Dangerous Fly Fishing

Episode 35 - Failing While Daring Greatly

Episode 35 - Chris and Matt in studio. Sean calls in. Shirts are in! Discuss the adventures and misadventures of the holiday weekend with family. Family time is quality time despite resulting expletives. Cooper does charity. Matt attempts fishing with Sean and their father to no success and equipment failure.  

Episode 34 - Rebel Yell (ing at sailboats)

Episode 34 - Chris and Matt in studio.  Why are sailboats still a thing?  Mexico fucks up and the boys almost got into a boating accident (almost hit by a sailboat).  Fishing sucked this week due to the weather but made it out anyway dodging rain clouds. Discuss fly tying and tenkara fishing. 

Episode 33 - Stay Strapped or Get Clapped.

Episode 33.  Matt tries an inadvertent type of dangerous fly fishing (the not good kind).  The boys discuss the first musky tournament of the year at Lake Arthur.  As the saying goes, the best days of owning a boat are the day you buy and the day you sell.  Boat, and operator error, pose issues for the tournament.

Episode 32 - Stealing from Seinfeld

Episode 32. Matt runs the Pittsburgh Marathon. Absolutely no fishing was done due to inclement weather. Discuss upcoming musky tourney. Progress on viking ship.  Essentially, a show about nothing due to the weather.

Episode 31 - The Viking Ship

Episode 31 - Matt informs the world he is building a viking ship.  It's out in the world so he has to do it now.  Cooper has no faith.  Place your bets!  Cooper provides review of his Lively Legs Net Holder.  Minimal fishing due to work and weather, but Cooper has a great day. Ross makes it out to the streams and fishes with Cooper and Matt.

Episode 30 - Like Fishing with a Todd-ler

Episode 30 - Todd catches his first fish and then trout fly fishing. Discuss nets and  making custom nets. Breaking jinxes. Chris finally figures out his GoPro. Zero luck with the toothy critters, but another good week fishing for trout on local waters.  Ross makes it out to fish, but doesn't find any luck.

Episode 29 - Best Marketing in the World

Episode 29 - Matt, Chris, and Ross in studio. Discuss the week's adventures fishing for trout. Cooper gets trout Sunday on the dry fly. Cooper updates his GoPro review again. Mixed weekend for Matt fishing for trout and toothy critters.  Matt goes lights out Monday  on Grannoms though, despite fishing being cut short due to loss of net.  Matt provides feedback on his new vest/backpack. Great marketing on Fishpond's part as Matt loses one net and almost loses a second (Fishpond nets).  Apparently the "net slot" is a ploy to get you to buy more nets. Ross updates regarding injuries, gun shows, and business.

Episode 28 - Opening Day of Trout and Cooper Sucks

Episode 28 - Todd Reed joins in studio. It's opening weekend of trout in Pennsylvania and Cooper sucked.  Matt has moderate success.  Clearly a lot of trout fishing rust had to be knocked off.  Matt catches a nice brownie with Cooper's assistance. Cooper provides a GoPro review. Discuss new equipment options for gear storage and camera usage. 

Episode 27 - Exxon Valdez (mini version)

Episode 27 - Plans are discussed for the upcoming opener for trout.  Discuss wish list items for chasing trout.  Matt has a minor Exxon Valdez situation requiring motor and raft repairs. No toothy critters this weekend.  Discuss future watercraft options as Smithfly has apparently gone under. Get ready for Cooper cam as Cooper will be finally breaking out his new GoPro.  

Episode 26 - Pavlov's Trout

Episode 26 - No much fishing this week due to work schedules.  Matt attempts a work weekend at camp, but he is thwarted in his efforts by fishing and rodents.  Not to let their little deaths be in vain, he has commenced training the trout to eat the mice.  First two disappear beneath ripples.  Mouse patterns in the summer should be epic behind camp.  Test run of the new fish finder on the raft with mixed results.  Matt loses focuses and misses a good fish.  Also, realizes the error in his strategy, but far too late.