The Ultimate Wet Fly Podcast with Davy Wotton

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 July 2019

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

This week my guest is Davy Wotton, originally from Wales but who now lives and guides on the White River in Arkansas. I get frequent questions about swinging soft hackles and wet flies, and honestly I am not the best at this technique so I brought in who I consider the ultimate expert on this kind of fishing. Davy blends the British traditions with American conditions so he really has the best perspective on this kind of fishing, which can be both challenging and subtle—especially when fish are taking emergers. It’s a LONG podcast, but since I have never done one on this topic I make up for lost time. And Davy had many interesting points to make. The Fly Box is a bit shorter this week because the main podcast is so long. But we cover some interesting questions as usual: What can I do to keep my Stimulators floating? When do you fish a nymph and when do you fish a streamer? Can you use weed guards on trout flies? Why am I breaking off so many fish? Do some rod guides work better than others? More on pressure and its effects on fish What is the difference between a freshwater and saltwater rod? How can I see my fly in a fast riffle? How do I know if small streams hold trout? Why do trout bump my flies and why do they come off quickly?

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast. This podcast is being
0:12.1	recorded on July 26, 2019.
0:17.0	And I have what I consider a really interesting podcast today. I've been asked repeatedly for a
0:28.6	podcast on swinging wet flies and soft tackles and honestly I'm not that good at it and it's
0:36.2	something that I want to get better at because I like the idea of swinging flies
0:40.4	and there are times when conditions are better for that particularly when it's
0:44.8	windy and you can't fish an indicator or a dry fly when it's super windy and then just
0:49.7	when fish are taking a mergers and it's a it's an elegant way to fish.
0:54.1	So I enlisted the help of who I consider the top
0:59.0	wet fly expert in the country, Davey Watton from Flippin, Arkansas.
1:05.0	And it's a very long and I thought really interesting podcast.
1:12.0	So stay tuned for that and is because of that I made the
1:17.1	made the flybox section a little bit shorter this week just so because the main part of the
1:21.9	podcast is is over an hour long so it's a good one there's lots of good stuff in there lots of nuggets
1:28.0	So hope you'll bear with me and listen to that a couple things before I get into the flybox. One is that
1:36.3	you can send a question in by either sending an email question or a voice file to podcast at orvis.com.
1:49.0	Voice file files work really great and then I can play them on the air or emails are fun as well and I read
1:56.1	them all. I don't answer them all but I read them all. You can also if you want follow me
2:01.4	on Instagram at Rosenbauer T and I try to I try to make my
2:08.3	posts educational or at least funny or offbeat if I can I don't you don't won't see a lot of
2:14.4	grip and grins from me so I'll spare you that kind of nonsense and
2:20.8	another thing of I'd like to ask all of you, listeners a favor.
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