Podcasts by The Fly Tapes

Episode 24—Matt Smythe from 2019-04-07T19:20:19

In this episode, I sit down with poet Matt Smythe. 

From the American Fly Fishing Trade Association:

"A freelance...

Episode 23—The Cascadia Tour 2016 | Portland from 2018-09-09T23:52:06

In this abbreviated version of the 2016 Cascadia Tour stop in Portland, Oregon, we hear from author Cameron Chambers and writer/guide/badass Kate Taylor. 

Cameron is the author of the boo...

Episode 22—The Cascadia Tour 2016: Bend from 2018-08-10T21:47:02

In today's episode, we're going back to the early days of Writers on the Fly, with a reading in Bend, Oregon, that started off the first ever Cascadia Tour. This reading happened on November 1, ...

Episode 21—A Southern Wish with Riverhorse from 2018-07-24T01:18:56

Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate swung through the homestead in June, and we sat down to chat about what he's been up to this summer and do a reading of his piece, A Southern Wish, from Issue 8.2 o...

Episode 20—Chris Dombrowski from 2018-07-13T06:49:03

In today's episode, I chat with writer Chris Dombrowski. Chris' most recent book, Body of Water, was published by Milkweed E...

Episode 19—Will Rice from 2018-06-27T06:33:45

In today's episode, I chat with Will Rice, an East Coast native and Pacific Northwest transplant by way of Colorado. 

Will's work has been featured in The Denver Post, Listen

Episode 18—Chris Santella from 2018-06-11T04:56:27

In this episode, I chat with author Chris Santella about his early life, his ventures into writing about flyfishing, and the challenges of writing a book like Fifty Places to Flyfish Before You ...

Episode 17—Selected Readings 2 from 2018-05-30T04:09:26

First up in today's episode, author Langdon Cook reads "Silver Beach," from his first book, The Fat of the Land. Langdon is the author of three ...

Episode 16—Amanda Monthei from 2018-05-14T23:02:46

In today's episode, I chat with writer, firefighter, ski bum, and former yearbook making wizard Amanda Monthei. 

Amanda's work has been published in The Flyfish Journal, The Ski Journal, ...

Episode 15—Casey Underwood / Steve Duda from 2018-04-30T20:37:07

In this episode, I sat down to chat with artist Casey Underwood about growing in California and his development as an artist in the fly fishing world. 

Casey's work can be seen on the web...

Episode 14—Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate from 2018-04-16T00:32:45

In this episode, I chat with Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate about his early years in Texas, chasing waves and dreams around the world, and how he approaches writing about flyfishing, among other ...

Episode 13—Jay Johnson from 2018-04-02T01:20:19

Jay Johnson has chased exotic species of fish all around the world, but if you ask him what really gets him stoked, he'll probably start telling you about the trash clean-up/fly fishing clinics ...

Episode 12—Kirk Deeter from 2018-03-22T20:49:32

From AnglingTrade.com:

"Kirk Deeter is the editor of Angling Trade.  He is also an editor-at-large for  Listen

Episode 11—Geoff Mueller from 2018-03-04T16:36:48

"Geoff Mueller cut his editorial teeth working the Interior B.C. newspaper circuit. He came to The Drake in April 2010 to he...

Episode 10—Amy McMahon / Amanda Monthei from 2018-02-19T07:31:38

Amy McMahon likes bugs. I mean, she really likes them. When I visited her in Fort Collins, Colorado, I was amazed by her collection of beautifully preserved and displayed butterflies, dragonflie...

Episode 09—WOTF at Patagonia Ballard from 2018-02-04T03:02:50

In this episode, we take you inside the backbone of The Fly Tapes—Writers on the Fly. This episode features a recent reading in Seattle at the new Patagonia Work Wear store in Ballard. 

P...

Episode 08—Steve Duda from 2018-01-22T06:08:32

In addition to being one of the finest writers in fly fishing these days, Steve Duda has devoted the majority of his adult life to the art of editing, helping writers in various genres and disci...

Episode 07—Ann Bodle-Nash from 2018-01-08T20:08:21

Ann Bodle-Nash lives on a tiny island in northwest Washington State, where for the past couple of years she has been working on earning an MFA in Creative Writing through Listen

Episode 06—Selected Readings #1 from 2017-12-24T17:59:02

This week's episode starts off with Will Rice reading a piece about close calls with jet boats while searching for steelhead. It's called "Near Death by the Numbers." Will read this piece in Van...

Episode 05—Greg Fitz from 2017-12-11T05:11:05

Gregory Fitz is a lifelong midwesterner recently transplanted to the PNW. He doesn’t work in tech and he isn’t a Seahawks fan yet. Minnesotans wear flannel, too, so he might be grunge. 

A...

Episode 04—Jeff Galbraith from 2017-11-27T05:27:26

In 2001, Jeff Galbraith and his wife Jessie Lu moved from Idaho to Seattle and started frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal. Over the next eight years, that first title would be followe...

Episode 03—Langdon Cook from 2017-11-13T03:11:29

Episode 03 of the Fly Tapes features author Langdon Cook. From Langdon's website: 

Langdon Cook is a writer, instructor, and lecturer on wild foods and the outdoors. His books in...

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Episode 02—Dylan Tomine, Part 2 from 2017-10-29T01:05:42

Welcome to part 2 of my conversation with Dylan Tomine. In this episode, you'll hear Dylan read two pieces from the Portland stop during the 2016 Cascadia Tour: Luck and Salmon Dreams. You'll al...

Episode 01—Dylan Tomine, Part One from 2017-10-15T06:03:38

Dylan Tomine is "a writer, conservation advocate, blueberry farmer, and father, not necessarily in that order." His work has been published in Listen

Episode 00--Welcome to The Fly Tapes Podcast from 2017-10-04T04:10:11

Follow The Fly Tapes Podcast on iTunes and here at Syzygy Fly Fishing for enriching conversations with fly fishing writers and artists, and readings from some of the best new and old voices in t...

Coming Soon... from 2017-08-20T18:19:32

The Fly Tapes! A new podcast from Syzygy Fly Fishing and Writers on the Fly.

Stay tuned!