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Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast

180 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings

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3 Concepts to Fly Design-Matt Bennett

March 06, 2020 12:09 - 47 minutes - 86.2 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with Texas based fly tying ninja, Matt Bennett. Here's the breakdown: 00:00-1:42: Welcome and proper pronoun usage. 1:42-7:34    : Live events           Thursday March 26th-Holland, MI: Fly Tying Demo (Butt                Stuff), Live Podcast, Music, Giveaways and more!           Saturday April 18th- I: Live Podcast,             Music and Microbrew— Orvis,           Thursday May 7-, Georgetown,                Texas Music for Aaron Reed’s ...

Building Fiberglass Rods with Chris Barclay

March 01, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MB

Season 3 Episode 23: OFFICIAL Show Notes….. 00:00-02:07 : Bill’s going to Texas and Tom Foolery 02:08-6:22   : Jeff gets kicked off a frozen pond 6:23-7:24     : New show notes description  7:25- 12:45   : In other news- 12:46-12:47  : Chris Barclay’s Interview begins 12:47-16:01  : Why is everyone calling Chris Barclay Justin? 16:02-17:38  : Chris Barclay switches from headset to phone and talks about his “on hold” music. 17:39-18:51   : Barclay’s depressing play list entitled “Hope.” 18:54...

Panther Branch Bug With Brandon Bailes

February 23, 2020 18:06 - 54 minutes - 100 MB

This week on the Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast Jeff Troutman talks with fly tying guru Brandon Bailes. A really fun interview! 0:00- Bill and Jeff's Tom Foolery 8:37- House Band's Extremely Offensive Name 9:55- Jeff imitates Bill's Mom and Offends More People 10:25- Interview with Brandon Bailes 10:26- How Brandon met Aaron Reed, Chris Barclay, Brad Boone and Other RNP Crew. 16:50- Shout out to Bayou City Angler and Project Healing Waters 20:00- Shultz Outfitters' Dirty Dozen  24:0...

Musicians on the Fly-Dan Iead

February 16, 2020 19:02 - 45 minutes - 83.4 MB

This week on the Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing podcast Jeff Troutman talks with Brooklyn based musician Dan Iead. Dan has been featured on projects including Norah Jones' Daybreak Album and Tour, Austin City Limits and multiple tv spots. Dan found fly fishing like a lot of other guests, he found it in a time of a unique life transition. "It (fly fishing)was something that brought me close to another human." Dan's Instagram:  

Fly Fishing Austin with Aaron Reed

February 09, 2020 19:36 - 46 minutes - 84.3 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with Texas based author and angler, Aaron Reed. Aaron Reed is an award-winning outdoor writer and Army veteran. He currently splits his time between his native Texas Gulf coast, where he drives a tugboat, and his home near the banks of the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Texas. He is a founding member of the Texas Streams Coalition and has worked for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. When he is not working, chances are you can find ...

Tennessean Josh Bean

February 02, 2020 17:14 - 24 minutes - 45 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with Tennessean Josh Bean about fly fishing Tennessee.   Episode links:

Traveling To Cuba With Jon Covich

January 26, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutes - 87.6 MB

This week host Jeff Troutman talks with global traveler Jon Covich. Jon Covich has spent the last 25 years immersed in the fly fishing industry and has been one the Pacific Northwest’s tackle reps for the past 20 years. He currently represents Outcast, Thomas & Thomas Fly Rods, and Galvan Reels. In addition to his business as a tackle rep, Jon has traveled to many of the world’s best fly fishing destinations, as both an angler and a professional photographer. Jon is an expert on fishing and t...

The Bum Diary

January 19, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 97.2 MB

This week Jeff talks with Janelle and Trent of the Instagram account The_Bum_Diary. Trying to find their American dream, Janelle and Trent work seasonal jobs around the country to fuel their travel to exotic fly fishing destinations. Living out of a van, their wanderlust has taken them around to the world from Yellowstone to New Zeeland. They host their own Bum Diary podcast available on all major podcasting platforms.  Episode Links: Instragram: @the_bum_diary      

Call of the Wylde Bill and Jeff

January 12, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 57 MB

This week Wylde Bill and Jeff talk about cures for chronic masturbation, starting a cult, illegal fireworks, and of course…fly fishing!

