Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast Episode 2 With Kirk Deeter

Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast

This week on the Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast, Aaron talks with the Vice President/Editor in Chief of Trout Unlimited, Kirk Deeter. 00:00 Show welcome and Kirk Deeter intro 00:49 Thank you to our sponsors 02:14 Kirk comes on. 03:33 Aaron and Kirk pour a Rye Grain Straight Malt Whiskey from Real Spirits. 04:08 How John Wayne drank his whiskey 06:40 How Kirk became King of All Fly Fishing Media. 09:45 Kirk cops to being a fly fishing heretic. We talk carp. 12:26 Is there a print media renaissance? 14:25 Why does fly fishing produce so much great writing? 18:05 Kirk says something nice about Aaron’s book. 19:00 “Clarity, Simplicity, Honesty.” And the impact of social media. 22:55 The coolest adventures are close to home. 24:55 Kirk admits to loving Texas. 26:55 We talk about Kirk’s two early fly fishing books, Castwork and Tideline. 32:10 Shout-out to Steve Ramirez, Guadalupe bass, and Casting Forward. 33:55 The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing, and the upcoming Little Black Book of Fly Fishing. 38:10 How the VP of Trout Unlimited came to write a book about fly fishing for carp. Aaron and Kirk talk about the joys of fishing for mud marlin. 51:35 How to cobble together a living as a creative in the fly fishing world. 54:13 Shout-out to Willie. 58:39 Kirk admits to getting skunked on his last fishing trip. 59:55 Shout-out to April Vokey 1:00:25 Kirk talks about the big year the pandemic brought fly fishing. 1:02:30 One-hit wonders on the rivers, and “you can’t play in saltwater.” 1:03:08 Kirk cusses a little. 1:03:35 Name-dropping Josh Crumpton; gatekeepers vs. door openers. 1:05:55 Shout-out to Living Waters Fly Fishing 1:08:25 How do we create more diversity in fly fishing? 1:09:49 “People want to know how to fish. People want to know how to appreciate nature. What they want is a serious, honest, lasting connection to nature.” 1:13:05 “You don’t need to catch 30 fish in a day to call it a good day.” 1:18:54 Aaron and Kirk talk a little bit about diversity in fly fishing. Kirk has some good ideas. 1:27:05 Grace and humility, man. 1:28:15 Mary Gauthier’s “Mercy Now.” 1:30:45 Kirk’s perfect fly fishing trip. 1:40:55 Before signing off, Kirk and Aaron talk tarpon. 1:36:55 “Your boat, my boat.” 1:38:28 End Links: