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Hallowed Waters61: Jack Dennis - Part 1 - The Tres Amigos icon that taught Hollywood and World Dignitaries how to fly fishJack has been there, done that… and then some. His Snake River / Jackson Hole , Wyoming was a river that ran through it all! His stories and insights were relentless, refreshing, and massively enlightening. I enjoyed this one immensely!Part 2 coming from the banks of a Wyoming spring creek - where the selective trout hide out…Do you enjoy the show? Please take a moment to like and leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! It will help take our terrestrial bug crazed crusade even further around the world!!2025-06-172h 50Hallowed Waters60: Presentation, Guest - Gary Borger (Trout Stalker Series Part 3)Trout Stalker Series Part 3A living icon of modern American fly fishing: Trout Doctor Borger, joins host Matthew Supinski as they discuss and drop knowledge bombs about his monumental book from 1995 - “ Presentation “ . The age old “ Presentation vs. Imitation”… and “ Nature vs. Nurture” in Trout behavior, along with casting and the goals of an angler are discussed. They touch on all the basic and advanced concepts a true trout stalker must have in their arsenal. Don’t miss this one!Do you enjoy the show? Please take a moment to like a...2025-06-172h 09Hallowed Waters60: Presentation - Gary Borger [Part 3]Trout Stalker Series Part 3A living icon of modern American fly fishing: Trout Doctor Borger, joins host Matthew Supinski as they discuss and drop knowledge bombs about his monumental book from 1995 - “ Presentation “ . The age old “ Presentation vs. Imitation”… and “ Nature vs. Nurture” in Trout behavior, along with casting and the goals of an angler are discussed. They touch on all the basic and advanced concepts a true trout stalker must have in their arsenal. Don’t miss this one!Do you enjoy the show? Please take a moment to like a...2025-05-182h 09Hallowed Waters59: Essential Skills and Mindset of a Trout Stalker - Jason Randall [Part 2]Trout Stalker Series Part 2A true trout stalker understands every aspect of being the true empirical angler. Reading the water, and understanding trout food forms intimately are the first steps. Identification of the various feeding and security niches and carefully approaching the water are paramount to a trout fisher’s success. Join fishy guest / author Dr. Jason, and host Matthew Supinski as they sort out the skills and details of the mind set a true trout stalker must possess. Do you enjoy the show? Please take a mo...2025-04-262h 03Hallowed Waters58: The Letort Spring Run Legacy - Neil Sunday [Part 1]Trout Stalker Series Part 1It is one of the most iconic waters of modern American Fly Fishing history. The Letort is the American chalk stream/ limestone spring creek equivalent to the River’s Test and Itchen in England. In the Cumberland Valley it was Marinaro, Fox, Shenk, Koch and so many other Letort Regulars that created a legacy of terrestrials, dry fly matching the hatch , minutiae, stream conservation work - the innovations are endless. Most importantly it’s about a wild Loch Leven strain brown that has endured one chemical spill after another for decad...2025-04-082h 04Hallowed Waters57: Steelhead Conservancy - John McMillan - The Dry Line Summer Steelheading LegacyChasing Chrome Series - Part 5I have guided and fished Great Lakes summer steelhead now for almost 36 years. Between my brief hotel career stints on the West Coast and Indiana, I have written and explored more about our Great Lakes Summer Skamania steelhead than perhaps no one else. Looking for answers and the history of Washington State’s iconic Washougal River’s Skamania strain fish’s introduction into Lake Michigan by Indiana, brought me to one of the finest books ever written on those fish: Dry Line Steelhead by Bill McMillan. Join me and my guest John: Bill’s ...2025-02-282h 00Hallowed Waters56: Great Lakes Part 2-Rick Kustich 2.0- Chasing Chrome SeriesJoin me as Rick comes back to further our discussion of the ever evolving Great Lakes steelhead fishery. Rick is one of the founding fathers of the Y2K new school of Great Lakes steelheaders. A fishery that has now encompassed all methods including the ever popular swinging flies’ spey style- don’t miss this one! Embrace-Elevate-Share-Evolve- most importantly be kind and humble. It’s not just about you- it’s all about the fish and the journey. Cheers! Do you enjoy the show? Please take a moment to like and leave a 5 star r...2025-02-082h 05Hallowed Waters55: Great Lakes Steelhead Part 1-Past and Present- Greg Senyo- Chasing Chrome Series Part 3It’s been a long journey for Great Lakes Steelhead/ Lake - Run Rainbows since they were introduced from California to the Au Sable Rivet in 1876. Today it has created billions of revenue dollars from passionate chrome chasing steelhead addicts fishing every method and from every part of the globe . My guest: Greg Senyo, is a passionate and highly creative and outspoken author, innovative fly tier and guide who was part of the grassroots pioneers of the modern era of steelhead on the famous “steelhead alley”. He along with Steelhead Dreams author and host Matt Supinski discuss every facet of the...2025-01-162h 42Hallowed Waters54: Chasing Chrome 2: Jonathan Farmer - Passion of the Fly Tyer, and what triggers Steelhead/ Salmon to take your FliesThis one features author of the new fly tying masterpiece “ Chasing Chrome” by Jonathan Farmer . This part 2 / three hour podcast is devoted to all serious chrome chasing swingers, steelheaders, Atlantic and Pacific salmon / Sea Run Brown anglers and fly tyers getting into the modern era of tying Intruders, hair and feather wings, Akryods, Scandi style Tubes, leeches etc. Plus serious guide talk / observations from the river on how these fish take your flies and their behavior , presentation, color motifs- so much in this podcast - cheers!- Happy New Year
Do you enjoy the show...2025-01-012h 50Hallowed Waters54 Chasing Chrome 2: Jonathan Farmer - Passion of the Fly Tyer, and what triggers Steelhead/ Salmon to take your FliesThis one features author of the new fly tying masterpiece “ Chasing Chrome” by Jonathan Farmer . This part 2 / three hour podcast is devoted to all serious chrome chasing swingers, steelheaders, Atlantic and Pacific salmon / Sea Run Brown anglers and fly tyers getting into the modern era of tying Intruders, hair and feather wings, Akryods, Scandi style Tubes, leeches etc. Plus serious guide talk / observations from the river on how these fish take your flies and their behavior , presentation, color motifs- so much in this podcast - cheers!- Happy New Year
Do you enjoy the show...2025-01-012h 50Hallowed Waters53: Chasing Chrome - Series Guest: Ken Morrish - Spey Tactics for Sea Run Browns in Tierra del Fuego, Steelhead around the Pacific Rim to Great LakesLongtime author/ photographer/ fly designer, and avid Spey specialist from Oregon and Fly Water Travel, discusses with host Matthew Supinski the subtle nuances of chasing sea run browns in Tierra del Fuego and Europe, steelhead from South America along with fresh- run King Salmon , then steelhead in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia’s Skenna system, and Kamchatka- to the Great Lakes. Some serious discussions on climate change and its effects on migrations, subtle presentation differences, fly patterns and reading water and fish behaviors. If you are a chrome chaser, don’t miss this one!