Local Angler-Kim Sears

January 05, 2020 18:51 - 47 minutes - 86.1 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with local angler and friend Kim Sears. Born and raised in Middleville, Michigan, Kim grew up on the Thornapple River fishing for bass.   “I got away from fly fishing in my 20s when I tried the bass tournament scene for a few years.  When the tournament fishing became work, I lost a lot of the interest that got me into it and went back to fly fishing and tying my own flies.” It took him a couple tries to find the right woman that understo...

Red Headed Angler-Hannah Kramer

December 29, 2019 21:00 - 37 minutes - 68.9 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with social media influencer Hannah Kramer. After her father passed Hannah inherited some of his fly fishing gear and realized why her father was so passionate about the sport. Jeff reached out to Hannah after she posted about a “break” from her social media. In this crazy world of constant posting, comparing and social anxiety we are seeing social media habits changing and we discuss the future of outdoors in social media.   Sponsors: ww...

Award Winning Author Keith McCafferty

December 22, 2019 22:14 - 1 hour - 129 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with #1 New York Times bestselling author Keith McCafferty. Keith is the survival and outdoor skills editor of Field & Stream, and the author of The Royal Wulff Murders; The Gray Ghost Murders; Dead Man’s Fancy; Crazy Mountain Kiss; which won the 2016 Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Novel; Buffalo Jump Blues, which won a Will Rogers Medallion Award for Best Western Author and was and O Magazine “Must-Read Book of the Summer” 2016...

Native Atlantic Salmon-David Hartlin

December 15, 2019 18:16 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with David Hartlin. David was introduced to fly fishing, specifically Wild Atlantic Salmon by my late grandfather at the age of 8 years old and their relationship, like many in the fly fishing community, was extremely close and memorable.   “Hooking and landing my first Chromer on a dry fly, tipping the scales at around 15 lbs. I can still remember my legs shaking so bad as my grandfather laughed about it with joy! And just like that we S...

Fish Untamed-Katie Burgert

December 08, 2019 21:00 - 41 minutes - 76.4 MB

This week Remote. No Pressure. fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with Katie Burgert. Katie Burgert grew up fishing the warm water rivers of PA but now spends most of her time chasing trout in the mountain streams and lakes of CO. Getting away from the crowds by hiking into the backcountry is her favorite way to fish, and she used that passion to start a website dedicated to backcountry fly fishing called Fish Untamed. She also hosts the Fish Untamed Podcast, which covers all things...

Jeff & Wylde Bill

December 01, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MB

This week Jeff and Bill talk fly fishing, holidays and catfishing with a ziplock back of Gravy train. Sponsor Links: Discount Code (RNP20) Discount Code (Remotenopressure) In Other News Link:

Thanksgiving Episode

November 27, 2019 19:09 - 12 minutes - 22.6 MB

This week Jeff takes a minute to say thanks! It’s been a great year with family, friends and fly fishing. Special thanks to our sponsors:   (Discount Code RNP20)   (Discount Code RemoteNo Pressure)   (Discount Code Remote15)

Zen Fly Art With John Piacquadio

November 24, 2019 21:00 - 52 minutes - 96 MB

This week fly fishing podcast host Jeff Troutman sits down and talk with Jon Piacquadio owner of Zen Fly Art. The reason Jeff sat down with John is because of John’s approach to both fishing and life. “Mindfulness and meditation is something that had become important to me in the last couple of years... especially the concept of accepting the present moment as a means of reducing suffering. I had come to realize that fly fishing and fly tying had always been an active meditation that keeps me...

