Today's guest has spent more than five decades studying trout, bugs, and water, from the casting

ponds of Golden Gate Park to the legendary pools of the Henry's Fork.

In this episode, we're going to dig into the history and design of one of the West's most iconic

fly fishing lodges, how a world-class architect and lifelong angler help shape its vision and why today's guests

believe service and conservation belong at the heart of every great fly fishing experience.

This is the travel podcast series where we bring you to some of the greatest places in the

west of fish, the tools you need to prepare for that big trip, and the mindset to make

every trip count. Nelson Ishiama, owner of the Henry's Fork

Lodge, shares his story from San Francisco's casting ponds to building one of Idaho's most iconic

and admired fly fishing lodges. We're going to talk about his love of sight fishing, his

favorite flies, how he gets into it there on the Henry's Fork, and what his ongoing work to

protect the waters all depend on. This episode is presented by Visit Idaho and Yellowstone Teton

territory, home to some of the most diverse in wild trout waters in the west. All right, let's

jump into it. Here he is Nelson Ishiama. You can find him at Henry's Fork Lodge.com.

How you doing, Nelson? Very well, Dave. Thanks. Nice to meet you online. Yeah, definitely. Yeah, it's great to meet you. You know, you're in a place that we've talked a lot about. The Henry's Fork is a famous river. You've got a lodge there. We're going to talk about the Henry's Fork Lodge, everything you have going, and you have a long history in fly fishing. I know, I know entomology, you have some of that in your background. The Henry's Fork is known as a very technical fishery, so we're going to talk about that as well. But first off, you know, how are things going this time of year? We're kind of in the October, you know, fall range. Are you guys pretty busy this time of year?

What's that look like?

Well, ordinarily, we go till about the first week of October, which is right now.

So we just close the lodge, and I've just driven back home to California where I really live.

But I spend five months of the year up in Idaho at my lodge.

Yeah.

And so maybe just for clarifications on the lodge, because there are a few lodges

out in that area, maybe describe that.

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