Do yo...2024-10-232h 57Hallowed Waters52: Norway - Giant Salmon and Brown Trout of the Vikings. Guest: Simen Strømhylden - Part 4: Atlantic Salmon on the RunNorway - the Land of the Midnight Sun, has a breathtaking and unparalleled Nordic magnetism- a raw beauty that no other country on the planet can boast. Its unbelievably stunning fjords, and soaring and austere snow capped mountains, garnish some of the most majestic rivers on earth.These harbor some of the planet’s incredibly large Atlantic salmon to be found- up to 90 pounds have been recorded, along with sea trout, brown trout and mayfly/ stonefly hatches once in the greatest quantities imaginable. But it is in these rivers- the playground of all of Europe, that our beloved salmon could h...2024-09-102h 24Hallowed Waters51: Scotland- Series: Atlantic Salmon On The Run- Part 3- The Rivers and Salmon of the Kings and Queens- Guest Ghillie: Robert HarperBroadcasting from the River Dee, of Scotland I can only speak superlatives:
” It is a stark and austere landscape of unparalleled magnetism and raw beauty- everything about this once called Caledonia breathes the free spirited Scottish will to survive. It is a badge of courage and tartan plaid not common in todays’s timid and dwarfed world. From the rugged highland mountains and winds that sweep through the moors and glens of the north country; to the lowland agricultural and industrial plains, the Scottish people ooze a charm and strong willed working class vibe, which shines though their...2024-08-271h 56Hallowed Waters50: Ireland- The Salmo Diversity of the Emerald Isle - Guest Ghillie: Brendan WintersPart 2: “Atlantic Salmon on the Run” Series
Summer on the River’ episodes. Despite challenges being faced by Salmo salar around the globe, northern Ireland and its River Foyle system , with its headwater rivers the Mourne and Finn, are experiencing an excellent summer run of grilse and adult salmon. Plus the well- rounded diversity with its resident native brown trout and sea run browns, adds to the Nexus mix. The delightful and charming Irish people, the natural beauty , the golf- and sightseeing of probably one of the most beautiful countries on the globe , just adds to thi...2024-08-091h 53Hallowed Waters49: Atlantic Salmon on the Run Series - Gaspe Quebec/CA - David Bishop - Episode 1Our fascination and allure with Salmon salar dates back to Neanderthal man and ancient Roman civilization. It is truly the fish of kings and queens, and rivers that run through regal estates, and vast wilderness areas in the north like Labrador, Arctic Russia and Scandinavia . Why I am so grateful we have a thriving Atlantic salmon fishery in Michigan. But to the gastronomic world , it could be one of the most cherished dishes we have ever come to love to death . However, to the fly fisher, it is by far the most sporting, most savagely beautiful, and beguiling fish...2024-07-152h 22Hallowed Waters48: What’s Happening In Montana? - Summer of Fun! with Caleb DenmanJoin Caleb Denman as he takes over hosting duties from Matt, who is out enjoying summer fly fishing adventures. Caleb, the producer of the podcast, shares his journey, from editing hours-long Zoom calls to hosting his own podcast, 'Is This The Show? - with Caleb.’ Tune in as he reflects on fly fishing, shares funny stories including a memorable tale from Iceland, and highlights key moments from past episodes. With sponsors Patagonia and Orvis, this summer edition is packed with humor, insights, and a unique perspective on the world of fly fishing. Don't miss special segments like One Minute Zi...2024-07-031h 18Hallowed Waters47: Matching the Hatch Series - Part 6 - A Guide’s Perspective: The Night Stalker - Big Bugs/Hexing/Mousing - Guest: Ed McCoySince Jim Bashline wrote the Bible on night fishing in 1973: “Night Fishing for Trout”, our passion for stalking big Truttasaurus browns at night on big mayfly hatches like drakes, Hexes, Isonychia and big stoneflies has become an obsession! Add in the whole new mousing craze, you now have fly fishing in the night a state of art much different than just feeling the tug and hearing creepy things that go “ bump in the night” . With Infrared night vision head lamps, and glo- in- the dark lines and fly materials, we have perfected the passion to the next level. Our Night St...2024-05-313h 20Hallowed Waters46: Matching the Hatch Series - Part 5 - The Majestic Bighorn - Guest Author/Guide; Steve GalettaEvery time I go to this river and see the stark plains, rolling hills and buttes, I can only think of the bad day at the office General Custer had, wishing he never got on his horse that June day as his troops were rightly so demolished by the proud natives. As opposed to Custer on the other hand, those German brown trout settlers to the new world that swam up the Big Horn from the Yellowstone; or were haphazardly stocked by a settler’s milk canister, were on the road to a trutta Mecca. Once they felt the Bi...2024-05-152h 20Hallowed Waters45: Matching the Hatch - Part 4 - The Magnificent Driftless Area Limestone Spring Creek Nirvana - Guest: Matt WagnerCow country, Cheese Heads, Dairy Farms brats/beer…its German/ Finnish / Swedish heritage…What the Cumberland Valley was in the 30’s and 40’s, when the Letort Regulars haunted the limestoners, the Drifless Area is still today- caught in a time warp, where wild spring creek trout thrive in abundance.
