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Dangerous Fly Fishing

A podcast about fly fishing and life.

Reach us at @dangerousflyfishing, dangerousflyfishing@gmail.com, and www.dangerousflyfishing.com.

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#89
September 18 · 1 hr 50 min
Episode 88 - How to Build a Musky Leader
Episode 88 - How to Build a Musky Leader. As we prepare for the Beast of the East, we discuss our preparations for the tourney and how to build musky leaders. Discuss materials and tools. Cooper and Ross show off their flies.
#88
September 10 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 87 - Ross Bought a Boat
Episode 87 - Ross bought a boat. Ross bought a new jet boat just in time for the Beast. We discuss Beast preparations. Mourn the loss of Musky Fool. Try an assortment of energy drinks.
#87
August 16 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 86 - Largemouth Bass
Episode 86 - Largemouth Bass. The entire episode isn't about Penndot, we promise. If you want to skip that jump ahead about fifteen minutes. We discuss largemouth bass, gear, tactics, and flies for the largest sunfish.
#86
July 30 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 85 - Panfish
Episode 85 - We catch up on Cooper's vacation. Tell some fishing stories. Cover the best fish to learn how to fly fish.
#85
July 14 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 84 - Smallmouth Bass
Episode 84 - Smallmouth Bass. It's getting a little warm to chase trout and musky so it's time to chase the warm water species. We provide an introduction to fly fishing for smallmouth bass. We cover their habits, necessary equipment, and provide fly recommendations. We also catch up on life since it's been a couple weeks. Apologies for that.
#84
June 22 · 1 hr 38 min
Episode 83 - All Fins In 2026
Episode 83 - All Fins In 2026. Apologies for the gap in episodes. Sean makes a guest appearance and shares his stories fishing at camp, alone. Matt fishes with Matt Dixon in the All Fins In 2026. Team Musky finishes middle of the pack. We may have ceded victory though when we pursued the fish of 10,000 casts for over the half the tournament hours. Matt (not Matt Dixon) didn't really carry his weight. Highly recommend the tournament! Provide reviews of new gear, Simms wading socks and the Turtlebox Ranger.
#83
June 5 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode 82 - Isonychia/Brown Drake
Episode 82 - Isonychia/Brown Drake. We discuss the Isonychia and Brown Drake hatches. We catch up as we missed a week due to a scheduling faux pas. Discuss recent fishing adventures. Jim finally tries his new musky rod. Look ahead to the Musky Marathon this weekend.
#82
May 21 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 81 - World Series of Pennsylvania Fly Fishing
Episode 81 - World Series of Pennsylvania Fly Fishing. We discuss the upcoming Green Drake and Little Yellow Stonefly hatches. We discussed some upcoming tournaments. Got lost a little bit in the weeds with nightmare fuel from the water.
#81
May 13 · 1 hr 58 min
Episode 80 - The Naked Fisherman
Episode 80 - The Naked Fisherman. We discuss Sulfurs and the Light Cahill. One of the cool things about growing older is your parents become more comfortable sharing things with you, for better or worse. As the saying goes, "Parents are people too". My father's story is etched in my brain forever. It's pretty hilarious.
#80
May 4 · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 79 - Early Musky Season
Episode 79 - Early Musky Season. We discuss musky spawning and the upcoming post-spawn season. We cover fly selection, how to fish, and where to find them.
#79
April 27 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 78 - Eastern Gray Drake/March Brown
Episode 78 - Eastern Gray Drake/March Brown. We discuss the upcoming hatches. Under Ross's tutelage, his nephew catches his first trout on the fly. Cooper and Ross find limited success in local waters. Matt performs truck repairs as he remains on the disabled list. Provide review to a listener on their fly tying.
#78
April 20 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 77 - Black Quill/Hendrickson
Episode 77 - Black Quill/Hendrickson. Not many adventures to report as Hobbles and Wobbles earned their nicknames. Ross had some success on Friday. Met the manager of Precision Fly and Tackle for State College at Fisherman's Paradise. Weather ruined the remainder of the weekend.
#77
April 13 · 1 hr 46 min
Episode 76 - Opening week of Trout
Episode 76 - Opening weekend of PA trout. Not ideal conditions but we persevere. Todd shows Cooper and Matt up. We discuss the next hatches coming up.
#76
April 6 · 1 hr 41 min
Episode 75 - Fare thee well Archer - Quill Gordon/BWO
Episode 75 - Fare thee well Archer - Quill Gordon/BWO. We mourn the loss of a fishing buddy and best friend. We get down and dirty regarding the first two major hatches of the trout season. Get distracted with fishing stories.
#74
March 30 · 2 hr 14 min
Episode 74 - Eastern Fly Hatches
Episode 74 - Eastern Fly Hatches. We discuss the timeline of hatches for the upcoming trout season and highlight important flies. Try some new adult drinks and dissect Cooper's shiny new reel.
#75
March 25 · 33 min
Special Episode 1 - Jim Crawford
Special Episode 1 - Jim Crawford and Sean are in town for the TU banquet. We get some back history from Jim and hear some solid fishing stories.
#73
March 18 · 1 hr 53 min
Episode 73 - About Fly Rods
Episode 73 - About Fly Rods. We give you a breakdown of fly rods to help you pick the perfect rod for you. Offer some recommendations for the game you are chasing. Some technical difficulties almost burn the studio down.
#72
March 11 · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 72: Casting Tips
Episode 72: Casting Tips. We all need to work on casting whether we are tossing size 14 nymphs or half a deer and a full chicken. We provide casting tips to aid you in being a better caster so you can get the fly where you need/want. At a minimum, we help you figure out what you are doing wrong.
#71
March 2 · 1 hr 35 min
Episode 71 - Kentucky River Musky Classic 2026
Episode 71 - Kentucky River Musky Classic 2026. We discuss the Kentucky River Classic. Expensive weekend due to lost flies. Good time as always though. Cooper got a new rod and is excited to try it out.
#70
February 23 · 1 hr 58 min
Episod 70 - Common Beginner Mistakes
Episode 70 - Common Beginner Mistakes. In preparation of trout season and as most begin their fly fishing journey trout fishing, we discuss the most common beginner mistakes in fly fishing. To be fair, even we still make some of these mistakes.

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