Ep. 139: Bill Fitzsimmons on Christmas Island, Fly Size, and Catch and Release

Anchored with April Vokey

Anchored Outdoors

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 81 minutes

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When John Gierach mentioned Bill Fitzsimmons in “Trout Bum,” he wrote about Bill’s professionalism, skill, and deliberate efforts to avoid the camera. So, naturally, I was delighted when Bill agreed to share more of his story here on Anchored. From Christmas Island in the early 1980s, the early days of fly fishing for tarpon, and owning a fly shop in Basalt, Colorado, Bill knows the fishing industry as much as anyone. Bill and his brother Mark are regulars around my campfire in BC and this fall I was finally able to record him. In this episode, we discuss the early days of saltwater destinations, fly size, and if catch-and-release fishing is selfish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:33.0	When John Gerach mentioned Bill Fitzimmons and Trout Bum,
1:38.0	he wrote about Bill's professionalism, skill, and deliberate efforts to avoid the camera.
1:43.0	So, naturally, I was delighted when Bill agreed to share more of his story here on Anckered.
1:48.0	From Christmas Island in the early 1980s, the early days of fly fishing for Tarpin, and owning a fly shop in Basalt, Colorado, Bill knows the fishing industry as much as anyone.
1:58.0	Bill and his brother Mark are regulars around my campfire in BC, and this fall I was finally able to record him. In this episode we
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