Guest and Driftless Angler fly shop owner: Matt Wagner, and spring creek addict and host: Matthew Supinski , discuss this massive limestone geological wonder, where 600 spring creeks, and 14 thousand miles of wild brown and brook trout could not be healthier and happy- so are its aquatic insects and anglers!- don’t miss this on...2024-05-012h 21Hallowed Waters44: Matching the Hatch- Part 3 - Pennsylvania Limestone Country Hatches. Guest: Eric NaguskiEric Naguski is a passionate hatch matcher, aquatic insect and terrestrial bug aficionado, guide and author of “Favorite Flies for Pennsylvania“ (Stackpole Books). He specializes in Pennsylvania limestone spring creeks and rivers, and ties some beautiful fly patterns- especially his sow bug imitations and many others , which are deadly. He is an excellent guide and specialist of the tricky Green Drake hatches PA has been famous for. Don’t miss this one!
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In Part 2 of this multi-episode, guide's perspective hatch matching series, Montana/PA guide/ distinguished writer/author of the "The Bug Book" and "Dry Fly Strategies": Paul Weamer, along with author and podcast host: Matthew Supinski, delve into theoretical and practical hatch matching concepts often overlooked and contested. They discuss Paul's and the host's PA/NY/Catskill foundations and traditionalism, the transition to western hatches, and the particular details, misconceptions and concepts when approaching the hatch from various strategies: dry, wet and nymphal techniques-dont miss...2024-04-022h 26Hallowed Waters42: Matching the Hatch - Part 1 - The Rite of Spring - Guest: John MillerA Guide’s Perspective: Iconic Guest: John G Miller –The East Coast Early Season Tactics and Flies
We start off the ‘Matching the Hatch’ multi-episode/ docu-series with this bug-crazed iconic Catskill guide- ( John will have a two-part session) This undisputed “bug doctor”: Johnny Miller, has forgotten more about insects and hatches in a week than most people will learn in a lifetime. I seriously have never seen anyone so possessed by entomology and his amazing macro aquatic insect photographing passion as Johnny. Along with chasing super selective, sipping wild big browns and rainbows with his clients...2024-03-172h 57Hallowed Waters41: Atlantic Salmon Federation's CEO Bill Taylor - The Plight of Atlantic Salmon - Civilizations Founding FishThere has never been a fish on earth that we humans haven’t been fascinated with and simply loved to death. The Romans on their conquest of Europe and the British Isles saw them leaping tall waterfalls and named them “salar”- the leaper . Gaulish Aquitania clans and tribes swore allegiance to the god Salmo rather than to Caesar, and thus perished by the sword .
Early cave dwelling Neanderthals drew etchings of salmon at the caves of Lascaux in France near the River Vézère . When cave dwellers needed food for winter , salmon ran up rivers by the thousands all the...2024-02-022h 24Hallowed Waters40: George Daniel - The Dynamics of Euro Nymphing”- Reading Water/ Tactics/ PresentationProgressing in the series from the start of G.E.M. Skues’s passion with the sunken fly, and Sawyer’s effective tight-line maneuvering of his pheasant tail nymphs to sight-fished chalk stream brown trout, regardless of how heretical they were perceived by the dry fly purists, their movements gained extreme momentum because they caught trout - and lots of them! The benthic and mid-strata fly game accounts for the largest pursued sector of our fly dangling sport. Now, the competition born Euro nymphing craze has fueled nymphing into overdrive because it is so effective. Along with fishing traditional soft...2024-01-151h 37Hallowed Waters39: ”The Dynamics of Euro Nymphing”- Guest: George Daniel - Euro Part 1Series “Below the Meniscus”- The Evolution and Art of Fly Fishing Below the Surface with Nymphs and Wet Flies – A Four Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcast
Progressing in the series from the start of G.E.M. Skues’s passion with the sunken fly, and Sawyer’s effective tight-line maneuvering of his pheasant tail nymphs to sight-fished chalk stream brown trout, regardless of how heretical they were perceived by the dry fly purists, their movements gained extreme momentum because they caught trout - and lots of them! The benthic and mid-strata fly game accou...2024-01-012h 09Hallowed Waters38: “ Part 3- The Modern Nymphing Foundation”- Guest: England’s Terry Lawton- The British Chalk Stream / NetherAvon School of Sawyer/ Kite/ SkuesSeries: Below the Meniscus”- The Evolution and Art of Fly Fishing Below the Surface with Nymphs and Wet Flies – A Five Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcasts
Sawyer sums up chalk stream nymphing it up in the traditional fashion: “Nymph fishing, if you are to be successful, is indeed a matter of being careful. It is not just the business of throwing a nymph at all the likely places and hoping the fish will take it. You turn yourself into a hunter and, with all the keenness of a stalker after a stag, figure wits and your e...2023-12-222h 26Hallowed Waters37: "Below the Meniscus”- Part II- The Wet Fly Tactical Technician- Guest: Davy Wotton -Series: The Evolution and Art of Fly Fishing Below the Surface with Nymphs and Wet FliesIn this brilliant conversion, we analyze and delve deep into every aspect of the tactical presentations that the wet fly can bring today dating back centuries to its humble beginnings. From dead upstream to upstream-and-across, and then to down-and-across wet fly swinging, to finally downstream dead drift presentations in the old school Greased Line and Patent methods, we discuss all the ways the wet fly can stir the aggressive chase and imitative feeding responses. Trout fishing along with swinging wets for Atlantic salmon and steelhead take center stage as guest Davy Wotton and podcast host Matthew Supinski go where...2023-11-013h 22Hallowed Waters36: “Below the Meniscus”- Davy Wotton- Part 1- The Wet Fly- The Evolution, Tactics, Fly Designs and Art of Fly Fishing Wets Below the SurfaceA Five Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcast
