Ep 164: Fishing the Wind River Area, with Jeramie Prine

Jeramie Prine is the owner and head guide of Dunoir Fishing Adventures near Dubois, WY. In this episode, we discuss fishing in the Wind River area, including seasons, hatches, species, and different types of water, as well as grizzly safety and the importance of protecting our public lands. Website: www.dunoirfishing.com Instagram: @dunoirfishingadventures Facebook: /wyomingflyfishguides Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlin Boyer is a guide at Angler’s Covey and the lead instructor for the Professional Fly Fishing Guide Program at Colorado Mountain College. She has been guiding in the Colorado Springs area for nearly a decade and has lots of experience on the “tougher” rivers in CO, such as the South Platte. In this episode, we talk about why she prefers time on the water without her kids, how brand deals can become exhausting, the hatches we get in CO, and fishing some of CO’s famous waters such as the South Platte and the Arkansas. Instagram: @pixiek8  Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Spaulding is an angler, runner, and writer who has published work in the Flyfish Journal and the Drake, among other publications. In this episode, we talk about her experiences fishing the alpine of Washington as well as Puget Sound, her tips on being a better fishing writer, how she has dealt with a hyper-focus on fishing, and a story of getting stuck on Christmas Island due to a storm. Instagram: @ink_and_flyline Website: https://sightlinesstudio.com  Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Payton Skidmore is a native fish enthusiast, Utah Cutt Slam holder, Western Native Trout Challenge participant, and the creator of the Skiddy Fishing Youtube channel. In this episode, we talk about tenkara, filming fishing trips, what’s special about native fish, his yearly list of goals, catching suckers and whitefish, and where he stands in the WNTC and Utah Cutt Slam. Facebook: /payton.skidmore/ Instagram: @skiddyfishing Youtube: link @skiddyfishing  Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Buckmaster is a fisheries supervisor with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. In this episode, we talk about all things Lahontan cutthroat trout. We discuss what his job entails, other desert species such as pupfish, the evolution of Lahontan cutthroats, the various morphs, how to fish for them, and much more. Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Schottenham is a curator at the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester, VT. In this episode, we talk about all sorts of things related to the history of fly fishing, including influential people, the value of historical pieces, the first mentions of the sport, the evolution of rods and reels, notable flies, tenkara, and much more.   Website: AMFF.org Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy McDonnell is a backpacker and a neuroscientist at the University of Utah. Specifically, Amy studies the effects of time in nature on the brain. In this episode, we discuss how various time spans spent in nature affect the brain, the benefits people self-report after spending time outside, whether directly interacting with nature (for example, fishing) has a more pronounced effect than other kinds of time spent outdoors, and much more. Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley Peters is an angler, conservation communicator, and board member for the Outdoor Writers Association of America. In this episode, we discuss her work on a trail crew in Alaska, how to communicate the importance of conservation effectively, how to avoid the doom and gloom often associated with conservation work, how she has had to adapt her outdoor pursuits in light of a chronic illness diagnosis, and her upcoming trip to the Boundary Waters. OWAA Instagram: @owaa_official OWAA Facebook: /OWAAonline/ OWAA Website: OWAA.org  Substack: link Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Kustich is the Great Lakes Editor for Swing the Fly and an avid angler of both steelhead and muskies. In this episode, we talk about fishing for both species in New York, including how steelhead in New York compare to the other Great Lakes tributaries, what to do when the muskies aren’t biting, how Rick uses an overhand cast with a two-handed rod, and much more. Swing the Fly: link Instagram: @rickkustich Website: rickkustich.com Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawn has been a guest on the show many times. Last time he was on, we joked about doing an episode about aging as a backpacker. He’s back today to do just that. There is relatively little fishing talk in this episode, since most of the hardship of getting old relates to getting to the fishing spot, not the fishing itself. We discuss changes he’s noticed as he has gotten older, gear considerations, injuries, recovery, preparation for the season, and much more. Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices