In The Bucket #1 | Spey Fishing Mastery with Brian Niska from the Skeena Spey Lodge
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/
Welcome to the In the Bucket Podcast - a new show with Brian Niska. We're diving into the world of Spey fishing and the Steelhead and Salmon scene, especially on the West Coast. Join us as we chat about the exciting shift from being a guest to host, revealing our podcast's unique style that captures the lively conversations friends have after a day by the water. This episode isn't just for Spey fishing fans; it's a goldmine for anyone who loves the fly fishing community and the deep connections it builds.
Brian Niska talks about seasoned anglers like Stu Foxall, Eric Leninger, and Scoot Mason, as we navigate the breathtaking world of BC fishing. From the majestic king salmon on the Skeena and Kitimat Rivers to the serene beauty of winter steelheading, our conversation casts a line into the heart of what makes these pursuits so enthralling. We share personal stories, reflect on the mental game of fishing, and cherish the camaraderie that's as much a part of the experience as the catch itself.
Rounding out this episode, Brian's excited to pass on some pearls of wisdom on mastering spey casting. With an emphasis on technique over brute force, he will guide you through common pitfalls and offer advice on perfecting your cast for an exceptional steelhead chase. Plus, we celebrate the diversity and community spirit of group trips at the lodge, where strangers become fast friends bonded by the rhythm of the river. So, gear up and tune in for an episode that promises to enrich your love for the sport and maybe even improve your spey game!
Episode Chapters
(0:00:05) - Introduction to "In the Bucket"
New podcast explores steelhead fishing and community with a unique format.
(0:13:21) - Alaskan Fishing Opportunities and Preferences
Nature's unique King salmon fishing in Alaska, mental challenge of steelhead fishing, camaraderie among anglers, and exceptional lodge experience.
(0:24:45) - Tips for Improving Spey Casting
Nature's insights on improving spay casting for steelhead fishing, including maintaining line tension and correcting common faults.
(0:34:58) - Community and Diversity in Group Trips
Community forms among strangers on group trips, involving listeners through giveaways, and looking forward to future adventures.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you been struggling with your spaycast? Have you ever wondered why you can't seem to get out the amount of lion that you really want to and shoot the lion like a pro? |
| 0:10.7 | We are going to provide some of the biggest tips on the podcast today to self-diagnose your spakeast and get to the bottom of how to improve it. |
| 0:18.4 | This is the new In the Bucket podcast with Brian Niska and today I'm going to |
| 0:22.9 | interview Brian so you know what to expect from the new podcast that's in the Wet Fly |
| 0:27.9 | Swing Podcast Network right now. Hey, I'm Dave host of the Wet Fly Swing podcast and I've been |
| 0:33.6 | fly fishing since I was a kid I grew up around a fly shop and have created one of the largest fly fishing podcasts and networks in the country. |
| 0:41.8 | I've interviewed more of the greatest fly anglers than just about anyone in this country. |
| 0:46.9 | Today, Brian Nisca, owner of the Skeena Spay Wilderness Lodge and Spey Casting Master is going to give us the seven things you need to check in |
| 0:55.5 | on if you're struggling with your spay game from how to improve the anchor to the sweep to the |
| 1:01.7 | d loop and up to the forward cast you're going to learn why your thumb placement is key why slack |
| 1:07.6 | is the enemy and what proper acceleration looks like. |
| 1:17.8 | Plus, you will find out what the number one reason is that your spadecast is not working as you'd like right now. Our newest podcast host, Brian Iska from in the bucket podcast.com. |
| 1:25.7 | How you doing? |
| 1:27.2 | I'm doing great today, Dave. Thanks for having me on to chat about this. I'm really excited about the show. Yeah, I am too. I think that it was pretty cool because the last time we had you on, I can't remember what episode. We'll put a link in the show notes to the episode, but we were talking about, you know, I didn't say in the bucket podcast, right? I think we probably gave a note to your website. Why don't you give a shout out to that? Where are you if people want to track you down as far as your lodge in the program there? You bet. So there's a couple different ways folks can find me. Probably the easiest is at skeena spay.com. And, of course, this new show in the bucket podcast.com. Perfect. Good. Well, we're here today to announce something pretty amazing, which is a new podcast within kind of, you know, within the, the wetfly swing network. But I think this thing is definitely going to be standing on its own, you know, with what you have going. So we're going to talk about this podcast. It's going to be focused on everything you do up on the Schina around Spay and Steelhead and all the different species. And then we'll probably give somebody some folks a few tips on spay today because I know when we did our trip last year with you, you were back on the back deck, giving us the spay lesson there. And that was awesome. So first, let me just start. Let me just right off the top. You're hosting this show. |
| 2:35.0 | You've been on podcast before as a guest. What's it like to be a host of a new podcast? Oh, man, it's exciting. I mean, to be fair, I haven't previous to this opportunity, listen to a ton of podcasts. But since then, I've been doing some research. And I got to tell you, what I've come to to understand is that you are you're a master in this field with a tremendous volume of podcasts behind you. So I'm not looking to start from scratch. I'm looking to research and copy as much as possible and build upon the previous success of wet fly swing and and help. |
| 3:08.6 | I mean, it's a great community that you have here. |
| 3:10.3 | And, and I think what in the bucket is going to do is it's going to give the folks that are |
| 3:16.7 | really interested in spay fishing and really interested in fishing for steelhead and salmon, |
| 3:21.7 | especially on the West Coast, an opportunity to, you know, to really |
| 3:26.3 | dig down deep into the culture. And I think the culture is a big part of this because it's a |
| 3:31.9 | special, it's different than a lot of fisheries. It's a fishery that requires a fair amount of effort. |
| 3:39.2 | It's a fishery that requires a fair amount of luck. |
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