The Everglades from a Guide's and Scientist's Perspective

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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🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

The issue of freshwater flow through the Everglades is an issue that Orvis has worked on for a number of years as one of our major conservation projects, and we've worked with some strong partners on the ground, like the Everglades Foundation, Captains for Clean Water, Now or Neverglades, and Bullsugar/Friends of the Everglades. This week we have a double feature on this national treasure. The first part of the podcast is with scientist Steve Davis of the Everglades Foundation [41:05], who discusses the recent progress and environmental conditions in the Everglades, in times of poor freshwater flow and healthy flows. The second part of the podcast is with Orvis-endorsed guide Jason Sullivan [1:28:17], who spends nearly every day in the Everglades and depends on its health for his livelihood. And yes, don't worry we talk fishing and what it's like fly fishing in the everglades--for tarpon, snook, redfish, and even tailing tripletail!
And in the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions to answer, including:

Can a clear fly line be made?

Why are cane fly rods so great?

If I can legally fish only one fly, how do I get my fly down to the fish when Euro nymphing?

How does a full moon affect fishing?

If a season for a species is closed, when is it OK to fish for them if I practice catch-and-release?

How does intellectual property work with fly patterns?

Is it worth it to pay to fish spring creeks?

Why can't I sharpen my hooks?

Is there any role in whimsy or "bluffing" when picking a fly pattern?

Can I use floatant on my Master Splinter fly?

Can I use unweighted streamers with a floating line?

Transcript

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0:00.0	That's very helpful. I've found that's very helpful pressing the record button.
0:04.7	I can imagine.
0:10.1	All right. Do you hear that laughter?
0:13.0	No, I hear it.
0:15.0	You can't, you can't hear that?
0:17.0	I can't hear it, no.
0:18.0	Oh, okay.
0:19.0	I have a laugh track and all that stuff, which I will, which I'm not going to use. I'm just playing around. Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. This is your host Tom
0:38.7	Rosenbower and we have a special double feature to the double feature on the Everglades.
0:45.4	The Everglades is a place that we at Orvists are very, very fond of. We've been working with a number of organizations in Florida for quite a few years now on trying to improve the water quality in the Everglades.
1:06.1	We've been working with Everglades Foundation, captains for clean water, bull sugar, and now are neverglades.
1:16.6	And today we have a double feature, as I said,
1:21.6	and the first part is with a scientist with the Everglades
1:25.9	Foundation Steve Davis and we're first going to talk about the environment of
1:31.3	the Everglades and how the amount of fresh water moving through the
1:36.4	Everglades affects the ecosystem there and then we're going to talk about
1:42.1	fishing the Everglades and we're going to talk about fishing the Everglades and we're going to talk with
1:45.0	Jason Sullivan who is a great Orvis Endorse guide who specializes in the Everglades
1:51.6	and you know Jason is someone whose livelihood depends on this
1:56.4	high water quality and who is who was immersed in the everglades nearly every day and he's going to talk about both the water quality
2:07.0	and what it looks like when water quality is high and what it looks like when water quality
2:11.7	isn't so good because it varies with the
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