“Below the Meniscus”- The Evolution and Art of Fly Fishing Below the Surface with Nymphs and Wet Flies – A Five Part Series on Hallowed Waters Podcast
From its Roman Empire era origins in Macedonia with the Red Fly, and early beginnings with Dame Juliana and her “Treatise” dangling her beautifully concocted flies to fool trout and Atlantic salmon on the River Ver spring creek at her St Alban’s Sopwell Nunnery, is how fly fishing had its humble beginnings. But it was with the modern f...2023-10-172h 44Hallowed Waters35: A Youthful Passion for Fly Fishing - Guest: Tiki FurimskyThe greatest memories of my life were learning to trout and salmon fish on small streams with my Dad and Uncle in the Southern Tier of New York and Poland. So many of us as boys and girls, whose passion for the fish still blazes uncontrollably today, rekindle those very fond memories daily in our dreams of that youthful innocence and pure fascination for everything and anything fishing- those days when we couldn't get enough! As we grow more competent and accomplished in our fly fishing, we often too soon forget about those wonderful days of youthful exploration, hunger...2023-09-151h 04Hallowed Waters34: Montana’s Magnificent Head Hunting Paradise- Guest: Mark Raisler-The Big Sky’s Past/Present/Future- Stalking the Magnificent Trout Paradise of the Missouri and its RiversThe Big Sky fascination has always been surreal and bigger than life-real Hollywood-like stuff! But since the pandemic the tourists and crowds have flooded this once great escape from the urban jungles. Yet its trout and the amazing fly fishing opportunities like dry fly head hunting the Missouri tailwater flats, which the featured guest is an expert on, is probably in the top three trout Mecca’s on the globe. Longtime noted Montana river guide and guest Mark Raisler; along with host Matthew Supinski, discuss the past Montana legends and lore, the present, and where this trout filled state is...2023-09-012h 40Hallowed Waters33: Atlantic Salmon and Sea Run Brown Trout- Guest: The Iconic Arni Baldursson - The Passion for Salmo in the Viking RimBeing a true iconic Icelandic legend, Arni Baldursson perhaps has caught more Atlantic salmon and sea trout on the spey swing than any human alive on the planet today! His travels are relentless and year-long: from Russia's Salmo salar paradise to Norway and the Scandinavian countries; to his native Iceland- to his most beloved Scotland and Ireland. And finally crossing the pond frequently to fish Canada's Quebec and Labrador. Join host Matthew Supinski, author of "The Brown Trout- Atlantic Salmon Nexus", which has featured Arni, as the two discuss the current status and passion for these amazing fish, along wi...2023-08-152h 52Hallowed Waters32: A Women’s Fly Fishing Passion- Guest: Jen Ripple- The Genesis/ Lore/ Legacies /Stigmas/Discrimination in the Female Journey of Fly Fishing for Trout and Atlantic Salmon around the GlobeFrom the genesis of fly fishing for trout and salmon started by Dame Juliana and her nuns at Sopwell, England in the late 1400s; to today's amazing journey and legacies by some of the most talented ladies in fly fishing history- including the likes of royals like Queens Victoria and Elizabeth; to the modern masters of Joan Wulff and the many new and forever emerging versatile female talents of angling, guiding, casting, fly tying, artistry and environmentalist activism- Join podcast host: Matthew Supinski and his charming and knowledgeable historian/[publisher guest: Jen Ripple, as they take you on a 3...2023-08-013h 04Hallowed Waters31: Spring Creeks - “God’s Special Brews” - Guest: Mike LawsonA western fly fishing preacher once labeled spring creeks “God's special brews”. These geological wonders and masterpieces of nature are a perfect 48-58F cool water temp year-round that trout absolutely love. The fly anglers that hunt them are a special cult that are are addicted to their technical challenges and ultra-selective trout found in them. Author and Henry’s Fork legend Lawson, and author/ host Supinski, who has written and lectured extensively on spring creeks, discuss the peculiarities of spring creeks found in the Eastern and Western part of North America, and of all those found around the world in...2023-05-244h 12Hallowed Waters30: Meat Slinging - The Modern Savage Beauty of the Streamer Addiction feat. Rick StrolisAn intense and in- depth technical podcast on streamers that concludes and complements a streamer trilogy with the first recorded episodes with friends Kelly Galloup and Tommy Lynch. Guest: Rich Strolis- author of "Catching Shadows" and commercial fly tyer, along with host and author Matthew Supinski dive deep into the history and evolution of the modern articulated streamer and the talented fly tying names that make up this new age streamer addiction and passion. Together they give you a "books on tape" analysis of the intense prey/predator hunt by defining the sporting tactical chase, reading water, predatorial fish...2023-05-023h 56Hallowed Waters29: Part 4 Finale "Hatches/Tactics/Presentation"-The Catskill Trout Dynasty - Legends, Rivers, Hatches, Flies, Tactics -Guest: Catskill Historian/ Fly Angler- Joe CeballosThe last - and best! of this epic four-part/15-hour documentary podcast series on the "Cradle of American Fly Fishing". Host Matthew Supinski and guest Joe Ceballos delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as they explore all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic hallowed Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release, American Fly Fishing movement in its most