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The Destination Angler Podcast

The Destination Angler Podcast

By: Steve Haigh: Angler and Podcaster
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 The Destination Angler podcast is THE podcast for anglers who travel. We go to the source, the local guides & experts, to build your knowledge of top fly fishing locations around North America.GuideShareAngler, LLC
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  • Can the Big Hole Recover? With Jim Olsen

    Can the Big Hole Recover? With Jim Olsen
    Feb 12 2026

    Episode 164 of the Destination Angler Fly Fishing Podcast – February 12, 2026

    Today our destination is the Big Hole River in southwest Montana — a place trout anglers have revered for generations and home to the last native Arctic grayling in the Lower 48. But is this storied fishery at a crossroads? Trout numbers are lower than they've been in decades, even as anglers still find good fish. So what's really happening out there — and what will it take to turn things around?

    Jim Olsen, Fisheries Biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, gives us the facts.

    With host Steve Haigh.

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    Contact Jim Olsen: JimOlsen@mt.gov | 406-533-8451

    Destination Angler Podcast:

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    Redd's Flies

    Premium flies, tied with purpose. Redd's is a family-run company built around premium, hand-tied flies that actually hold up and flat-out catch fish, delivered to your doorstep in days, not weeks. A portion of every order goes directly to organizations protecting trout habitat and restoring rivers.

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    TroutRoutes

    The #1 Mapping Resource for Trout Anglers. Podcast listeners can try one month of TroutRoutes PRO for FREE by clicking the link in the episode description. Explore 50,000 trout streams with TroutRoutes today. Get 1 Month Free

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    Got Fishing

    Crafting world-class fly-fishing adventures specially designed to your level of experience and budget.

    Facebook @GotFishingAdventures Instagram @GotFishing

    High N Dry Fishing

    Where science and performance meet. Check out the full lineup of floatants, line dressings, and sighter waxes at www.highndryfishingproducts.com

    Facebook @highndryfishingproducts Instagram @highndryfishing

    Comments & Suggestions: host, Steve Haigh, email shaigh@DestinationAnglerPodcast.com

    Available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Recorded Dec 11, 2025
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Blue lining Virginia's Blue Ridge with Mark Taylor

    Blue lining Virginia's Blue Ridge with Mark Taylor
    Jan 29 2026

    Episode 163 of the Destination Angler Fly Fishing Podcast – January 29, 2026

    Our destination is the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia—steep, green, and loaded with incredible trout water if you know where to look. We're blue-lining small mountain streams with Mark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director for Trout Unlimited and one of the most respected outdoor writers in the country. Virginia might be the most underrated fly-fishing state in the East. Freestone brook trout streams high in the mountains, spring creeks in the valleys, and big rivers loaded with trout, smallmouth and muskies. Stick around—we're breaking it all down.

    With host Steve Haigh

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    Contact Mark Taylor:

    Destination Angler Podcast:

    • Website
    • YouTube
    • Instagram & Facebook @DestinationAnglerPodcast

    Please check out our Sponsors:

    High N Dry Fishing

    Where science and performance meet. Check out the full lineup of floatants, line dressings, and sighter waxes at www.highndryfishingproducts.com

    Facebook @highndryfishingproducts Instagram @highndryfishing

    Redd's Flies

    Premium flies, tied with purpose. Redd's is a family-run company built around premium, hand-tied flies that actually hold up and flat-out catch fish, delivered to your doorstep in days, not weeks. A portion of every order goes directly to organizations protecting trout habitat and restoring rivers.

    Facebook @ReddsFlies Instagram @ReddsFlies

    TroutRoutes

    The #1 Mapping Resource for Trout Anglers. Podcast listeners can try one month of TroutRoutes PRO for FREE by clicking the link in the episode description. Explore 50,000 trout streams with TroutRoutes today. Get 1 Month Free

    Facebook @troutinsights Instagram @TroutRoutes

    Got Fishing

    Crafting world-class fly-fishing adventures specially designed to your level of experience and budget.

    Facebook @GotFishingAdventures Instagram @GotFishing

    Comments & Suggestions: host, Steve Haigh, email shaigh@DestinationAnglerPodcast.com

    Available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Recorded Dec 4, 2025
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • New England's Best Kept Fly Fishing Secret? The Upper Connecticut River

    New England's Best Kept Fly Fishing Secret? The Upper Connecticut River
    Jan 15 2026
    Episode 162 of the Destination Angler Fly Fishing Podcast – January 15, 2026 Our destination is the Upper Connecticut River—a remote tailwater in far northern New Hampshire that delivers outstanding fly fishing with remarkably light pressure. In this episode, I'm joined by veteran guide Bill Bernhardt, a 20-year Orvis-endorsed guide and co-owner of Points North Outfitters in Pittsburg, NH. Bill explains why this system fishes more like a Western tailwater than classic New England water—and why it remains one of the region's true sleepers. We talk trout and landlocked salmon, seasonal strategies, favorite fly patterns, remote ponds, and the miles of public access that make solitude easy to find for anglers willing to explore. Plus, tales of huge Atlantic Salmon, landlocks pushing 30", guiding a blind man, and mistakenly trespassing on Ted Turner's Patagonia paradise. 🎣 Is the Upper Connecticut River New England's best-kept fly fishing secret? You decide. With host Steve Haigh Be the first to know about new episodes. Become a subscriber Contact Bill Bernhardt: · Points North Outfitters · Facebook | Instagram @pointsnorthnh · YouTube Destination Angler Podcast: WebsiteYouTubeInstagram & Facebook @DestinationAnglerPodcast Please check out our Sponsors: Got Fishing Crafting world-class fly-fishing adventures specially designed to your level of experience and budget. Facebook @GotFishingAdventures Instagram @GotFishing High N Dry Fishing Where science and performance meet. Check out the full lineup of floatants, line dressings, and sighter waxes at www.highndryfishingproducts.com Facebook @highndryfishingproducts Instagram @highndryfishing Redd's Flies Premium flies, tied with purpose. Redd's is a family-run company built around premium, hand-tied flies that actually hold up and flat-out catch fish, delivered to your doorstep in days, not weeks. A portion of every order goes directly to organizations protecting trout habitat and restoring rivers. Facebook @ReddsFlies Instagram @ReddsFlies TroutRoutes The #1 Mapping Resource for Trout Anglers. Podcast listeners can try one month of TroutRoutes PRO for FREE by clicking the link in the episode description. Explore 50,000 trout streams with TroutRoutes today. Get 1 Month Free Facebook @troutinsights Instagram @TroutRoutes Comments & Suggestions: host, Steve Haigh, email shaigh@DestinationAnglerPodcast.com Available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Recorded Nov 13, 2025
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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