What Rahm Emanuel Loves About Fly Fishing

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

It's always interesting to find out that public figures can be as obsessed with fly fishing as we are. People like Harrison Ford, Jeff Daniels, Tucker Carlson, Bette Midler, Jimmy Kimmel, and Dick Cheney are all serious fly fishers. (And no, I don't have any of them on tap for my podcast). But Rahm Emanuel [37:25] is a dedicated listener to this podcast, and when I had a chance to interview him I took it. There is no politics in this podcast interview—just a fanatic fly fisher who talks about why he loves it, how he finds time in his busy life to go fly fishing, and what excites him the most about it. This was a lively and fun interview with a fair amount of good-natured ribbing.

In the Fly Box this week I have no voice files to play (hint, hint) but lots of great e-mails with interesting questions and a few tips from listeners, including:

A listener looks for advice on how to carry his fishing gear on a plane.
How do I fish plunge pools? Why don't I catch anything in the deep spot below the waterfall?
What rods do I need for fishing both small streams in Smoky Mountain streams and steelhead fishing in Ohio?
A listener gives advice on the Orvis Dropper Rig Fly Box and why you need to check local regulations before you use a 3-fly rig.
A listener relates a story of his great customer service experience
Why did trout smash my size 20 dry fly but not connect?
Will smallmouth bass and rainbow trout hold in the same water?
What knots do you recommend for different presentations and why?
What is the best way to get my fly under the mangroves without hanging up?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing podcast.
0:13.5	This is your host, Tom Rosebauer.
0:15.3	And my guest this week is Rahm Emanuel.
0:19.2	And, you know, I like to have people on the podcast who are public figures or who are
0:25.9	interesting people and see what they get out of fly fishing and what they think of fly fishing
0:31.0	and how they incorporate fly fishing into their lives.
0:35.5	You know, there are a lot of public figures who fly fish, everyone from Harrison Ford to
0:41.1	Jimmy Kimmel to Dick Cheney.
0:44.8	And I'd love to have all those people on the podcast, but I haven't been able to get hold of them.
0:49.2	So anyway, when I find an interesting person who's interested in coming on the podcast, I like to talk to.
0:56.4	And you don't have to worry, regardless of your political affiliations or leanings.
1:02.5	We don't talk any politics on this podcast.
1:06.4	It's all fishing.
1:08.2	So I hope you enjoy my conversation with Rom.
1:10.9	He was a lot of fun.
1:11.9	He has a great sense of humor and a lot of enthusiasm,
1:15.3	and I really enjoyed talking to him.
1:18.7	But before we do that, a few announcements.
1:21.6	One is I have some hosted trips coming up,
1:24.7	and I do about a half dozen hosted trips a year and some of them don't even
1:31.0	get advertised because they fill up by word of mouth before we even put them on the website
1:35.7	but I have some coming up that have some spaces I'm going to be in Iceland July 15th
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