Fly-Fishing from a Kayak, with Damon Bungard

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

🗓️ 9 February 2018

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

I have gotten numerous requests on doing a podcast on fly fishing from a kayak and finally was able to corral my friend Damon Bungard of Jackson Kayaks, who has a broad experience fishing from kayaks all over the world, from tarpon flats to trout streams, and also designs kayaks. It’s a very detailed podcast, covering everything from picking the right craft to approaching fish to anchor systems to dealing with line handling to fighting and landing fish from a kayak. And lots of good stories in between. Fly fishers have different needs than conventional anglers when it comes to kayak fishing, so I am sure you will benefit from the wisdom of a true expert. Also in the Fly Box we cover questions on: · Whether you find the same hatches on different stretches of a river · Why a guide had an angler fight a fish with the rod in a vertical position · How far upstream to cast a nymph with an indicator, and how much to let it hang downstream · Will there be a kit to convert a Helios 3 D version to an F version (no, sorry they are totally different tapers) · Why are my knots breaking at the tippet ring but not when I attach it to a fly? · Are mop flies evil? · Why did I not have the same luck when I went back to the same trout stream a few weeks later? · For small flies, do I need to tie all sizes between 18 and 24? · Is a poly leader as good as a sink tip (to a blind horse?) · A seriously disappointing etiquette question (for which I don’t have a good answer) · Why aren’t jig style hooks used more often?

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0:00.0	Hi I'm Reed Bryant, host of the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast.
0:04.0	If you're a bird hunter, a clays shooter, or a gun dog enthusiast, you should check out my show.
0:09.0	Look up the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast on iTunes and subscribe today.
0:17.2	Welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer bringing you you tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get the most of your time on the water.
0:28.0	Here's your host, acclaimed flyfishing author and lifelong flyfishing enthusiast Tom Rosenbauer.
0:35.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast.
0:39.0	This podcast is being recorded on February 6th, 2018.
0:45.0	And a little bit later on in the podcast,
0:48.0	we're going to be talking to Damon Bungard,
0:51.0	who is a kayak fishing expert, unlike me, and he's going to be telling us all about
0:59.3	kayaks, how to fish from him, how to choose one, special techniques that you might want to use, how to
1:06.1	trick out your kayak. So I know a number of you have been asking for kayak fishing
1:11.7	podcasts over the past couple of years and I finally nailed down Damon to do
1:18.6	this podcast with me and I think you'll enjoy it I know I learned a lot.
1:23.2	Before we get into that, let's answer a few questions on the flybox.
1:27.5	The first one is from Joshua.
1:30.9	I primarily fish for small-mouth and medium sized rivers in eastern Kentucky.
1:36.0	I currently own a five weight rod and the rod sometimes struggles to cast some of the streamers
1:40.2	I throw.
1:41.2	I'm thinking about upgrading, but I'm not sure what weight route would be right for me.
1:45.6	I'm torn between a seven weight and an eight weight.
1:48.0	I feel that a seven weight would be the best choice for the fishing I primarily do, but I'd be traveling to fish for redfish in the
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