Montana's Smith River, with John Herzer and David Brooks

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

🗓️ 31 May 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

This week’s main topic is the Smith River in Montana, a near-wilderness river that requires a five-day float and is on many fly fishers’ wish lists. It is definitely on mine. To talk about fishing and floating the Smith, and a threat to its pristine ecosystem, my guests are John Herzer, a veteran of many decades of floating the Smith, and David Brooks, executive director on Montana Trout Unlimited. In the Fly Box this week you can enjoy the following tips and questions: Why do I see carp jumping at the base of a dam like salmon on their spawning run? What is an economical way to explore new rivers without always hiring a guide? Can I use braided leaders for carp? How can I do better when setting the hook on quick-striking brook trout? What is the best way to attach a leader to a fly line if you don’t have a welded loop on the end? How can I catch smallmouths lying in eight feet of water next to a large boulder? A listener tip on how to use a polarizing filter on an Iphone (or similar smartphone).

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0:00.0	Today on the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast.
0:08.0	It's in the mountains. It's a wild river and you don't know what you're going to get. So we have maybe adapted our
0:14.8	techniques to just that effect to make sure that we can catch them even when it's
0:19.1	muddy.
0:20.1	Hi and welcome to the Ebus Fly Fishing Guide podcast.
0:25.0	A little bit earlier, you heard a little bit of my podcast on the Smith River in Montana with John Herser and David Brooks and stay tuned
0:38.0	and they will tell you everything you want to know about the Smith River and the threats that are facing
0:47.5	the Smith River at this point in time.
0:50.2	So before we do that, I just want to remind you that if you have questions for the
0:55.7	podcast you can email them to podcast at orvus.com or you can call our podcast question request line at 802
1:08.6	362 8800 and now let's delve into the flybox.
1:16.1	Let's start this one off of the phone call.
1:19.5	Tom, Tom, you gotta come back to us buddy. I saw a new podcast popped out for like a few hours
1:27.9	last Wednesday or something and then poof like Kaiser Sosa was gone. We need you back man.
1:34.0	Starting to have withdrawals over here.
1:36.0	It's getting ugly.
1:37.0	Where's the podcast on?
1:38.0	We need the podcast on.
1:40.0	Well, I don't know your name, but I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I apologize. I'm doing my best and I'll try to get back on a weekly schedule.
1:50.0	So let's get on to some real questions.
1:54.4	First question is an email from Zach.
1:58.8	And Jack said, I was just wondering what the risk are for storing a fly rod in the trunk during the summer.
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