Fly Fishing With Whiskey Leatherworks

November 18, 2019 01:26 - 44 minutes - 81.5 MB

This week Dan and Ally Earnest sit down and talk with us about fly fishing, family, and their journey into business, Whiskey Leatherworks. After meeting each other in the South East, they decided to pack up everything they own and move to Missoula with nothing more than a dream to live and thrive in the West. “In 2013, Whiskey Leatherworks began with friends brainstorming over a garage workbench, next to a keg of home brew.  Our intention then was the same as it is today. We wanted to create ...

Fishing With Shannon Constantinides

November 10, 2019 21:00 - 45 minutes - 82.5 MB

Shannon Constantinides is a PhD Candidate at Florida Atlantic University, where she specializes in using advanced applied biostatistics to study population health and healthcare economics. As a family nurse practitioner, Shannon has spent most of her career in orthopedics and sports medicine, caring for individuals across the spectrum:  weekend warriors, high school to professional athletes, and members of the US Olympic and Paralympic teams. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Shannon wa...

The Conservation Angler-David Moskowitz

November 03, 2019 21:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MB

This week Jeff talks with the David Moskowitz, Executive Director of the David talks with us about their organization and his journey into fly fishing and why he believes it's important to advocate for wild fish and fisheries.  The Conservation Angler is a watch-dog organization that holds public agencies, countries and nations accountable for protecting and conserving wild fish for present and future generations - using all legal, administrative and political means necessary to prevent the ...

Brad Boone and Brushy Creek

October 27, 2019 20:00 - 43 minutes - 78.9 MB

This week Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast host Jeff Troutman talks with Brad Boone. Dr. Boon currently serves as the Medical Director for Vascular Surgical Services at Heart Hospital of Austin at St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Austin Chapter of HeartGift Foundation. Needless to say Brad has a pretty intense job. He found fly fishing when he was kid fishing ponds in Mississippi and has used it as a tool to help him manage stress...

Hemispheres Unlimited with Justin Witt

October 20, 2019 20:00 - 46 minutes - 84.9 MB

This week Remote. No Pressure. host Jeff Troutman talks with Justin Witt. Justin Witt is a philosophically disabled fly tier who spends six months of every year running his , and the other six months wandering the world with his wife and young daughter looking for new places to fish and worrying about the meaning of life.  Previous works of his have appeared in a variety of publications including , , and . Justin was also the the winner of the Remote. No Pressure. writing contest with his sto...

Fly Fishing Iowa

October 13, 2019 20:00 - 43 minutes - 79.8 MB

  This week we talk with Iowa farmer Holden Asmus about his story "Stream of Dreams." He was the second prize winner in our short story contest. He talks about his story, fly fishing in Iowa and what farmers are doing to protect our water! An excellent episode. Check him out on Instagram Sponsors: Discount Code RNP20 at checkout discount code REMOTENOPRESSURE for 20% off and free shipping

What's Going On In Georgia? -Fly Waters

October 02, 2019 03:07 - 50 minutes - 93 MB

This week Jeff talks with the Joe and Tony over at With a goal to educate and inspire fly anglers, Tony and Joe has set up some excellent social accounts that represent the fly fishing and it's community very well.  "Fly fishing in itself is a culture that we feel needs to be promoted, protected, and preserved." - Fly Waters . They offering our listeners 20% and free shipping with the discount code remotenopressure at checkout They're offering 20% off at checkout with the discount code RNP2...

Season 2 Finale!

August 04, 2019 20:30 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MB

Another hilarious episode with Bill and I! This week we announce the winners of our short story contest, talk about our upcoming time off and give details about the halloween video contest. Like last year, we’ll be taking off to prepare for next season and we could not be more excited! So many big things happening around here, it’s going to be hard to contain ourselves and not launch season three early! In our off season we’ll still be sending out our newsletter, so if you haven’t already sig...

