The Awkward Angler Podcast

Erica Nelson
The Awkward Angler Podcast

An authentic series talking about fishing, social justice, and storytelling with folx within the outdoor industry. Understanding that we can all have something to learn from each other, this podcast is for the aspiring, the beginner, the mediocre, and the expert angler, willing to learn new skills and how to be a better ally. Working through hard conversation can definitely get a little awkward. We fumble through and worry about getting it right. It’s time to step out of your comfort zone and start getting awkward! www.awkwardAngler.com and on Instagram at @AwkwardAngler. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

  1. The Future is Native, featuring Kiara and Shay Nelson

    07/02/2022

    The Future is Native, featuring Kiara and Shay Nelson

    In this episode I am sitting down with all the native ladies of the fly fishing and guide academy. They just completed their client day the day before and last night we celebrated the completion of the academy. This is the next generation of Native Women fly anglers and guides. We hear from new voices and previous podcast guests, Kiara Nelson and her little sister Shay Nelson. This episode also includes Laura Aspelund, Tessa Coopchiak, and Tatyana Zackar. Submit a comment to the EPA that you support strong Clean Water Act protections for the Bristol Bay region for its people, fish, and fish-based industries as soon as you can." This episode is available now on all podcast platforms including Apple and Spotify. All show notes and resources can be found on AwkwardAngler.com and links in bio. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    21 min
  2. Ties to Our Homeland with Stacey Simmons

    07/01/2022

    Ties to Our Homeland with Stacey Simmons

    Stacey Simmons was an invited guest during the week of the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide academy. She is the Sr. Director of Shareholder Services and the Director Of Operations at the Kodiak Brown Bear Center @kodiakbearcenterak We discuss what it means to be a shareholder in Alaska, as well as her amazing lodge that has gone straight up to my top places to visit list! Be sure to visit https://kodiakbearcenter.com/ to book your trip! And always hire and buy from native communities. Submit a comment to the EPA that you support strong Clean Water Act protections for the Bristol Bay region for its people, fish, and fish-based industries as soon as you can." This episode is available now on all podcast platforms including Apple and Spotify. All show notes and resources can be found on AwkwardAngler.com and links in bio. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    32 min

  3. 06/30/2022

    Cultural Connections with Laura Aspelund

    Meet Laura Aspelund @laurauga she is now a graduate of the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy. We talk about her experience in living in Naknek, Alaska, her transition into fly fishing and guiding, her experience of being a white passing native woman, and the impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine. Submit a comment to the EPA that you support strong Clean Water Act protections for the Bristol Bay region for its people, fish, and fish-based industries as soon as you can." This episode is available now on all podcast platforms including Apple and Spotify. All show notes and resources can be found on AwkwardAngler.com and links in bio. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    35 min

  4. 06/29/2022

    Next Gen Native Leaders & Fly Guides with Tessa Coopchiak

    Meet Tessa Coopchiak @tessa.coopchiak from Togiak, Alaska. We get to learn about where she is from, her connection to subsistence and now sport fishing, as well as her experience this week as a Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy student. I am relieved to know our next generation of Native leaders are connected to their homelands, culture, education, and new experiences. Submit a comment to the EPA that you support strong Clean Water Act protections for the Bristol Bay region for its people, fish, and fish-based industries as soon as you can." This episode is available now on all podcast platforms including Apple and Spotify. All show notes and resources can be found on AwkwardAngler.com and links in bio. #SaveBristolBay #NoPebbleMine #NotHereNotEver #HuntFishStopPebble #AwkwardAngler #AwkwardAnglerPodcast #BrownFolksFishing #SaveBristolBay #NoPebbleMine #TroutUnlimited #TroutUnlimitedAlaska #UnitedWomenOnTheFly #Orvis #OrvisFlyFishing #PatagoniaFlyFishing #PatagoniaFlyFish #FlyFishing #RepYourWater Visit www.savebristolbay.org  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    20 min
  5. Queen of the Kvichak, Tatyana Zackar

