A series of stories and interviews with legendary fly fishing guides across America. We tell the stories of living a life on the water and guiding clients on memory making experiences.
What happens when life throws an unimaginable curveball? In this week's episode, we speak with Steve Francisco, who found that fly fishing was his way to pivot after just such a moment. This is a really amazing conversation for those of us in the middle of life, wondering what the next chapter might look like. We hope you enjoy today's conversation as much as we did.
https://www.franciscoflyfishing.com
3 Oct 2026
North Carolina with John Conits - Haresear Fly Fishing
We have had the privilege of interviewing over 75 guides in our three years of doing the show. It's been one of the great pleasures of our lives. We never dreamed that when we started this, we would have the chance to talk to a fly-fishing czar from the kingdom of Bhutan, or a world-renowned guide in Chile, or find new and up-and-coming people from all over the world who have found their peace and joy in the sport of Fly Fishing — but we have, and it has truly been incredible. To hear the stories of people who are passionately pursuing the guide life has been inspirational and thoroughly rewarding.
This past weekend, I had the chance to fish with one of the guides we interviewed in season 3. Scott and I joke every time we finish an episode about how much we want to go fishing with the guide we just spoke with. In many ways, it’s a running theme on the show that we would love to quit our jobs and just be on the water every chance we get. But life and work get in the way of being out there as often as we might hope. But the planets aligned this past weekend when I took a trip to Greenville, South Carolina, to visit my youngest son at his college. We were there to watch his swim meet, but I reached out to John Conits, our first guide from the Deep South, and asked if we could take him up on the offer to go fishing together.
3 Oct 2026
Fly Fishing the Baja with Palapas Ventana
In this week's episode, we speak with John Ashley from Palapas Ventana on Mexico's Baja Peninsula. This is a fantastic conversation about the aquarium of the world and the amazing fishing in this special spot. We talked about how Baja is like California from 100 years ago, and how the slow pace of life is completely refreshing for those of us coming from the fast-paced world of the United States. Listen and enjoy this adventure, south of the border!
https://www.palapasventana.com
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