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
10 episodes
Shane Anderson, film-maker, on his trip snorkeling the Elwha River
In this episode I interview filmmaker Shane Anderson as we discuss our snorkel survey in the upper Elwha River in the summer of 2020. The trip required a 16-mile hike, then more hiking to access the upper canyon, snorkeling 6-miles in the rain ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:24:04
Interview with Navajo Flyfisher Ruth Simms
Another interview from the original Barbless OP Flyfishing Podcast. In this episode John interviews Ruth Simms, an angler and engineer from the PNW who is also a Native American that loves to fly fish. Ruth has been fishing since a young ...
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1:29:52
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 (Rus...
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58:21
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 ta...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:06:48
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....
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1:57:39
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 ...
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1:22:54
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 i...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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2:51:29
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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45:46
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 la...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:54
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 u...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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41:48