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Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Traveled #31 | The Best-Kept Secret in Idaho Fly Fishing with David Raisch of the Lodge at Palisades Creek

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Dave Stewart

Hobbies, Wilderness, Sports, Leisure

4.7530 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

#780 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/780 

Presented by: Visit Idaho 

If you've ever wondered what it's like to truly dial in Idaho fly fishing, today's episode is for you. We're joined by David Raisch, longtime guide at the Lodge at Palisades Creek and co-founder of Hawgfish, who has spent the last 25 years exploring some of the most diverse and overlooked fisheries in the West.

From the famous Henry's Fork to the sprawling South Fork of the Snake, all the way to the ledges of American Falls, David has seen it all. And today he's sharing the lessons learned. You'll hear why Idaho might be one of the most underrated fly fishing destinations, how to rethink your setup for big winter trout, and why those smallmouth bass flats deserve way more of your attention this summer.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/780 

Transcript

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0:00.0

today's guests packed up for Idaho in the late 1990s chasing powder and trout streams and never

0:07.1

look back from the technical waters of the henry's fort to the sprawling south fork and loveledges

0:12.5

of american falls he spent the last 25 years dialing in some of the most diverse overlook waters

0:18.2

out west by the end of this episode you'll rethink how you rig for big winter trout.

0:24.4

You're going to hear the secrets to catching fish during the fall irrigation dropped

0:28.3

and see why smallmouth bass season just might be Idaho's best kept fly fishing secret.

0:34.2

This is the traveled podcast series, and I'm going to take you on a journey today.

0:39.7

We take you to new places, give you tools and the success you need to travel this year.

0:46.4

David Reich, guide for the lodge at Palisades Creek and co-founder of Hogfish is here to help

0:51.7

you get into more fish this season and maybe think twice before

0:56.4

skipping over that that smallmouth bass flats in the summer. We're going to help you cover

1:02.4

hatches, dig into trophy trout, and learn everything about the Snake River. This episode of

1:08.3

Travel is presented by Yellowstone Teton Territory, home to some of the best

1:12.0

fishing and wild country out west. And we encourage you to visit Idaho this year. You're ready to

1:18.2

rethink Idaho. Let's jump into it. Here he is Dave Reich. How you doing, David? Doing great. Thank you.

1:25.3

Yeah, thanks for coming on here. We are going to dig into a bunch of stuff.

1:28.8

You know, we mentioned Lodge at Palisades Creek.

1:30.7

We're doing an amazing event here.

1:32.9

We're doing a giveaway event, giving away a couple of spots here.

1:35.3

We've got a bunch of brands on board.

1:36.7

But you also have a bunch of other stuff going here, which I'm excited to hear about around flight tying and some of the other stuff you do. It sounds like some other businesses and things in fly fishing.

1:46.3

So we're going to get into that.

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