So, You Want a Job in the Fly-Fishing Industry? With Kirk Deeter

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

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

I get regular questions from people about getting a job in the fly-fishing industry, both in the podcast mailbox and in person at shows and store visits. It's a tough question and I don't have all the answers so I called upon my buddy Kirk Deeter [35:04], who as founding publisher of Angling Trade magazine and currently editor of Trout magazine, along with many other jobs in the industry, is the consummate fly-fishing insider. He talks about the joys and the pitfalls of looking for a job in this tiny niche. I think he has some great tips to share, whether you are a young kid looking for a first job or a seasoned veteran of another industry looking for a more rewarding career.

In the Fly Box this week, we have some helpful tips, including:

How should I treat CDC feathers I got from a friend who hunts waterfowl?
A listener asks why people who write into the Fly Box don't just go out and try the things they are asking about.
A spooky Halloween story from a listener
How do I avoid a size 12 dry fly twisting on a 6X tippet?
What is the best Orvis rod for hopper fishing on western rivers?
Can I keep my fly rods set up all season? Do I need to wax the ferrules?
How can I do a better job of hooking trout on a downstream cast?
Am I missing something by not using tapered leaders when fishing for bass and panfish?
If a 6X leader makes a size 12 fly twist, why don't we just use 1X and 2X leaders on all of our flies, down to a size 24?
How can I get a single nymph down into deep, fast water without using split shot?
Would a longer rod help keep my Clouser Minnows from hitting the rocks behind me on my back cast?
I have a 5-weight rod and want to fish for bass, carp, and suckers. Should I get a 6-weight or a 7-weight rod?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing podcast this is your host Tom Rosenberg and the title of this week's
0:18.1	podcast is so you want a job in the fly fishing industry.
0:24.0	And my guest is Kirk Dieter.
0:25.6	Kirk is an old friend, fishing buddy.
0:29.0	Kirk is the ultimate industry insider. Kirk started the trade publication Angling
0:37.2	trade for the fly fishing industry. He's written for Field and
0:41.9	Stream and lots of other publications.
0:44.8	He's currently with Trout Unlimited as the editor of Trout magazine.
0:50.0	And Kirk has been around, Kirk has been around the block and so he understands this tiny little niche industry really well and I thought I thought it would be he'd be a good person interview I get a lot of questions about from people you know
1:07.5	Some from young people who want to start out in the fly fishing industry some older people who are tired of a corporate job and
1:16.6	corporate job in another industry and want to get into the fly fishing business
1:22.2	because they love it so much. So we're going to give you some
1:25.3	advice and some of the pitfalls of trying to find a job in the fly fishing industry so hope you
1:31.5	enjoy it. But first we're going to do the flybox.
1:34.2	Flybox is where you ask questions or comment on things or suggest a tip for
1:40.2	other listeners and I try to answer them or share your tip. And I think it's what what
1:48.0	makes the podcast a lot of you tell me that the flybox is your favorite part.
1:53.3	I never thought that it would become the favorite part,
1:57.6	but it has for a lot of people.
2:00.1	And I think that a lot of people
2:02.3	have similar problems to the questions I get and so a lot of you
2:07.4	benefit from the answers.
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