Musicians On The Fly-Thomas Fountain

July 28, 2019 20:30 - 46 minutes - 86.9 MB

This week Jeff interviews country artist Thomas Fountain. In November 2016 Thomas released his hit “Sometimes God Whispers” landing him the number on voted up and coming local artist. He’s shared the stage with artist like Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakum, Charlie Daniels and Chris Stapleton, but when he steps off the stage he finds inspiration in the outdoors. 

Boating For Cicadas-Dave Zielinksi

July 21, 2019 20:30 - 38 minutes - 72.6 MB

This week Jeff talks with builder Dave Zielinski. After seeing his film  Jeff had to talk to him! Check out this week's episode and listen to how and why Dave chose to build a wooden drift boat to coincide with the 17 year cicada hatch.          

Justin Carf In The Twin Cities

July 13, 2019 18:21 - 48 minutes - 88.7 MB

This week Jeff talks with Justin Carganini. Located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Carf is a freelance videographer, photographer and editor and we reached out to him because of some of the great content he puts out on social media. An excellent guest! Here are a few of his links worth checking out!  

Open and Accepting

July 07, 2019 20:00 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MB

Does preference matter? This week, Jeff and Bill talk about the writing contest and about RNP’s open and accepting values. Not here to judge or argue nature vs. nurture, but here for everyone. We do, however, believe your preferences have a lot to do with your environment and how you were raised. So whether you choose Tenkara, dry flies, spey or maybe you experimented with spinning gear that one time back in college, we still love you and accept you the way you are. Enjoy the show.

Windy City. Muskie Madness.-Robert Tomes

June 29, 2019 22:42 - 56 minutes - 103 MB

This week, Jeff talks with Chicago native Robert Tomes about the historical in Chicago and fly fishing for Muskie! World’s Fair of 1893 brought people from around the country to the Windy City. This was the year the first ever “Open To The World Scientific Angling Tournament,” was held. This put Chicago on the map for the sport of tournament casting. Over the years, this pier and competition has drawn thousands of tourists and has helped usher in new equipment and techniques of all aspects, ...

Short Story Contest with Jeff and Bill

June 23, 2019 19:30 - 28 minutes - 51.4 MB

This week Jeff and Bill shoot the breeze and announce their first ever RNP short story contest. Winners will be awarded with items from our sponsors at , and more! Submissions are due on or before July 21st and winners will be announced on our August 4th episode. Winners will have their stories published on our blog and mailing list and will be interviewed on our podcast. We're super excited about hearing your great stories!

The Anglers of Ohiopyle-Alex Charlton

June 16, 2019 20:00 - 43 minutes - 79.5 MB

This week Jeff interviews RNP listener and film maker, Alex Charlton. Charlton and recently released their film, . The small riverside town of Ohiopyle, located along the Youghiogheny river, is a 135-mile long tributary of the Monongahela. Stone Road Media set out to tell a story about the river and the anglers who fish the Youghiogheny river watershed. It’s not just a story about a river, but it’s a story of how a river contributes to the life of both the anglers and their small town.

Podcasting With Landon Dekeyser

June 02, 2019 20:00 - 45 minutes - 82.4 MB

This week, Jeff talks Landon Dekeyser host of . His podcast covers all types of fishing, including fly fishing. Landon is also extremely passionate about conservation serving on the board for the . You can check out his podcast on most podcast platforms or on his website

TU and Asian Carp with Taylor Ridderbusch

May 26, 2019 20:00 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MB

This week Jeff talks with Taylor Ridderbusch, the Great Lakes Organizer for Trout Unlimited.  He works to educate TU membership on legislative issues in the Great Lakes Basin and connect members with their legislators.  His efforts focus on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Asian carp, net-pen aquaculture, conservation funding and public lands.  He grew up in Northern Wisconsin hunting, fishing and camping and now lives in East Lansing, MI.  

A Night In Pittsburgh

May 19, 2019 20:00 - 38 minutes - 70.5 MB

This episode we recap our visit with the . Bill and I had a great time and people at the Pittsburgh chapters were incredibly nice and welcoming! Check out our story and hear some tunes. We look forward to visiting them again soon.

