Traveled #25 | The Golden Triangle of Fly Fishing with Lindsay Szofran - Team USA, Yellowstone Teton Territory

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Dave Stewart

Hobbies, Wilderness, Leisure, Sports

4.7 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Traveled #25 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/725B

Presented By: Yellowstone Teton Territory

What makes the Golden Triangle one of the most sought-after fly fishing destinations for anglers? With legendary rivers like the Henry's Fork, the Yellowstone, and the Snake, this region spans Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming—offering some of the best trout fishing on the planet.

Today, we're heading out to the Golden Triangle of fly fishing with Lindsay Szofran—Team USA angler, guide, and world championship competitor—to dig into fishing the Yellowstone region, nymphing tactics, and how to prepare for a world-class fly fishing competition. Lindsay shares her go-to strategies for fishing the longest undammed river in the U.S., the best times to hit these waters, and how she approaches trout spey for both competition and fun. Plus, we get an inside look at Team USA's preparation for the upcoming Fly Fishing World Championships happening right here in the US this year. If you've ever wanted to fish the heart of the West, this is your chance to learn from one of the best!

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0:00.0	The Golden Triangle of Fly Fishing sits at the crossroads of Montana, eastern Idaho, and Wyoming,
0:06.7	a region known for some of the most legendary waters on the planet, like the Henry's Fork, the
0:12.3	Madison, the snake, and much more. Today, we're joined by a guide who knows these waters inside
0:17.1	and out and is representing Team USA at the World Championships this year in the Golden
0:21.8	Triangle. She is here today to share some of her wisdom for this region and to let you know
0:26.9	what makes it so special and help you plan that unforgettable trip out west. Hey, how's it going?
0:33.0	This is Dave. I'm hosting the traveled podcast today. I've been fly fishing since I was a little kid.
0:38.1	grew up around a little fly shop and created one of the largest fly fishing podcast in this country.
0:42.4	Today, Lindsay Zofrin, Trout, and Steelhead Guide is here to share some of her best tips on fishing,
0:48.4	these technical waters out west. This includes multiple states, Montana. We're going to talk
0:53.4	Idaho, Oregon. You're going to find out
0:55.6	how she is preparing for her next world championship event in eastern Idaho. You're going to find out
1:00.8	and discover how she fishes the longest undammed river in the USA when you can start fishing that
1:06.8	the best time of year. And also we're going to get into a little spay, steelhead and trout
1:11.7	spay. She's got some big influencers, names that you've likely heard of before. We're going to get
1:17.1	into all that today. Plus, we're going to hear about the legendary battle of Team USA fly fishing,
1:23.8	ladies versus men versus youth. We're going to find out who would be the winner if we had a championship on that level.
1:31.2	This episode of Travel Today is presented by Yellowstone Teton Territory, where you can explore great fishing, hunting, hot springs, winter sports, and so much more.
1:41.6	We've been covering this and we're going to dig in today to some of these actions. All right, so here we go. Let's do it. Lindsay's Ophron from flyfishingadventures.com. How you doing, Lindsay? Good morning. Yeah, yeah, this is going to be a fun one today. I think you have a lot going on out there. We're going to talk a little bit today about kind of the Yellowstone area, the greater Yellowstone area. You've got some Grand Ron, some Spay, steelhead trout, like all that. These are going to be huge today. Plus, and the big thing is, is that the world championships are coming. So as we speak, it's February. You know, this episode probably is going to go live in March or
2:18.3	April. And right around the corner is the world championship. So first off, let's just kick it off
2:22.4	there. What's the, how does that feel? It feels like that's right around the corner. Are you,
2:26.2	are you, are you stressed right now or is that something that's just like you're ready to roll?
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