WAYPOINTS - with Jim Klug

About WAYPOINTS - with Jim Klug

WAYPOINTS is an informative and entertaining fly fishing podcast for those that fish ... and those that travel to fish. Adventure stories, destination discussions, travel news, location profiles, equipment recommendations, insider tips, and interviews with the most accomplished and interesting names in fly fishing and adventure travel.

Publisher

Jim Klug

Category

society & culture · sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Sept 2019

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 106 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Episode 99 - KELLY GALLOUP & CHARLIE CRAVEN - No Shortage of Opinions: Kelly & Charlie on the State of Flyfishing

   Host Jim Klug interviews fly fishing icons Kelly Galloup and Charlie Craven as they share candid opinions on the current state of the sport.

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Episode 98 - DARREN CALHOUN - On The Side of the Fish

   Ask Us A Question! Few people are as deeply connected to a river, a landscape, and a community as Darren Calhoun. A lifelong resident of Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation, Darren is an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, a descendant of the Eastern Shoshone, and someone whose family roots in the region stretch back generations. For more than three decades, he has worked as a guide, outfitter, business owner, conservationist, and advocate for the Wind River and the people who ...

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Episode 97 - CHRIS PATTERSON - Through the Lens: How Film Changed Flyfishing

   Ask Us A Question! Over the past two decades, film has fundamentally changed the world of flyfishing. It has introduced anglers to far-off destinations, inspired countless adventures, elevated conservation issues, created new fishing heroes, and transformed the way we see and experience the sport. From 1992's A River Runs Through It, to the early days of The Drake Video Awards and the Fly Fishing Film Tour, and now to YouTube, social media, and an endless stream of digital content, moving ima...

Inside a recent episode

Episode 94 - TOM McGUANE - Part Two: Writing Water

Published 27 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Why has Montana remained home for you while so many other places have kind of come and gone in your life, whether it was the Keys or I think you spent some time living in Europe, but always came back to Montana? Well, yeah. It's interesting. I look back because it just kind of came upon me over time. But I had a job on a ranch in Wyoming when I was in high school. That was your first taste to the West coming from Michigan. I had a girlfriend whose father was a Wyoming rancher. So he gave me a job. That can be a dangerous thing, by the way, for a young man. Yes. When your father... I know. So I came out and was on the Clarks Fork River and we were trying to be cowboys and And chasing all the calves on the ranch and getting in trouble with the manager. […]

Who has been a guest on WAYPOINTS - with Jim Klug

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kelly Galloup
• Charlie Craven
• Tom McGuane
• Wil Flack
• Steve Brown

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,532,195

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

85 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

90

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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