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Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

GLD #14 | The Skunked Angler's Survival Guide with Jeff Liskay - Great Lakes Dude Podcast

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Dave Stewart

Hobbies, Wilderness, Leisure, Sports

4.7530 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

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In this episode, Jeff Liskay, your "Great Lakes Dude", dives deep into the skunked angler's survival guide. From steelhead slumps to blown-out lake days, Jeff shares how he adjusts on the fly, learns from tough conditions, and finds success even when the odds are stacked against him. This episode was inspired by real conversations at the boat ramp with anglers wondering what to do after getting skunked. Jeff's answer? Start solving the puzzle.

Whether you're struggling with fly selection, pressure, or just can't seem to find fish, this episode is packed with tactical tips and hard-earned wisdom from 250 days a year on the water.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/807       

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, hey, this is your great legs dude, Jeff Liskay, coming to you on the Wet Fly Swing Podcast,

0:08.1

where we're going to be going rage angler on all things Great Lakes, from gear, fly, big water,

0:15.5

and swinging flies, of course. If it concerns the Great Lakes, we've got you covered,

0:20.1

so stay tuned to this next episode.

0:23.0

This podcast is going to be a solo one.

0:26.1

It came from some of the angloos that I meet and connect with at the boat ramp on the river, maybe at a fly shop, and they're like, hey, I'm having a really tough season this year.

0:41.2

And the last time I was out, you know, I got skunked.

0:44.8

Well, you know, I tell them all the time, getting skunked is sort of sucks.

0:52.0

But it's actually a good thing because you can learn a lot from getting

0:56.8

those skunk days. What could you have did to change things? And believe me, I get skunked

1:03.4

sometimes too, maybe not as much as the average weekend angler, but, you know, hopefully as a

1:10.5

professional, I can limit those days, right?

1:13.2

So this episode dives into when the wheels fall off the bus and you're on the water, having a tough day.

1:21.5

You know, making small to major adjustments can dramatically affect the outcome of your day.

1:30.0

And that's what guides are really good at, is making these little adjustments,

1:34.4

knowing when to move from a location to location,

1:38.0

looking at the angling pressure that surrounds us,

1:42.2

and trying to make the best decision on the water for that

1:47.7

given moment, correct?

1:49.5

Sometimes we're not right.

1:50.6

Sometimes we fail miserably too.

1:52.7

So we do have tough days.

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