This is an incredibly interesting podcast. I never thought I would listen for an hour on a video about bugs.. I am a frustrated dry fly fisher and just getting into euro nymphing to try to increase my chances of finally being successful in trout fishing. Roger, and both of you, made this really fun to watch - a point Roger made numerous times about fly fishing - make it fun. Thanks to all of you, I learned way more than I expected and hope to learn more on your channel. Last point is I was not good at college and worked for 40 years in construction, but if I had a teacher like Roger, that might have been different. Bring him back - he has so much to share we all can benefit from. Thanks again - maybe now I can catch some trout!
That was really fun. Roger is great. Bring him on again. There is so much more to talk about. I would have listened for another hour no sweat. Sure appreciate all you guys do.
What a great interview! I've been thinking of taking an entomology class at the university in town, and I think this just sealed the deal. He brought up a handful of things I never would have thought of. You guys are knocking it out of the park with this channel!
Excellent information and Roger opens the door to better understanding why some popular flies work for your local waters and others do not. Please bring Roger back for discussions specific to traditional flies and the insects they represent..... maybe discuss sampling in more detail and then from the fly tying side connect the dots on how to adjust patterns to match the local hatch. Probably the most interesting and informative podcast I have ever watched. Thank You
Roger is beyond interesting, thanks for bringing him on the show! While he pretty much focuses his discussion on the Provo, there are some amazing nuggets that we can all learn from. 🎉🎣
The absolute best podcast I have ever heard. I was just going to listen to a couple of minutes but ended up listening to the entire episode. Funny and informative. great job by all
Thank you for this podcast! Very Interesting! Also points to fasinating career choices and a great need for Medical Entomology and Tropical & Infectious Diseases and Zooinotical Diseases! Not to mention saving the Environment. Thanks!
One of the few advantages of being an older trout nerd is that a lot of our learning came before RU-vid - so it required either direct observation or books. Many of the really significant books about trout fishing, and several written about fly-tying, are based on some serious and scholarly entomological research. One of the things I'd like to ask an entomologist fly-tying trout-nerd concerns the seasonal color changes of a trouts' natural foods. My observation is that insects that more closely mimic the colors in their immediate habitat are more likely to escape predation - and that is why color variations between rivers can be so significant, based on the different shades of the mineral and vegetable environment. In spring, new plant growth tends to be lighter and more vibrant. In both larvae and duns, I'll often use blends of light green, tan, and yellow for dubbing or hackle. As summer progresses I'll turn to darker shades, and typically smaller sizes for aquatic insects and larger for terrestrials. In fall when the leaves turn, it becomes reds, oranges, and darker browns. So why do we successfully use so much purple and blue in winter?
I’m used to be that guy that would not fish until I took samples in the river . This was some good motivation to start doing it again. Thanks for the thoughtful episode.
Fantastic Podcast - Roger, your awesome! If you come back (which you better), I'd love some tips on identification and more numbers behind growth cycles.
Amazing podcast…really fascinating stuff. Roger touched on fly size. Would like to know his thoughts on color and it’s role on trout fly selection when feeding.
Love to hear more about invasive species. We’ve all heard about whirling disease and others but is it like another virus or pandemic waiting to happen is so many of our rivers? bound to happen again? Felt, vs. rubber, micro plastics? How deep do we need to understand the food chain and how these things are effecting the invertebrates? Great show! Thx a ton!
You’d need to have on an optical physicist and analyst of sorts to understand the effects of light spectrum on materials and water. Only then we’ll know if they’re really eating purple.
Great stuff. You're going to have to get "Roahjer" back! I'd love to hear more about what makes entomologists laugh about what we think is true. Myths & flyfishing from an expert scientist who also fishes. Awesome. Cheers from downunder. PP
Excellent podcast, makes we want to learn more about this subject. Question; is there a way to identifying which patterns imitate the insect you are looking to copy?
