Ep. 162: Jay Johnson On A Passion For The Outdoors

Anchored with April Vokey

Anchored Outdoors

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jay Johnson has a mission of instilling a passion for the outdoors in others. You may have seen Jay Johnson on the Trout Bums diaries, Geo Bass, or most recently, the Fisher Guy series on Animal Planet. Jay had a challenging background that molded him into the multifaceted person that he is today. In this episode of Anchored, you’ll hear about Jay’s early life, how he got into fishing, and why he thinks it’s so important to foster a love of the outdoors in others. You won’t want to miss a minute of Jay’s story so grab your headphones and press play now. This episode is brought to you by Cross Current Insurance Company. Outline of This Episode [3:15] Jay had a heavy childhood [7:00] When did he start fishing [14:22] Jay studied string bass in college on a scholarship [17:25] How did he get started fly fishing? [25:12] He got out of the music business [27:44] When did he get into the business of fly fishing [36:25] What is Pig Farm Ink all about? [41:08] How did he get into film [50:24] He’s a farmer too [55:56] He just wants to spread his message 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 Anckered. My chance to speak with some of the most
0:18.7	influential people involved in the outdoors today. Join me as I travel to sit face to face with my guests in their own homes to learn more about their careers, opinions, history, relationships, and life both indoors and out.
0:31.0	Jay Johnson is life both indoors and out.
0:34.0	Jay Johnson is probably best known for his appearances on the Troutbum Diaries, GeoBass,
0:38.9	and most recently on the Fish or Die series on Animal Planet.
0:42.8	Jay has a complex story which he shares during this heartwarming episode.
0:46.8	Be sure to also check up my new podcast into the backing where I sit down in a round table
0:51.1	forum to hash out some of the outdoor industry's most controversial topics.
0:55.9	There's a new episode dropping this week, so be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss it.
0:59.5	This episode of Ancord is brought to you by Cross Current Insurance Group.
1:06.0	Cross Current Insurance has asked me to remind everyone that fishing and travel can wait
1:10.0	while we let our hospitals get caught up and our new normal start to take shape.
1:15.5	Crosscurrent will be here for you when that time comes and they ask that you take this time
1:19.2	to focus on keeping your friends, families, and communities safe.
1:22.8	You can learn more about crosscurrent
1:24.2	and their fishing specific coverage
1:25.7	at flyfishing insurance.com. We're going to start where we start with everybody. So where were you born and raised?
1:42.0	Well, a little town called Battleground, Washington.
1:44.0	Oh, yeah, I've been there.
1:46.0	Yeah, it's, I think it's the kind of town.
1:49.0	I mean, I'm very thankful.
1:51.0	I was a darkest kid, so, and I was the poorest kid.
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