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Anchored Podcast Ep. 36: Kevin Feenstra on Fishing the Muskegon River

June 26, 2016

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Kevin Feenstra is a long-time Muskegon river fishing guide. He was one of the first people to swing flies for steelhead in the midwest, and his adaptations of the west coast’s swinging tactics are revolutionary. In this episode of Anchored, April meets with Kevin to learn more about him and his guiding tricks.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Sky Furled Leaders.
Length: 48:28

April Vokey

April Vokey is a fly fishing writer, FFF certified casting instructor, fly-tyer, speaker, and host of the popular fishing podcast, Anchored. After ten years of guiding in British Columbia, she now splits her year between camp in northern BC and Australia.

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Our first stop was Lake St. Clair for musky. I had just finished filming our upcoming @Anchored_Outdoors class with @flyinspired and @rickkustich, and I was excited to put all my newfound knowledge to the test.

While musky fishing was tough, we managed to hook into some smallmouth and steelhead in one of the harbors (I fully admit those Great Lakes steelhead are even more impressive than I expected!)

Our trip wrapped up with a fun night of tying flies at @backpackersflyshop with the @ohiowomenonthefly crew and some of our Anchored members. Couldn’t have asked for a better group—the Midwest never disappoints.

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Larry’s daughter, Lauren, and I had met about five years earlier and stayed in touch here and there. I was happy to hear from her when she reached out and asked if we could arrange a trip to fish one of Larry’s favourite streams as a bit of a daughter’s memorial (Larry used to call me his doll—daughter of last life). It took a couple of years, but we finally made it happen. I met Lauren in NY, and with the help of the Dettes, we made it happen. I just know Larry was up there smiling, painting the skies with his distinct laughter as he watched us bond and share stories in the shop. Watching Lauren fall in love with fly fishing on the Beaverkill, just as her dad did, was something beautiful.

Cheers to Larry, endless gratitude to Lauren, and a heartfelt thanks to Craig, the Dettes, and Joan for making this all come together.

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