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Anchored Podcast Ep. 255: Kathy Ruddick on Trailblazing, Owning BC’s Biggest Fly Shop, Invisibility and More

As the owner of Vancouver's iconic Ruddick's Fly Shop, Kathy has been a cornerstone of the fly-fishing community, combining her passion for the sport with her expertise in teaching fly fishing and casting. In this episode of Anchored, we take a closer look at how Kathy got into fly fishing, and I finally get to pick her brain after decades of curiosity about this amazing woman. The post Anchored Podcast Ep. 255: Kathy Ruddick on Trailblazing, Owning BC’s Biggest Fly Shop, Invisibility and More appeared first on Anchored Outdoors....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 127: Matt Suzuki on Fly Fishing in Japan

Matt Suzuki moved to Canada when he was in his early twenties. Folklore about BC’s fabled steelhead had made its way to him in Tokyo and soon he was doing...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 126: Paul Worsteling on IFISH and Drone Fishing

Paul Worsteling has been in the fishing business for 30 years. He’s filmed more than 500 episodes of his popular television show, IFISH, and doesn’t show any sign of slowing...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 125: Jan Kristensen on Fishing for Tarpon Out of a Float Tube

Jan Kristensen has fished all over the world. He grew up in Denmark but moved to Australia after earning his PhD in biotechnology....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 124: Jeff Forsee on Becoming a Full-Time Fishing Guide

Jeff Forsee epitomizes a good guide: professional, likeable, clever and fishy, but what’s really interesting about Jeff is that he’s living what many people would call “the dream.”...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 123: Choosing Your First Fly Rod and Reel

April discusses fly rods and reels with her husband, Charles. They spend the hour breaking down what someone just getting into the sport should know about making their first purchase....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 122: Guido Rahr on the Wild Salmon Centre

Guido Rahr is the president and CEO of the Wild Salmon Centre, an organisation focused on the health of salmonid populations of Canada, Russia, Mongolia and the USA....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 121: Rodney Fox on Great White Sharks

Rodney Fox was born in 1940 in South Australia. Growing up near water, he quickly developed a passion for swimming, spearfishing and the ocean—and he went on to become the...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 120: Jack Kos on a History of Brown Trout

Jack Kos is a New Zealand angler who studied law at the University of Canterbury. Since Jack’s teens, he has been fixated on the allure of brown trout in the...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 119: Bob Wyatt on Prey Image Theory

Bob Wyatt is an artist, author and long-time angler based out of New Zealand. Born in Canada, he has been fly fishing since the late ’50s. In this episode, April...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 118: Martin Taylor on New Zealand Fish and Game

Martin Taylor is the CEO of Fish & Game New Zealand, a non-profit organization focused on managing, maintaining and enhancing sportfish, game birds and their habitats....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 117: Spencer Greening on Indigenous Management of Ecosystems

Spencer Greening (La’goot) is an indigenous scholar from the Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 116: Jonathan Jones on Dirtbag Fishermen

Jonathan Jones, also known as Red Beard, has been known to stir the pot. As a relative newcomer to the fishing industry, Jonathan has no problem admitting that he’s here...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 115: Whitney Gould on Spey Casting and Trout Fishing

Whitney Gould is a Spey casting instructor and a six-time Spey-O-Rama casting champion. She is a full-time fishing guide who started guiding in Alaska before adding Oregon, California and Montana...

Anchored Podcast Ep. 114: Brett Seng on Photography and Integrity

Brett Seng is one talented outdoor photographer! Over the years, Brett has been a fishing guide, a consultant to hunting companies and created the ShuttleSnap app....

Anchored Podcast Ep. 113: Tom Bie on the Drake Magazine

Tom Bie founded The Drake Magazine in 1998 and he has grown it to be one of the most respected magazines in the industry. With some of the finest fishing...
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