classic sense. They trace how the introduction of the German brown trout to the new world in the late 1880s in America was pivotal to the transformation of the...2023-04-133h 52Hallowed Waters28: Part 3 - The Hatches and Flies Series: Catskill Trout Fishing Dynasty - Legends, Rivers, Hatches, Flies, Tactics with Catskill Historian & Angler - Joe CeballosCome join us in this four-part 12-hour series as we delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as we examine all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release American Fly Fishing movement in its most classic sense. We explore the introduction of the German brown trout to the new world and America and how this was pivotal to the transformation of the modern hatch-matching fly fisher at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries and on to today's modern tactics. My guest and I examine a...2023-03-273h 04Hallowed Waters27: Catskill Trout Fishing Dynasty - Part 2 - Legends, Rivers, Hatches, Flies, Tactics -Guest: Catskill Historian/ Angler- Joe CeballosCome join us in this three-part/8-hour series as we delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as we examine all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release American Fly Fishing movement in its most classic sense. We delve deep into the introduction of the German brown trout to the new world and America and how this was pivotal to the transformation of the modern hatch-matching fly fisher at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries and on to today's modern tactics...2023-03-092h 46Hallowed Waters26: Catskill Trout Fishing Dynasty - Part I - Legends, Rivers, Hatches, Flies, Tactics -Guest: Catskill Historian/ Angler- Joe CeballosEpisode 26: The Catskill Trout Fishing Dynasty-Part I- The Legends and Lore, The Rivers, The Hatches and Flies, The Tactics and Presentation-The State of the Catskill Trout fishery Past, Present, and Future. Guest: Catskill Historian/Iconic NYC Fly Angler- Joe Ceballos
Come join us in this three part/ 8 hour series as we delve deep into this iconic foundation of American Fly Fishing as we examine all the Catskill legends and lore, along with the iconic Catskill Rivers that laid the foundation for the modern Catch and Release American Fly Fishing movement in its most classic...2023-02-222h 39Hallowed Waters25: The Age of Hype, Elitism, Commercialism, Politics, Social Media, Narcissism, Woke in Fly Fishing with Kirk DeeterWhew!... the microphones are still smoking after this one! Sometimes some things just go to the breaking point in an age where cynicism, political correctness and fear to speak your opinions overshadow the true essence of the simple beauty and joy of fly fishing for trout and salmon. Hallowed Waters host Matthew Supinski and guest Kirk Deeter: book author and editor of Trout Unlimited’s TROUT Magazine, are not afraid to push the needle and speak the reality of these issues that now, unfortunately, spill into the quiet and soothing sport of fly fishing. Bottom line: when is enough is...2023-02-032h 48Hallowed Waters24: A Passion for Steelhead - The Iconic Dec HoganDec Hogan is the Mykiss maestro that mocks the mindless mend and one of the true passionate founding members of the classic Skagit sensei swinging the fly sweetness from an indigenous West Coast steelhead storied past, present and future. He along with host Matthew Supinski are two seasoned and intense steelhead guides; West Coast and Great Lakes, whose books have influenced countless anglers around the globe. They go in-depth with penetrating presentations into all the many seams, buckets and runs, myths and misconceptions, reading water, the steelhead “bite”, science and behavior, to make sure your fly speed and choice of f...2023-01-163h 36Hallowed Waters23: Brown Trout Myths and Misconceptions | Guest: The Doctor who lived with Brown Trout - Dr. Robert BachmanThe 90 years young Dr. Bob Bachman is well known for his Penn State four-year biological study of brown trout from a high-tech tree house on the limestone spring creek of Spruce Creek in Pennsylvania for his thesis paper. He knows them intimately and has fly fished for them and Atlantic salmon around the globe. In addition to his book authorships and fish commissioner of Pennsylvania and Maryland, he has pioneered and jump-started many wild trout fisheries in his tenure, along with his lecturing on them. He and brown trout book author and host: Matthew Supinski, delve deep into this 3...2022-12-093h 12Hallowed Waters22: The Importance of Wild Steelhead - A Great Lakes Tour and Pacific Northwest Perspective - with guest Larry Halyk - Ontario Ministry of Fisheries Biologist and Spey ConnoisseurHallowed Waters Host, Publisher and Author of "Steelhead Dreams" and "Selectivity Steelhead": Matthew Supinski, along with his guest Larry Halyk, who has an amazing steelhead perspective, scientific depth and knowledge, along with being a spey sensei and pioneering steelhead dry fly Druid of all the Great Lakes and British Columbia, they discuss the history, science, theory, spey methods and obsession for steelhead that exists today. A lake-by-lake tour of the fisheries and their future, the moral and ethical cultures, management dilemmas, traditions and what the future holds with climate change, which is always influencing these very adaptable and resilient t...2022-11-032h 45Hallowed Waters21: Poor Man’s Atlantic Salmon - The Great Lakes and Inland Salmo Salar. Guest: Fran VerdolivaThere is no doubt that Atlantic salmon are the fish of kings and queens, castle estates, royalty and the jet setting wealthy. But author of "The Brown Trout-Atlantic Salmon Nexus" and podcast host: Matthew Supinski, calls them "civilization's founding fish",and an amazing game fish of evolutionary creation that all anglers; rich or poor, should have access to no matter where in the world they are found.
