The Deep Wade Podcast

John R. McMillan and Nick Chambers
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The Deep Wade Podcast

An in-depth podcast devoted to educating people about the latest fisheries and watershed science, a shared passion for fly angling, and their intersection and combined implications for conservation in a rapidly changing world. Tune in for monthly deep-dives into all things fish and fishing, along with monthly bonus episodes focused on topical issues and interviews with expert scientists and anglers. 

Episodes

  1. DEC 16

    Interview with Dr. Jack Stanford Professor of Everything Rivers and Fish

    In this episode from the original Barbless Podcast John interviews Dr. Jack Stanford, one of the world's preeminent river geomorphologists and fishery biologists. Jack has studied rivers and fish across the North Pacific Rim from Kamchatka (Russia) to Montana. Our wide-ranging conversation includes Jack’s origins as an angler and scientist, his major research findings, and why he believes good habitat and wild salmon are the key to sustainable fisheries. The episode includes amazing stories, ...

    58 min

  2. NOV 30 · BONUS

    Interview with The Metal God - Bill Herzog

    A Black Friday special. In this episode I back to the clock to one of my favorite guests from the original Barbless Podcast back in 2020. I interview Bill Herzog – the Metal God, and one of the best steelheaders the planet has ever known. We talk his roots as an angler, why he loves spoon fishing, some of his best steelhead stories, and ultimately, why he has increasingly turned to swinging a fly. All that and more, so tune in if you want a history lesson on steelheading and a better understa...

    1h 7m

  3. NOV 4

    Five Adages of Swinging the Fly for Winter Steelhead

    In this episode John and Nick discuss and untangle five adages common to winter steelheaders. Such as: A short rod and Skagit line is all you need. You don't need to cast far, or wade deep, and your fly should be ticking bottom to have success. Last, don't set the hook, you'll just yank it from the fish's mouth, and always use a bright fly on a bright day, and a dark fly on a dark day. They take a deep dive and breakdown their experience with these beliefs and discuss which of them, if any, h...

    1h 58m

  4. OCT 15

    Hardcore History of Salmon with Bill McMillan

    This week, we repost an episode from the former Barbless podcast where I interview my father, Bill McMillan. We discuss the hardcore history of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and take listeners back in time to the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. how many salmon and steelhead were in the Columbia back then? How large were they? How early were they depleted? Tune in for answers to those questions, and more, to learn why those who fail to learn from history are doomed to rep...

    1h 23m

  5. SEP 30

    Introduction to the podcast and the traits that make each salmonid unique

    In this episode John and Nick kick off The Deep Wade with a discussion about their background in science, fishing, and conservation, and what makes different species of salmon, trout, and char stand out from one another. They take a deep dive into each species' strengths and how those evolutionary traits undergird their success in Nature -- such as diversity in steelhead, large body size in Chinook salmon, and body shape and swimming capacity in coho salmon. John and Nick close it out w...

    2h 51m

  6. SEP 14 · BONUS

    To set the hook or not when swinging flies for steelhead?

    In this episode John and Nick discuss whether they set the hook when swinging flies for steelhead and why. There are many facets to hooking and landing steelhead, and setting the hook is one of the more divisive topics. They both agree, however, that they almost always set the hook. They take a deep dive into why they share the same strategy, and as John notes, based on his data from hooking over 2,000 steelhead, the data suggests a clear result: He lands more fish when he sets the hook than ...

    46 min

  7. AUG 23 · BONUS

    Steelhead and their astonishing life history diversity

    This is a repeat episode from John's Barbless podcast back in 2020.Original description: In this episode, John breaks down the remarkable life history diversity of steelhead, including the benefits of rainbow trout, using very simple language to expand upon a very complex topic. His analogies and metaphors, such as what Danny DeVito, Ah'nold, and the Mountain have in common with O. mykiss, offer a unique glimpse into the attributes that make steelhead stand apart from so many other Pacific sa...

    47 min

  8. AUG 8 · BONUS

    Making sense of water temperature, steelhead, and implications for swinging flies

    This is a repeat of John McMillan's first Barbless Podcast episode on water temperature, steelhead, and how and why water temperature is critical to swinging flies.Original description from 2020: Winter steelhead season is almost upon us, and with it come colder water temperatures and higher stream flows. Water temperature is considered the master variable for salmon, steelhead and trout because it regulates their metabolism, which in turn determines how active fish will be. While many angler...

    42 min
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An in-depth podcast devoted to educating people about the latest fisheries and watershed science, a shared passion for fly angling, and their intersection and combined implications for conservation in a rapidly changing world. Tune in for monthly deep-dives into all things fish and fishing, along with monthly bonus episodes focused on topical issues and interviews with expert scientists and anglers. 

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  • Creator
    John R. McMillan and Nick Chambers
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Deep Wade Podcast
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