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.
The Deep Wade Podcast
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 anglers closely watch stream flows, far less attention is usually paid to water temperature, and especially how water temperature changes with stream flow to create different conditions that favor different fishing tactics. You want to be a more efficient steelheader? Listen to John describe how he used his scientific background to analyze 22 years of steelheading data to breakdown how you should change your approach depending on the conditions.