With Michigan’s amazing Atlantic salmon evolution, along with the continued effort of Lake Ontario and the salmon river of New York and Ontario's indigenous lake dwelling Atlantic salmon legacy restoration, Atlantic salmon ar...2022-10-052h 31Hallowed Waters20: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TROUT - THE PRACTICAL AND PRAGMATIC ROSENBAUER APPROACH - SMALL STREAM TROUT FISHING TO HATCH MATCHING STRATEGIESDon't miss this podcast!...The great Charlie Fox wrote an amazing book on this wonderful world of trout worship. My guest on this special troutbum troubadour episode is an iconic man that’s name and brand he represents is synonymous with fly fishing world wide. His talents and approach have been exemplary and he has been an iconic fly fishing sensei master for decades. His ground breaking Orvis helmsman ship of creativity, design and making fly fishing has been a mainstream part of the modern outdoor experience for the fine connoisseur of country sporting gentleman and lady that Orvis has be...2022-09-151h 59Hallowed Waters19: The Genesis and Evolution of Terrestrials-The Pennsylvania Limestone Spring Creek Legacy with Tommy BaltzPerfect timing for the terrestrial fly fishing days of August, I am pleased to introduce Pennsylvania’s living iconic legend…A dean of the Cumberland Valley “Limestone Alley” of selectivity’s snooty trout sanctity. He is a limestone spring creek guru that lives in the shadows and legacy of Marinaro, Shenk, Fox and Koch. Hallowed Waters host Matthew Supinski teams up with Orvis fly fishing guide and world-renowned fly tying guest Tommy Baltz as they discuss in-depth the hallowed waters of the Letort, Big Spring, Falling Spring and Yellow Breeches and their selective trout imprint on the Pennsylvania limestone spring creek...2022-08-173h 10
The Orvis Fly-Fishing PodcastSelectivity in Fish Feeding Habits, with Matt SupinskiThis week, my guest is guide and author Matt Supinski [51:36], one of the most innovative thinkers in fly fishing with a long history in the business. The topic is selectivity, which Matt wrote an entire book about a few years ago. What is selectivity in fish feeding, is it always operating, why does it happen, and how can we use it to our advantage when fishing? It’s a fascinating topic and one Matt and I explore in depth. In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and comments, including: Do longer ro...2022-08-051h 55The Orvis Fly-Fishing PodcastSelectivity in Fish Feeding Habits, with Matt SupinskiThis week, my guest is guide and author Matt Supinski [51:36], one of the most innovative thinkers in fly fishing with a long history in the business. The topic is selectivity, which Matt wrote an entire book about a few years ago. What is selectivity in fish feeding, is it always operating, why does it happen, and how can we use it to our advantage when fishing? It’s a fascinating topic and one Matt and I explore in depth. In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and comments, including: Do longer ro...2022-08-051h 55Hallowed Waters18: Chasing Unicorns in your Backyard - Big Browns live in Strange Places with Mac Brown - Big Brown Trout Hunters SeriesMac is the Southern Comfort Gentleman and Fly Casting Guru from below the Mason Dixon line. The Duane Allman of the cork and graphite that deep dives into every aspect of the sport with a passion and verve of a fly fishing Rasputin. Mac captures your undivided attention and karma that would make a southern preacher envious-and puts you into a trance of believing on how very deep and cerebral our fly fishing sport can get- the one and only!!!- MAC ATTACK- MAC BROWN!
Host Matthew Supinski and guest look at strange places bi...2022-08-012h 20Hallowed Waters17: Protecting Trophy Brown Trout Legacies with Eric Richard - Big Brown Trout Hunters SeriesHallowed Waters’s Podcast host Matthew Supinski welcomes Pennsylvania environmental activist, blogger of the PA Wild Trout Network and PA/ MT fly fishing guide Richard as they discuss their love for big brown trout and the need for their protection. Brown trout life survival strategies of big spawning year-class fish, their need for protection during their migrations and niche predatory explorations from small streams to bigger rivers is explored in depth. The new trend in “Nativism” and the disdain for introduced/ non- native species like European brown trout is discussed and clarified candidly by host and guest. Don’t miss this one if you l...2022-07-152h 27
Hallowed Waters16: The Mayfly Mystique and Saga - Trout Selectivity and Matching the Hatch from the Meniscus to Benthos - Special Guest: Al CaucciDon’t miss this one! Hallowed Waters Podcast/Journal publisher Matthew
Supinski hosts special guest Al Caucci in a highly informative podcast for all you
dry fly and hatch chasing Trout Bums and bug addicts. Al is the Catskill and
Delaware River living iconic legend who authored “Hatches” and invented the
Compara-Dun series of mayfly imitations, along with the Spectrumized color and
tone concept to matching the hatch. He is the elderly mayfly maestro of the
mesmerizing hatch matching magic from the dry fly, emerger and spinner
...2022-06-152h 22Hallowed Waters15: Indigenous Brook Trout-Are they America’s Fly Fishing Founding Fish? or not?! Guest: Maine’s Bob MallardPart of the “Indigenous, Introductions and Invasive’s ” Series.
Buckle your seatbelts and prepare for an intense couple of hours all you Salmonid saveurs and fellow Troutbum troubadours as Matthew Supinski, host and publisher of Hallowed Waters Journal and Podcasts; along with guest Bob Mallard take you listeners on a controversial, highly opinionated and riveting podcast that you surely can’t afford to miss! If you love wild brook trout, wild brown trout and rainbows, form your own opinions as the two authors joust opinions about their passions and favorite fish, and what is the right thing in the bi...2022-05-172h 46Hallowed Waters14: Dave Jensen: The “Big Brown Trout Hunters Series” is back!In this episode we go “Stalking Spring Creeks and Tiny Fusion Streams for Big Leviathan Browns” with big trout hunter and guest Dave Jensen, along with host /author Matthew Supinski explore spring creeks of the world and how to hunt and stalk big trout from every tactical venue.
