Episode 5: Chico Fernandez - One of Fly Fishing's Original, Romantic Pioneers

Mill House Podcast

Mill House

Wilderness, Sports, Leisure, Education, Hobbies

5 • 973 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Chico Fernandez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1939. When he was 20 years old, he left Cuba for South Florida and brought his white Mercedes two-seater with him. Chico later sold his fancy car to help pay for his education at the University of Miami. He quickly found himself surrounded by like-minded adventurers who were enamored by the water and the scaly creatures below. Later down the road, Chico eventually quit his corporate job to pursue his passion for saltwater fly fishing. Along with his contemporaries, he has helped develop and advance many techniques used in fly fishing today. Chico has written hundreds of fishing articles and he is the author of Fly Fishing for Bonefish and Fly Fishing for Redfish. This episode was recorded in Chico’s tranquil home in Miami, FL. We talk about his early years in Cuba, kite flying as a kid, and his introduction to fly fishing.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Today I had the pleasure to sit down and have an in-depth conversation with
0:07.4	none other than Chico Fernandez. Chico is an old school romantic and a true gentleman at heart.
0:14.0	There's nothing brash or loud about his appearance or demeanor.
0:18.0	We chat about his early years in Cuba, kite flying as a kid,
0:22.0	and his introduction to fly fishing.
0:27.0	We broke everything, we broke lines, we broke cooks, we broke everything we broke lines we broke cooks we broke rods we broke our minds
0:37.0	we broke marriages we broke the whole thing
0:41.1	we came up the idea of going out that night and chasing girls and
0:45.7	whoever had the biggest pair of pain he's when to pot. I knocked another arrow and
0:50.4	he turned around the other way and I shot him going through the other way.
0:53.3	So I double-lunged him both ways.
0:55.2	But it was nothing for us to paddle an air mattress out into government cut.
0:59.4	I got him on.
1:02.4	All right now, I'm going to teach him a lot so. I'm just an old guy that likes to fish and I'm not quitting yet.
1:09.7	And he said, well who the hell do you think you are, Sue App?
1:13.4	And I said, that's exactly who I am.
1:16.7	Life's journey to the grave should not be one arriving with a pretty well-preserved body,
1:22.2	but rather skid in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly torn
1:26.3	out, thoroughly used up, proclaiming wildly, wow!
1:32.2	What a ride.
1:33.0	There's something fishy going on here. So Chico, we've been friends for a long time. I've known you for a long time and it's so great to be in your home and welcome to the the Mill House podcast.
1:54.6	Yes, thank you and welcome to my home.
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