The Stupid Things we do for Trout, with Doug Thompson
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2022
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Todays guest might make you mad. If you’re a trout angler he will certainly make you feel uncomfortable. Doug Thompson [37:29] is the author of The Quest for the Golden Trout, and the book is not what you think it might be from the title. He is a professor in geoscience and environmental studies and does research in geomorphology and hydrology. In examining critically what we do to ensure trout fishing, Douglas Thompson gores some sacred cows, including our obsession with stocking trout, non-native species we introduce, the way we manipulate the physical structure of rivers to benefit trout, and even the fishing tackle industry itself. You might think this book would make me angry, but it’s carefully researched and argued and has made me look differently at the structure of our entire trout-fishing industry.
In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and tips, including:
How do I repair an exposed thread and a bent ferrule on my bamboo fly rod?
How do I know when it's time to replace my sinking line?
How can I distinguish between weighted and unweighted flies? Do people fish for walleye and American shad with a fly rod? If so how do they do it?
Why do I foul hook fish when fishing with two nymphs?
Which floating line is best with my 10-foot 3-weight Clearwater?
Do you have some tips for casting with a sinking line?
A tip on feeling better about getting skunked
A story about why we should always debarb our hooks
What does Tom do when he is in a slump?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Irvice fly fishing podcast. |
| 0:14.1 | This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and this week I have an unusual guest for a fly fishing |
| 0:24.0 | podcast. |
| 0:25.0 | In fact, today's guest might make you a little mad. |
| 0:28.8 | If you're a trout angler, trout angler, he'll certainly make you feel uncomfortable. |
| 0:34.9 | Doug is the author, Doug Thompson, Dr. Doug Thompson is the author of a book called The |
| 0:40.6 | Quest for the Golden Trout and the book's not what you think it might be from the title. |
| 0:46.0 | He's a professor in geoscience and environmental studies and he does research in geomorphology |
| 0:51.7 | and hydrology, so the way rivers work. |
| 0:56.7 | In this book, he examines very critically what we do to ensure trout fishing. |
| 1:04.8 | He gores some sacred cows, including our obsession with stocking trout, non-native species |
| 1:11.3 | we introduced, and the way we manipulate the physical structure rivers to benefit trout. |
| 1:17.8 | He even doesn't think much of the fishing tackle industry itself. |
| 1:23.4 | You might think this book made me angry, but actually it's a carefully researched book |
| 1:28.6 | I found it fascinating. |
| 1:31.7 | I learned a lot in this book and it made me look differently at the structure of our |
| 1:38.2 | entire trout fishing world. |
| 1:42.7 | Dr. Thompson isn't quite as critical as he was in the book. |
| 1:52.4 | In fact, I very much enjoyed my conversation with him, but anyway, it's a different kind |
| 2:00.1 | of podcast and I think you'll enjoy it and I think you'll learn a lot. |
| 2:06.4 | But first, let's do some questions in the fly box. |
| 2:09.9 | If you have a question for the fly box, you can send it to me at podcast at orvis.com, |
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