Traveled #23 | Fly Fishing World Championships with Glade Gunther: Inside the Idaho Fly Fishing Event
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/705B
In this episode, host Dave talks with Glade Gunther, a member of Team USA and the person in charge of organizing a major event in Fly Fishing, to share what's planned and how people can join in the fun.
Dave and Glade will tell you all about the famous rivers in Idaho, how the event works, and even give some helpful fishing tips. Whether you want to watch the competition, volunteer, or just become a better fisher, this episode has everything you need to know!
1:09 - From casting simple spinners as a child to learning the art of fly fishing as a teenager, Glade Gunther's journey reflects the timeless appeal of fishing as both a personal pastime and a shared experience.
5:15 - Glade shares how today Fly Fishing Team USA continues to grow, selecting top anglers every two years based on a points system. Glade explains how recent changes have made it easier for people to participate, and how the team is now made up of the best 15 anglers in the country.
7:28 - After COVID paused competitions, Fly Fishing Team USA revamped its selection process by creating a regional system, dividing the U.S. into four sections. This made it easier for anglers to compete locally without extensive travel.
15:12 -Glade then proceed in sharing how Fly Fishing Team USA's selection process allows anglers to compete in up to three regional events, counting their best two scores to account for luck and variability in conditions. Rankings from regional events are combined with points from interregional competitions to determine the top anglers.
30:52 - Glade emphasizes how the U.S. aims to minimize disruption and avoid conflicts with local anglers. With careful planning and support from state and federal agencies, the event will promote conservation, safe fishing practices, and a fun, competitive environment for participants.
36:33 - Glade describes their success in securing bids for organizing a fly fishing event and the subsequent planning efforts involved. They mention having a cabin in Island Park, Idaho, which lies within the renowned "golden triangle" of fly fishing, spanning Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
43:03 - The youth fly fishing team recently achieved remarkable success at the World Championships in the Czech Republic, sweeping the podium with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes and securing the team gold medal.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/705B
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| 0:00.0 | The World Championships for Flyfishing make its way to the U.S. about every 10 to 20 years. |
| 0:08.0 | And this year we are in luck because they will be held in eastern Idaho within the Golden Triangle of Flyfishing. |
| 0:15.0 | And today you're going to find out all the great resources you need to know to check out this event and up your game this year. |
| 0:21.8 | Hey, this is Dave, host of the Travel Podcast. I've been fly fishing since I was a little kid, |
| 0:27.3 | grew up around a little fly shop, and now we're traveling all around the country, |
| 0:31.0 | checking out new destinations. Glade Gunther, Team USA member and events coordinator for Team |
| 0:36.6 | USA and the U.S. angling is going to walk us through the events this summer that they have going on in July with some of the famous waters out in eastern Idaho. |
| 0:47.7 | We're going to find out where they're traveling, how all these events are coming together, and what you can do to get involved, and check them out this year. |
| 0:55.0 | Plus, we're going to get a few tips out of Glade in the process as we jump into this and talk |
| 0:59.8 | about fly fishing, competitive fishing, and what you can do to improve your on-the-water |
| 1:06.5 | experience today. |
| 1:09.2 | This episode of Travel is presented by Yellowstone Teton Territory, where you can explore |
| 1:13.8 | great fishing, hunting, hot springs, and much, much more. |
| 1:17.9 | All right, let's get into this one. |
| 1:19.2 | Here we go. |
| 1:19.7 | Glade Gunther from flyfishing Team USA.com. |
| 1:24.1 | How you doing, Glade? |
| 1:25.5 | I've done well, thanks. |
| 1:26.7 | Yeah, thanks for setting some time aside today to talk about Team USA competitive fly fishing. |
| 1:32.7 | I think this is always an awesome topic because we've had a number of episodes out there and they've been some of our biggest. |
| 1:37.7 | I was just looking back at the past year and Gilbert Raleigh, who I know isn't necessarily, I don't think, on Team USA, |
| 1:44.0 | but he has a connection to some of the guys. And his episode is one of our largest episodes of the year. And so we always find that. I think that Euro-Nymphing, I think comp, sometimes you hear stuff about it, like people are like, oh, what's competition, fly-fishing? But I think it's really important because there's a lot of fly- fly fishing advances that come through. I think what's going on there. So we're going to talk about that today. We're going to talk about who you are and what your connection is to all this because I think you're a big person behind the scenes there. But before we get into that and maybe some tips on, you know, fishing and all that, maybe talk about first, how did you get into fly fishing? |
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