how to figure out what is in the river and how to pick a fly from your box that will do the best job of imitating that insect—without any detailed knowledge of entomology. If you learn his acronyms PAUSE and MATCH I am convinced you will have all the knowledge you need to be more successful. Listen to the podcast to learn what these acronyms mean. In The Fly Box, we have all sorts of great questions this week: · The difference between braided and furled leaders · How to Euro nymph rivers with spooky trout · Fishing a midge larva behind a streamer · The difference between “freshwater” and “saltwater” rods · How to transition from saltwater to freshwater fly fishing · Can I use my steelhead reel in salt water? · How to travel with a large net · Tricks for avoiding bulk when tying tiny flies · When to put a fighting trout on the reel · Tips for making very short roll casts · Using cat fur for dubbing · Decreasing hooking mortality on small brookies · How to avoid large cracks in fly lines

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0:00.0	Hi this is Reed Bryant host of the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast.
0:05.0	If you're a bird hunter, clay shooter, or a gun dog enthusiast you should check on my show.
0:10.0	Look up the Orvis Hunting and shooting podcast on iTunes and subscribe today.
0:16.7	Welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer,
0:21.7	bringing you tips, tricks and techniques to help you get the most of your time on the water.
0:27.0	Here's your host, acclaimed fly fishing author and lifelong fly fishing enthusiast Tom Rosenbauer.
0:34.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide
0:40.0	podcast. This podcast is being recorded on January 23rd, 2018.
0:47.0	And a little bit later in the show, we're going to be talking to Aqu biologist and fly fisherman Peter Stitcher and we're going to talk about bugs and we're going to talk about bugs and we're going to talk about how important bugs are and how much you need to know about bugs and also
1:08.1	Peter has a great way of organizing your flybox so So I think you'll enjoy that. But before we do that, let's do the
1:18.0	flybox and let's answer or try to answer a few questions.
1:23.0	Hey, Tom, this is Jack calling from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
1:27.0	First, I just wanted to thank you for the podcast and let you know it is the reason that I do have an interest in fly fishing now. I have been fishing for about 25 years since I was like 2.
1:38.0	And to be honest, didn't really have an interest in casting a fly, but I stumbled up on your podcast.
1:44.0	I think at the time you had just done an interview on the Everglades and the permit in the keys, so I gave you a chance and really just all the interesting connection with you as a host.
1:53.7	So thank you for that.
1:55.2	And to let you know that you totally changed my mind and my view
1:59.0	from my life, in my vision in general.
2:00.3	I viewed it as kind of the elitist lobby sport. But to be honest that's completely changed now and I think my original love is saltwater fishing really might be the elitist sport these days.
2:13.7	It seems like it's become more about the year in fancy electronics and 100,000-hour boats and
2:19.3	it has about getting some rod at that, but you know, as I look into things now I really view fly fishing as a
2:26.8	possibly great way to enjoy nature and just to be a more budget-friendly option.
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