About the Guest- Dave Jensen , along with his wife Amelia are a Canadian videographer couple that travel the globe to hunt big brown trout on spring creeks from Patagonia to New Zealand. Their You Tube Channel is relished by tens of thousands of fly fishers that love nature, stalking trout...2022-04-303h 08Hallowed Waters13: LIVE PODCAST! Pere Marquette Guide Legends and its Brown Trout Ground-Zero Hallowed Waters –The Iconic Trout Guide: Jac Ford, and his new book-” A View from the Middle Seat”This is a special live recording on the banks of the hallowed Pere Marquette River in Michigan at the new 1884 Fly Shop. Host/Guide Matthew Supinski comes back to the waters that were the subject of his first authored book back in 1995, “River Journal: Pere Marquette”, to interview the oldest, most talented and vibrant guide legend (80 plus years young)-Michigan’s iconic Jac Ford, who still rows a boat everyday and has a new book filled with amazing trout stories, lethal tactics and incredible photography and fly patterns. The legendary Pere Marquette was the site of the first Western Hemisp...2022-04-151h 29Hallowed Waters12: Michigan's Trout/Steelhead/Salmon Grand Legacy featuring James Dexter: Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries CheifNew Series-"Introductions, Invasive's and Indigenous Restorations"
With more cold, clean fresh water than anywhere on the planet, the grand Great Lakes State of Michigan is a true Trout, Salmon and Steelhead utopia for anglers form all over the world! Along with Hallowed Waters Podcast host Matthew Supinski, James Dexter and the host discuss the amazing species introduction accomplishments of Michigan to bring the brown trout from Europe to the Western Hemisphere, Steelhead rainbow trout to the Great Lakes from the West Coast, and the innovative Pacific Salmon experiment to Lake Michigan to combat the alewife bait explosio...2022-03-312h 01Hallowed Waters11: SIMON GAWESWORTH - MIGRATORY SPEY SERIESSIMON GAWESWORTH - THE GODFATHER OF MODERN NORTH AMERICAN SPEY : FROM U.K. TO ACROSS THE POND - THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE TWO-HANDER TO MAINSTREAM FLY FISHING - IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE CASTS, SPEY TACKLE AND LINES AND EVOLUTION OF MODERN SPEY IN THE AMERICAS
Simon Gawesworth is a Farbank /Rio Lines Executive that has transformed the evolution of spey in the Americas since his arrival from the U.K. He is a household name equal to any of the greats in fly fishing like Lefty Kreh and Lee Wulff. He has done more for the spey m...2022-03-151h 50Hallowed Waters10: The Genesis and Evolution of Modern Great Lakes Steelhead Fly Fishing -Guest: The Mastery of Rick KustichThe podcast host: Matthew Supinski, shuffles-off back to Buffalo and his home waters of Western New York where he grew up and caught his first steelhead as a boy to talk all things Great Lakes Steelhead and Spey, Great Lakes fly fishing, their books and writings, New York Trout Streams, Lake-Run Browns, Lake Erie’s Steelhead Alley, British Columbia Steelhead, spey and tube fly designs…and so much more! If you are addicted to Great Lakes Steelhead; from Lake Superior to Lake Ontario, don't miss this 2 1/2 hour podcast!
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2022-03-012h 19Hallowed Waters09: Tom Larimer - Lessons Learned from a Spey BuddhaHallowedwaters.com
An Addiction for Steelhead, Salmon and Trout on the Swing - From the Great Lakes to the West Coast - Spey Casting Dynamics - Reading Steelhead Rivers and Bite Trigger Windows - Evolution of Modern Spey Flies and Swinging
Tom Larimer established his steelhead and spey passion in Wisconsin and Michigan on Great Lakes Tributaries before heading to the west coast and the allure of the salty steel chrome brought him to the true indigenous Mecca of Oregon and Washington rivers where he guided for steelhead for many years and established his spey v...2022-02-112h 58
Hallowed Waters08: Topher Browne: The Passion for Salmo Salar- Atlantic Salmon: The Spey Evolution/Revolution- Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - PART 2Hallowedwaters.com
Come join us for this intense two-part series (4 and 1/2 hours long) featuring book author of "Atlantic Salmon Magic": Topher Browne ( Wild River Press), and host/publisher Matthew Supinskl, author of "The Brown Trout- Atlantic Salmon Nexus" (Skyhorse Publishing) as they dive deep into every topic relative to Salmo salar- the leaper. Covered in-depth is the salmon's amazing qualities that allow them to navigate rivers and oceans. impeccable run timing, the current science and peril these fish face in the oceans and rivers, the prey/predator balances, climate change and other obstacles that the organizations trying to sa...2022-01-302h 39Hallowed Waters07: Topher Browne: The Passion for Salmo Salar- Atlantic Salmon: The Spey Evolution/Revolution- Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - PART 1Hallowedwaters.com
Come join us for this intense two-part series (4 and 1/2 hours long) featuring book author of "Atlantic Salmon Magic": Topher Browne ( Wild River Press), and host/publisher Matthew Supinskl, author of "The Brown Trout- Atlantic Salmon Nexus" (Skyhorse Publishing) as they dive deep into every topic relative to "Salmo salar" - the leaper. Covered in-depth is the salmon's amazing qualities that allow them to navigate rivers and oceans. impeccable run timing, the current science and peril these fish face in the oceans and rivers, the prey/predator balances, climate change and other obstacles that the organizations trying to sav...2022-01-242h 02Hallowed Waters06: The Vintage Legacy - The Northwood's Trout and Salmon Mecca of Michigan: Ethan WinchesterThe Passion for Chasing Selective Wild Trout, In Search of Hemingway/Schiewbert/Richards, Bushwhacking Tiny Brookie Streams, Effective Retro Flies, stalking fussy trout and so much more!
Ethan Winchester is a passionate small wild trout stream bushwhacker par excellence. He is a trout bum on steroids and knows the legacy of Hemingway and so many more Northwood's legends he has followed in their footsteps. As the Managing Director of Boyne Outfitters he was born and raised in northern Michigan and has been fishing the area as long as he can remember. Ethan gained his passion for fly...2021-10-0157 minHallowed Waters05: Brown Trout Tales and North Woods Misadventures with Bob Linsenman \\ Sereies: Big Brown Trout HuntersBob Linsenman's Brown Trout Tales and other North woods Misadventures -The poet laureate author of Michigan Fly Fishing shares the tall tales, misadventures and mostly humorous side of our passion for brown trout and Fly Fishing's "one that got away" . Bob has written countless books on the Michigan and Great Lakes fly fishing experience along with co-authoring the masterpiece on streamers with Kelly Galloup; "Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout" . Bob is the Sensai of all things North woods and the founder of the jack-pine heathen hermit Zen society, ring-leader of the ditch pig and bait maggot haters coalition -LOL... and t...2021-09-161h 10Hallowed Waters04: Complete Big Trout Hunter: The Mastery and Talent of Landon Mayer \\ Series: Big Brown Trout HuntersThe Hallowed Waters Podcast is a companion to the Hallowed Waters Journal, hosted by fly fishing legend, Matt Supinski. You can learn more at hallowedwaters.com
This season, we’re after the Big Brown Trout Hunters and their stories. On this episode, Matt interviews Landon Mayer.
