WFS 559 - Alaska Fishing Adventure with Adam Cuthriell - FishHound Expeditions, Willow Creek, Cat Mayor
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/559
Presented By: FishHound Expeditions
Today, Adam Cuthriell from Fishhound Expeditions takes us on an Alaska fishing adventure. Adam shares three of his favorite tips on planning an Alaskan adventure and having a great time on the water. Plus, we find out which city in Alaska elected a cat as their mayor!
Tune in and find out what you need to prepare your cast, get the right fly patterns, and where to go for the best intel on Alaska. And find out about the Alaska Podcast series we're kicking off with Adam.
Show Notes with Adam Cuthriell on Alaska Fishing Adventure.
02:50 - We hear about how 2023 went for Adam and his crew at FishHound Expeditions. Will is getting ready to go travel in Southeast Asia for six weeks and Cam was back down in Honduras again. We had Will on the podcast in Episode 401 and Cam in Episode 447.
06:39 - Adam shares insights into the wealth of road-accessible fisheries just north of Anchorage, particularly focusing on Willow Creek.
Contrary to the common notion of needing a plane or helicopter in Alaska, he highlights the phenomenal fishing opportunities along the Parks Highway Systems.
12:40 - Adam discusses the importance of being mindful of bugs and bears while outdoors. He recommends using bug spray and a head net for bugs, having bear spray or a firearm, and being loud to deter bears.
14:50 - Adams walks us through the best times to fish Alaska depending on your target species.
20:47 - We talk about the town of Talkeetna, located about 35 to 40 minutes north of Willow. Notably, Talkeetna has a unique and whimsical aspect, as they recently elected their second cat mayor.
Exploring Destinations Beyond Alaska
25:30 - Adam shares his ventures beyond Alaska, particularly his expeditions to the islands of Honduras with Cam. He highlights the incredible fly fishing opportunities there, including bonefish, permits, triggers, and even the thrill of catching tuna on the fly.
30:00 - Adam talks about the importance of supporting companies started by guides and anglers, as they offer a more authentic and knowledgeable experience compared to tourism companies.
32:00 - Adam talks about their successful fishing trips in Kodiak last year, where they had unusually sunny weather and high numbers of steelhead.
Tips and Tricks for Alaskan Fishing
35:50 - Adam provides three valuable tips for individuals planning a fly fishing trip to Alaska:
Practice throwing weight when fly casting.
Learn to tie Alaskan flies,
Reach out to local fly shops or guide services for advice.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/559
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Wet Fly Swing podcast, we've got Adam Cuthrell from Fishhound Expeditions to take us into Alaska. |
| 0:08.0 | Today, Adam shares three of his favorite tips on planning an Alaskan adventure and having a great time on the water. |
| 0:14.2 | Plus, we find out which city in Alaska elected a cat as their mayor. |
| 0:18.4 | That's right. |
| 0:19.5 | A cat, an actual cat. This story and more today, |
| 0:22.7 | Adam runs Fishhound Expeditions and is your go-to source for remote Alaskan Adventures. |
| 0:28.1 | Let's jump into this one and find out what you need to prepare your cast, get the right fly patterns, |
| 0:33.4 | and where to go for the best intel on Alaska. Here we go. Adam Cuthroll from fishhound expeditions.com. |
| 0:42.1 | How you doing, Adam? Doing good, man. Just enjoying a nice wintry day up here in AK. Oh, there you go. Yeah, |
| 0:49.1 | it's always the thing, right? So we're kind of in the holiday season. By the time this goes out, |
| 0:53.2 | it's probably going to be into January, later January. What between now and late January, does Alaska get? What does it get like? Did you just get more and more snow? Is that how it looks? |
| 1:03.1 | That's what it's looking like right now. November and December, we're the snowiest they've ever been in the Anchorage area and where we're at in the wintertime, |
| 1:12.4 | which is a little ski town named Gertwood. We've got all over 330 inches so far. It's been awesome. |
| 1:18.1 | Lots of snow machine and snowboarding and lots of shoveling. Wow. And lots of shoveling. |
| 1:23.7 | That's yeah. Have you're always. So just to like shovel place, like, is that a weekly sort of occurrence or a daily? |
| 1:29.6 | This year has definitely been weekly. |
| 1:32.0 | It's it's snowed a bunch and is still snowing and supposed to keep snowing. |
| 1:36.5 | So it's a good problem to have though. |
| 1:38.5 | You know, up here in AK, you definitely got to like six months of winter because that's kind of what we got. |
| 1:44.9 | We got six months of winter and then six months of not winter. Right. Yeah, that's it, the six months of winter. Yeah, and my kids, it's funny because my kids were just saying, man, about a week ago there saying, man, is this really Christmas? We don't have any snow. Like, what's the deal here? I'm like, hey, hey, come on, people have it worse off than us, right? |
| 2:00.3 | But it is cool to have snow. |
| 2:01.5 | Like, I'm sure your little one, is he into it, he's loving the snow? Oh, she is definitely, yeah. Yep, yep. She's loving the snow. She, we're actually out snowboarding today. Gosh, she's been snowboarding since she was 17 months and she's three years old. Oh, right, three. She digs it. |
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