Mike Tayloe-Emergency Man

May 13, 2019 01:16 - 50 minutes - 95.9 MB

This week Jeff talks with Mike Tayloe. “Tayloe” as he’s known by, has been involved in pre-hospital emergency care for the past two decades focusing on remote and wilderness medicine. As director of operations and co-founder of  he has provided remote medical services from Mount Everest to Antarctica. Tayloe guides for several fly fishing outfitters in Colorado and for Lakutaia Heli Fishing in Cape Horn-Patagonia, Chile.   Tayloe has combined his passion for fishing with his profession as a w...

Chasing Natives-Cameron Cushman

May 05, 2019 20:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MB

This week Jeff talks with Cameron Cushman, a filmmaker and avid fly fisherman.  He lives in South Florida and travels the country in search of various fish species living in their native environments, from saltwater to high mountain streams.  His recent video, , documented him and a companion fishing for native species of trout in the southwest.  Cameron’s video helped bring the native fish message to a younger audience and was the first in a series of native fish videos he is planning to rel...

Jon LaDeau of the National Reserve

April 28, 2019 20:00 - 41 minutes - 76.8 MB

This week, Jeff talks with Brooklyn-based guitarist and songwriter . Along with touring the world with his band , Jon is also an avid outdoorsman and fly angler.  Growing up, Jon cut his fly chops nymphing on New Jersey streams. Highlights of his career include the release of their new album Motel La Grange and having the pleasure of sharing the stage with Tedeschi Trucks, Amy Helm, John Moreland, Lukas Nelson and many more.  Along with playing with his current band, Jon is also working on a ...

Woody Platt on Fly Fishing And Music

April 21, 2019 16:33 - 56 minutes - 103 MB

This week, Jeff talks to Woody Platt from the Grammy Award winning bluegrass band . Formed in 2000, the Steep Canyon Rangers have blazed their own trail, weaving elements of folk rock, pop, country and traditional blue grass. They’ve also collaborated with artist like Larry Campbell, Jerry Douglas and legendary producer Joe Henry. Before The Steep Canyon Rangers, Woody was a fishing guide in his native North Carolina where he continues to guide to this day. It was fly fishing that connected W...

Trolling For Trout-Michael Crittenden

April 14, 2019 17:46 - 43 minutes - 80.2 MB

This week we talk with award-winning , songwriter and performer Michael Crittenden –founder and frontman for folk-rock’s – who has deep roots in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a biding passion for music that’s earned him widespread praise as an in-demand producer, player, studio owner and collaborator. A graduate of the in Boston, Mass., Michael has performed most of his life, sharing stages with the likes of John McVey, Todd Rundgren, Shawn Mullins, Jonatha Brooke, Hootie & the Blowfish, The ...

Riverside Coffee With Phil Wingo

April 07, 2019 19:13 - 42 minutes - 77.2 MB

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago Phil played hockey and fished his local ponds. Phil combines his love for community and love for fly fishing with coffee. A couple of years back Phil launched out on his own and started Sandhill Coffee. Their mission at Sandhill is to provide customers with an ethical and environmentally conscious experience. “No matter our hobbies or backgrounds, so many of us start our day with a cup of coffee. It’s easy to overlook such a simple staple, and yet, coffee ...

Brain Surgeon Gerald Veeckmans

April 01, 2019 00:10 - 40 minutes - 73.7 MB

This week Remote. No Pressure. goes international as Jeff Interviews 56 year old neurosurgeon Gerald Veekmans. The husband and father of three children offsets his stressful job with fly fishing. Every year Gerald and his buddy travel abroad from the Seychelles to Mongolia and even Montana. This interview will make any American really appreciate the public lands that we have access to.

