The Clean Water Act, with Tom Kiernan of American Rivers

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

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🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

This week, my guest is Tom Kiernan [38:50], President and CEO of American Rivers, an organization Orvis supports and endorses highly for the world-class work they do to protect our rivers. I wanted to explore the ins and outs of the Clean Water Act, one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th century. I think it's important that anyone who enjoys time on the water understands just what it has done for us, and what it can do in the future.

In the Fly Box this week, as usual we have some thought-provoking questions, including:

What kind of personal watercraft do you recommend for lakes and slow-moving rivers?

Is the abdomen of a natural insect the only important thing to imitate?

What do you prefer when fishing, a rain jacket or a wading jacket?

If I can't use weighted flies because of regulations, how can I sink my nymph?

What's the difference between a nail knot and a loop-to-loop connection?

Is there a time when one is better than another?

How do I keep the bodies on my big foam flies from twisting around the hook?

What do you do with your rod when landing a fish?

What is a Bimini twist used for?

When do you know that a fish is too much for the rod you are using?

A great tip from a listener on how to teach kids to tie flies without using a sharp hook.

If there are people swimming in a small mountain brook, how far away will the fish be spooked?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast.
0:14.2	This is your host, Tom Rosenbauer, and this week we're going to talk about what I feel
0:20.2	is probably one of the most important pieces of legislation over past in this country.
0:26.9	It's Clean Water Act, and if you like to fish, swim, canoe, kayak, paddleboard, or if you
0:34.5	just like to have clean water coming out of your tap when you take a drink of water, the
0:39.4	Clean Water Act is important to you.
0:41.6	So I wanted to have an expert on this on this act, on the podcast, and I don't understand
0:47.3	all the intricacies of a lot of this legislation.
0:52.9	So I invited Tom Kearnin, President and CEO of American Rivers, which is a great organization
0:59.6	that Orvis supports.
1:01.1	They've done some amazing work on protecting rivers throughout the United States.
1:07.4	And Tom knows this, knows the background on this law.
1:12.3	So I wanted to talk about how it started and how it's evolved over the years, how it's
1:19.4	changed, what it looks like today, what it does for us, and what it doesn't do for us,
1:25.9	and then what are some threats to the Clean Water Act?
1:29.9	Because it's certainly done us a lot of good, and we'll continue to do so in the future.
1:35.8	So I hope you enjoy this very educational podcast.
1:42.1	But before we talk about the Clean Water Act, let's talk some fishing.
1:46.7	Let's do the fly box.
1:47.8	The fly box is where you ask questions, and I try to help you with an answer.
1:54.5	If you have a question for the fly box, you can send it to me at podcast at orvis.com.
2:02.1	I don't answer them all, but I answer a lot of them.
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