Episodes
June 3, 2024
141. Summer fishing, festivals, plans, trips, and family time
In this episode, we chat about how we fly fish in the summer months. Summer fishing for trout can be difficult in North Carolina as water temperatures rise. We discuss how we approach trout fishing and how we chase other spec...
May 28, 2024
140. David Coggins on his new book, "The Believer: A Year In The Fly Fishing Life."
David Coggins is a New York Times best-selling author and fly fishing enthusiast. He writes for several publications, his substack, and has written two fly fishing books. In this episode, we chat with David about his most rec...
May 20, 2024
139. Dr. Bryan Gill from The Storied Outdoors on his new book "Jesus Is."
In this episode, Joshua sits down with Dr. Bryan Gill and recaps a fun adventure in the creek with their kids and then tells us all about his new book "Jesus Is: A 31 Day Devotional On The "I Am" Statements of Jesus." Hear mo...
May 13, 2024
138. Seeing the outdoors through the eyes of our kids with April Vokey of Anchored Outdoors.
April Vokey needs little introduction to the fly fishing podcast community. Hosting one of the largest fly fishing podcasts as well as being the membership coordinator for Anchored Outdoors, she has developed a passion for te...
May 6, 2024
137. Recapping the 2024 Father/Son Retreat and recent time on the water.
In this episode, Joshua and Caleb recap the 2024 father-son retreat at Lake Logan in Western, NC. Six dads and their sons came for an epic weekend of time on the water and intentional time together. This weekend has become on...
April 29, 2024
136. David Perry from Southeastern Fly. Sharing tips and tricks for fly fishing success.
In this episode, David Perry from Southeastern Fly in Murfreesboro, TN joins us to talk about his fishing journey from the smokies to middle Tennessee. He now hosts guided fishing trips on his drift boat for several different...
April 22, 2024
135. Creating Positive Experiences On The Water and Fly Fishing New Mexico with James Garrettson of About Trout.
James Garrettson has been consumed with fly fishing since he was 10 years old. At 14 years old he was the youngest employee at his local Orvis. In this episode, we dive into James passion for fly fishing and how it has led hi...
April 15, 2024
134. The Dads On The Fly Ultimate Fly Bracket (Part 2. Champion Announced)
March Madness has always been a huge deal in our home. Every year since we were young we spent time filling out our brackets and then watching the big dance and pulling for our teams to pull the upset. We figured what better ...
April 1, 2024
133. The Dads On The Fly Ultimate Fly Bracket (Part 1)
March Madness has always been a huge deal in our home. Every year since we were young we spent time filling out our brackets and then watching the big dance and pulling for our teams to pull the upset. We figured what better ...
March 25, 2024
132. The Driftless and a heartwarming fly shop story with Lance Prado of Root River Rod Co.
In this episode, we learn about the driftless area from Lance Prado of Root River Rod Company. The driftless area is characterized by steep hills, forested ridges, deeply carved river valleys, spring-fed waterfalls, and cold-...
March 18, 2024
131. Providing a high quality experience for teenagers to learn fly fishing and the outdoors. Joshua Garris of Curtis Wright Outfitters explains all about NC Trout Unlimited's Rivercourse.
In this episode, Joshua Garris joins us on location to share a fantastic opportunity in Western NC for teenagers to learn to fly fish and learn all about enjoying and conserving the excellent outdoor resources in North Caroli...
March 11, 2024
130. Recapping the rainiest day of fishing and watching our friends catch all the fish with Chad Fouts of Smoky Mountain Angler and Bailey Landreth.
In this episode, we recap our recent trip to the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee. After hanging out and meeting Chad Fouts, manager of The Smoky Mountain Angler, a fly shop in Gatlinburg and Knoxville, he told us we had to ...
March 4, 2024
129. Spey fishing in Alaska with Eric Locker of All Alaska Outdoors.
In this episode, we chat with Eric Locker, @aktroutspey on Instagram and he teaches us all about spey fishing. Having never spey casted before, Eric helps us learn all there is to know and get started in spey fishing. Eric gr...
Feb. 26, 2024
128. Managing a century-old trout hatchery with Ty Walker of Smoke In Chimneys.
In this episode, we speak with Ty Walker of Smoke In Chimneys. Several years ago Ty and his family moved to New Castle, Virginia to bring back to life a small private trout hatchery. The hatchery, originally built in the 1930...
Feb. 19, 2024
127. Valuing adventure: tales of ministry and fatherhood with Eric Partin.
In this episode, we're joined by Eric Partin. Eric is the founding pastor of Shoreline Church in Destin, FL and is also a captain that loves to chase redfish inshore. In our conversation with Eric we learn about his salvation...
Feb. 12, 2024
126. Coaching Our Kids
In this episode, Joshua and Caleb reflect on what it's like to coach our own children. Having 20 years of coaching experience between us we've developed our ideas for how to coach kids effectively. However, coaching our own k...
Feb. 5, 2024
125. Ultimate adventures in Alaska with Dr. Bob Ledda of All Alaska Outdoors.
In this episode, Joshua and Caleb chat with Dr. Bob Ledda of All Alaska Outdoors. We were introduced to Dr. Bob Ledda through a video that Wild Fly Productions created while on a trip to Dr. Bob’s lodge. After hearing about h...
Jan. 29, 2024
124. Behind the scenes of the Dads On The Fly film with Jesse Males of Backwater Fly Fishing
In this episode, we sit down with Jesse Males of Backwater Fly Fishing to recap a weekend of filming the Dads On The Fly story. Back in November of 2023 Jesse flew up from Florida to spend a long weekend with us at our home i...
Jan. 22, 2024
123. Failing forward in the creative process and fishing with Dylan Bo Carlile of Carlile Fly & Fowl.
In this episode, we speak with Dyaln Bo Carlile of Carlile Fly & Fowl. Dylan is a young father and has been fishing his whole life, but really began fly fishing about 10 years ago. He's been a listener to Dads on the Fly sinc...
Jan. 15, 2024
122. An experienced white water kayaker learns to fly fish. Lessons from the river with Pastor Heath Davis.
In this episode, Joshua and Caleb are joined by Pastor Heath Davis of Pinnacle Church in Canton, NC. Local to western North Carolina, Heath grew up fishing with his family in some of our favorite streams. Before entering the ...
Jan. 8, 2024
121. Capt. Kyle Schaefer on building a premier lodge in the Bahamas with his family.
In this episode, the dads talk with Kyle Schaefer of Soul Fly Lodge in the Berry Islands of the Bahamas. Kyle started Soul Fly Outfitters in the Northeast helping clients chase stripers and teaching all about conservation whi...
Dec. 18, 2023
120. Creating the sharpest fly tying tools with Herb Theodore of Anadromous Fly Company
In this episode, Joshua and Caleb chat with a long time friend of the podcast, Herb Theodore of Anadromous Fly Company. Herb has been fishing as long as he can remember and started fly fishing as a teenager. He was fortunate ...
Dec. 11, 2023
119. Flashback Episode: What is your why? Reflecting on why we do a podcast and why we fly fish.
As we approach the end of the year, it is often a time of reflection. Part of that, we think, needs to be examining why we do what we do. In this flashback episode from a couple of years ago, Joshua and Caleb try to define th...
Dec. 4, 2023
118. Fishing high water in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A Learning Experience.
In this episode, Joshua and Caleb have a conversation about fly fishing after a big rain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They discuss some tips that helped them find success and some things they learned along the ...