Jen Ripple Talks With Merrill Robinson

March 25, 2019 00:40 - 57 minutes - 105 MB

This week interviewed the Editor-In-Chief of .  Jen has been seen on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, featured in many media outlets including Outside Magazine, The New York Times, Trout Magazine and Blue Ridge Outdoors, who named her one of six women who are revolutionizing the fly fishing industry. In addition, she can be heard on podcasts with Orvis, The Woman Angler and Adventurer, The Kayak Fishing Show, The 12th Story, The Itinerant Angler, Fish on the Brain and others. She is a memb...

Fly Girl Ann Miller

March 18, 2019 00:50 - 49 minutes - 91.1 MB

Ann Miller has been fishing her entire life, but can now say that she has been exclusively fly fishing for more than half that time. A life member of Fly Fishers International and Trout Unlimited, she decided to become more active in the Great Lakes Council of the FFI over 20 years ago, becoming editor of the now defunct newsletter, The Leader. Editing quickly lead to writing, and before long she was penning essays for other publications. Tom Helgeson encouraged her to submit her work to Midw...

Musicians On The Fly-Keith Scott

March 10, 2019 23:16 - 43 minutes - 80 MB

Not long after his parents bought him his first guitar in the early 80’s, packed up his clothes and gear and headed north to the Windy City. After hearing Muddy Waters and seeing movies like the Blues Brothers, Keith couldn’t help but chase down his dream of playing blues for a living. Shortly after his arrival in Chicago, he was spending the nights at the city’s greatest blues clubs, as well as some of its most obscure and down-home West Side haunts, meeting the best of the city’s blues mus...

Musicians On The Fly- Drew Nelson

March 03, 2019 17:40 - 58 minutes - 108 MB

Michigan-born songwriter joins us for a conversation on fly fishing, music and the progression of life. The world traveler has performed internationally with artists like Melissa Etheridge, Edward McCain and John Gorka. Drew’s songwriting ability is amazing and I could go on and on about his musical accomplishments, but after we started talking I realized the interview and Drew was about so much more. Drew brings insights about life. He’s been through some crap and has come out the other sid...

Musicians On The Fly Grant Braudrick

February 24, 2019 22:01 - 51 minutes - 94.6 MB

This week we talk with 33 year old musician and fly angler . After a stressful and suffocating job in the insurance industry, Grant decided to pursue fishing and music full time. After Edgar Diaz (Season 2 Episode 3) asked Grant to provide some music for a video he was producing for Sightline Edgar asked him to come on board as a . He is also a rep for Rainy’s Flies. “It’s a daily grind, like anything good in this world, to stay afloat. I’m blessed to have a great music booking agent, Ken Wel...

Fly Fish Food With Uncle Cheech

February 17, 2019 18:31 - 56 minutes - 103 MB

Creative fly tier and avid angler Clark (Cheech) Pierce spends a little time with us on the Remote. No Pressure. podcast. He talks with us about his journey with his company and how they’ve grown a simple into a fly tying empire. Cheech enjoys the creative side of tying and enjoys making patterns out of unique materials. His flies have been featured in magazines This Is Fly, Southwest Flyfishing, Fly Tyer and more.

The Fly Fishing Fight Doc Alex Constantinides

February 11, 2019 00:40 - 53 minutes - 98.2 MB

I reached out to Dr. Alex like I do most of our guests. He had an interesting Instagram feed and appeared to have a great story. A fly fishing doctor who is not only a family physician, but stands ringside at mixed martial arts events to ensure no one dies. I figured blood, gore and dry flies would make for a great episode and I was not disappointed! As we wrapped up, I thanked Dr. Alex for being on the show and asked him how he could be contacted. He began to tell me about his foundation. Af...

Next Gen Fly Fishing With KC Badger

February 03, 2019 20:01 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MB

Rivers and streams once occupied by tweed fishing jackets and bamboo creels have been flooded with flat bill caps and tattoos. No doubt we’ve seen a shift in the demographic of fly, but is this the future? This week on the Remote. No Pressure. podcast we talk with KC Badger. He has a passion for BMX, Motocross and most of all fly fishing. He gives us an insight into the life of a passionate fly angling millennial and insight into the future of the sport.

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