Fishing and Food—From Gourmet to Dirtbag, with Kirk Deeter and Matt Supinski
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
My guests this week are Kirk Deeter and Matt Supinski [27:19], authors of the amazing new book A Fishable Feast. They talk about great meals they've experienced in lodges around the world, but also about what they actually pack for the day when they are fishing on their own. And then what to enjoy after a day of fishing—what to drink, what meals to prepare to celebrate a great day or console yourself after a lousy day. And they even wax poetic (at least Matt does) about what a day on the water really means. It's a fun discussion and I hope you enjoy it.
In the Fly Box this week, we have these questions and more:
Should I put floatant on my CDC flies or should they ride below the surface?
How will I get my flies deep enough now that tungsten beads are getting scarce and expensive?
Should I get a moderate or fast-action rod for all-around fishing in Colorado?
Can I use a surgeon's knot to connect nylon to fluorocarbon? I have been using tippet rings.
How short can my shock tippet get before I need to replace it?
Is the improved blood knot good for adding shock tippet?
How do you know when a river's fish population is not worth your time?
If I see trout swimming quickly, are they feeding when they do this?
How much extra tippet do you carry when fishing?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Arvis Fly Fishing podcast. This is your host, Tom Rosenbauer. And I've got a fun one for you today. I have Matt Sapinski and Kirk Dieter on. They're going to talk |
| 0:24.1 | a little bit about their recent book of Fishable Feast, but we're going to talk also not only meals |
| 0:29.7 | that you might have at international lodges, but what do Matt and Kirk and I actually take on the river for food? |
| 0:40.3 | How do we sustain ourselves during a day of fishing? |
| 0:44.0 | And it's always fun getting together with these guys, |
| 0:47.2 | and I think you'll enjoy this podcast if you like food. |
| 0:52.2 | A few little announcements. |
| 0:54.2 | I still have room on my bone fishing trip. |
| 0:57.7 | Bonefish possibly permit, possibly tarpen, possibly barracuda to H2O bone fishing on |
| 1:04.3 | Grand Bahama, October 18th to 24th. |
| 1:07.4 | If you're interested in this trip, it's easy place to get to. |
| 1:11.4 | You fly to Freeport. |
| 1:13.5 | There are a number of domestic flights that go right to Freeport, and then you're there |
| 1:19.5 | on the island. |
| 1:21.5 | It's a fun group, great guides, a great place that you stay. |
| 1:25.4 | And it's a good trip for couples because we stay in Lukaia, |
| 1:31.1 | which is a little kind of resort community outside of Freeport |
| 1:36.3 | and does lots of shops and restaurants there. |
| 1:39.2 | And it's a fun place. |
| 1:40.3 | So anyway, if you're interested in that, contact Orvis Travel, and it's also listed on the Orvis website. |
| 1:49.0 | I also got a trip to Argentina, February 13th to 20th. |
| 1:54.7 | And I don't have a lot of details. |
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