    06/27/2022

    Queen of the Kvichak, Tatyana Zackar

    This episode features Tatyana Zackar from Igiagig, Alaska. Queen of the Kvichak River - fly fishing guide, instructor, previous student of the guide academy, and fisheries biology student.  We discuss her village, her connection to the fish, how reliant her community is to the Bristol Bay salmon, lessons on fish handling, and Uber eats a day late and by plane. Resources How to prononce “Kvichak” https://www.howtopronounce.com/kvichak Take Action: https://www.savebristolbay.org/take-action TU Alaska: https://home.tu.org/tu-programs/alaska Village of Igiugig: https://www.igiugig.com/ BBFFGA: https://bristolbayriveracademy.org/ IG: @here_fishy_fishy_tz NY Times, Uber on the Tundra https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/dining/doordash-ubereats-remote-food-delivery-service.html Subsistence Fishing Permit: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=residentfishing.main This episode was sponsored by Trout Unlimited - Alaska Program & edited by Devin Dabney, check out The American Climbing Project. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    30 min

  6. 06/26/2022

    Save Bristol Bay with Meghan Barker

    Meet Meghan Barker, Trout Unlimited Bristol Bay Organizer and the Academy's facilitator about the advocacy work she needs you to hear about when it comes to news and things you can do against Pebble Mine. Submit a comment to the EPA that you support strong Clean Water Act protections for the Bristol Bay region for its people, fish, and fish-based industries by July 5, 2022 Resources Take Action: https://www.savebristolbay.org/take-action TU Alaska Program: https://home.tu.org/tu-programs/alaska Instagram:  @mbark_on_adventures BBFGA Program: https://bristolbayriveracademy.org/ This episode was sponsored by Trout Unlimited - Alaska Program & edited by Devin Dabney, check out The American Climbing Project. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    18 min

  7. 08/18/2021

    Influence and Mental Health with Kayla Lockhart

    Welcome to the final episode of season 2 of the Awkward Angler Podcast. This season has been great to connect with influential women doing work in realms of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the fly fishing industry. We’ve heard some great initiatives that are just short of intersectionality but striving to do better, identity and coming out, vulnerability and healing, learning from our mistakes in advocacy, and how we quietly lead the way towards inclusion and conservation. What better way to end this season than with Kayla Lockhart. I know of no other way to introduce my boisterous guest. Kayla unapologetically advocates for human rights, mental health, and conservation. I appreciate how she authentically influences others by sharing her story and sharing how she lives with anxiety. I particularly admire the way she takes responsibility for the way she shows up; and the way she leads with compassion and empathy - both for her own mental health and for communities to have access to fly fishing as a gateway to conservation. Show Notes/Resources Instagram @Kayla__lockhart https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out_(2015_film) https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/inside-out https://www.eddiebauer.com/campaign/guides/kayla-lockhart https://bobmitchellsflyshop.com/ https://www.flyfisherman.com/editorial/foster-care-flyfishing-kayla-lockhart/361701 https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/kayla-lockhart-fly-fishing-healing/ https://podcast.barbless.co/guest/kayla-lockhart/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL0hHkQU6dA https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=327269139043617 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    1 hr

  8. 08/10/2021

    Corinne Doctor - Women in the Industry

    So this week, I am honored that my friend Corinne Doctor is my guest for today’s episode. She is the co-founder of Rep Your Water - an apparel brand dedicated to providing uniquely designed, top quality gear for anglers and hunters while increasing support of local conservation and inspiring exploration. Rep Your Water is also an Angling for All Pledgee that is doing some great work behind the scenes in making the industry more diverse and inclusive. Corinne is also a board member for Colorado Trout Unlimited and Affta American Fly Fishing Trade Association. We speak about her experience being a woman in the fly fishing space for 14 years, her perspective on conservation, as well as her personal journey of becoming anti racist. She is a funny, hardworking, and all around badass woman I admire. She is upfront, and not afraid to lead hard conversations. https://www.repyourwater.com/ Instagram: @repyourwater and @Csd817 https://affta.org/ https://flylordsmag.com/women-on-the-water-corinne-doctor/ https://www.tu.org/magazine/we-are-tu/we-are-tu-corinne-doctor/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

    59 min
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About

An authentic series talking about fishing, social justice, and storytelling with folx within the outdoor industry. Understanding that we can all have something to learn from each other, this podcast is for the aspiring, the beginner, the mediocre, and the expert angler, willing to learn new skills and how to be a better ally. Working through hard conversation can definitely get a little awkward. We fumble through and worry about getting it right. It’s time to step out of your comfort zone and start getting awkward! www.awkwardAngler.com and on Instagram at @AwkwardAngler. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erica-nelson2/support

Information

  • Creator
    Erica Nelson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Erica Nelson
  • Show Website
    The Awkward Angler Podcast

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