Landon Mayer’s angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing selective quality trout on the fly. Mayer enthusiastically teaches and demonstrates his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers and has developed innovative strategies for sighting, hooking, and landing selective trout. He sh...2021-09-011h 33Hallowed Waters03: The Big Brown Trout Streamer Mastery of Kelly Galloup \\ Series: Big Brown Trout HuntersA man who needs no introduction, a legend worth talking about. The moment you have been waiting for. Today we're excited to welcome the Great Kelly Galloup to the Hallowed Waters to talk about his wild adventures and unruly techniques for conquering the Big Brown Trout.
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2021-08-191h 38Hallowed Waters02: Dry Fly Selectivity feat. The Dry Fly Mastery of Paul Weamer. \\ Series: Big Brown Trout HuntersHost, author and publisher of Hallowed Waters Journal: Matthew Supinski, discuss and probes all the the amazing diversity and wary selectivity in how brown trout take the dry and meniscus presentations with Paul Weamer. This is an in-depth serious look at the brown trout/dry fly mystique and their infatuation with surface feeding to the dry and meniscus offerings. Discussed is everything you will ever need to fool a big brown on a dry, emerger, spinner fall or still-born nymph. Their acute eyesight and physical qualities, niche habitat preferences from tailwaters to spring creeks and to freestone rivers, predator foraging styles in...2021-07-281h 28
The Articulate FlyMatt Supinski of Hallowed Waters JournalOn this episode, guide and outdoor writer, Matt Supinski, returns to the show. Matt updates us on his fishing adventures in Michigan and shares his newest endeavor, Hallowed Waters Journal. Thanks to this episode's sponsor, Norvise. Check Out Our Previous Interview with Matt Subscribe to Hallowed Waters Journal and Check Out the Podcast All Things Social Media Follow Hallowed Waters Journal on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Follow Matt on Facebook and Twitter. Follow Gray Drake Lodge on Facebook. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Support the Show and...2021-07-2753 min
The Long Haul with The Articulate FlyMatt Supinski of Hallowed Waters JournalOn this episode, guide and outdoor writer, Matt Supinski, returns to the show. Matt updates us on his fishing adventures in Michigan and shares his newest endeavor, Hallowed Waters Journal. Thanks to this episode's sponsor, Norvise. Check Out Our Previous Interview with Matt Subscribe to Hallowed Waters Journal and Check Out the Podcast All Things Social Media Follow Hallowed Waters Journal on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Follow Matt on Facebook and Twitter. Follow Gray Drake Lodge on Facebook. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Support the Show and...2021-07-2753 min
Hallowed Waters01: Streamer Evolution feat. Tommy "The NIght Stalker" Lynch \\ Series: Big Brown Trout HuntersDon’t Miss! The Multi-Episode Series: “The Big Brown Trout Hunters” –Episode 1: Tommy Lynch: “The Night Stalker”
Tommy and Host Matt Supinski talk Streamer Evolution, Tommy’s ‘Drunk N’ Disorderly streamers designs, articulated chicken streamer concepts that elicit prey/predator trigger responses, the Mouse/Big Fly nocturnal hunt, big brown trout behavior/habitat preference /science, Hex and mayfly strategies, the hallowed Pere Marquette River’s “ground-zero” 1884 brown trout legacy and the quest to be a “Trutta Buddha”. Join us for this explosive material podcast -total Lynch and Supinski on steroids!"
Thank you to Peet Project for the use of their song "Gal...2021-07-041h 09
Fly Fishing Consultant PodcastMatt SupinskiMatt is the owner of Gray Drake Lodge where he authors books and articles and guides for migratory and non-migratory fish species year-round. In this episode you will hear about the first rod over the shoulder pose, geologic time with regards to evolution of salmonids, geology an geography of Michigan, and so much more.Promo code RobSnowhite for 15% off at HatchOutdoors.com through 1.31.20. Excludes purchase of reels and spools.Produced by Jason Reif Support This Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-211h 17
The Long Haul with The Articulate FlyAn Evening with Salmo Savant Matt SupinskiIn this episode, I chat with Matt Supinski, Michigan guide, outdoor writer and owner of Gray Drake Lodge & Outfitters. From his early days fishing with his Dad to his newest book, Nexus, Matt shares his obsession with all things Salmo. For more information about Matt and his upcoming clinics and speaking engagements, check out his website or the Nexus website. To sign up for Advanced Techniques for Fishing Tailwaters & Landing Giant Browns with Matt at the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival, please visit the Festival’s online store. Thanks again to our sponsor, Vi...2019-01-041h 05
The Articulate FlyAn Evening with Salmo Savant Matt SupinskiIn this episode, I chat with Matt Supinski, Michigan guide, outdoor writer and owner of Gray Drake Lodge & Outfitters. From his early days fishing with his Dad to his newest book, Nexus, Matt shares his obsession with all things Salmo. For more information about Matt and his upcoming clinics and speaking engagements, check out his website or the Nexus website. To sign up for Advanced Techniques for Fishing Tailwaters & Landing Giant Browns with Matt at the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival, please visit the Festival’s online store. Thanks again to our sponsor, Vi...2019-01-041h 05