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Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Dave from the Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Blog interviews the biggest names in fly fishing and fly tying today. He digs out all of the best fly fishing tips and tricks to help you understand how to choose the right gear, find fish, present the fly, discover new patterns and much more. Find out about new rods, lines, techniques, knots, tying tools and unheard of tips along with great stories about life and the times of some of the most knowledgeable guides, shop owners, and fisherman from around the world. Season 1 covers all things steelhead fishing. Better understand topics like spey casting, nymphing vs. swinging flies, intruders, finding fish, conservation and finding new waters. Come join us for the current season and share the stories and great memories told by amazing people.

WFS 407 – David Gravette on Western Fly Fishing, Professional Skateboarding and Thrasher
byDave Stewart, David Gravette

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/407 

Presented By: Mavrk, Range Meal Bars, Stonefly Nets, Trxstle

Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors      

Pro skateboarder and fly angler, David Gravette, takes us into his world of broken bones and what keeps him going strong.

We hear about my connection to skateboarding back as a youth and how I first connected with David and where our connection in fly fishing in the northwest comes from. We also find out how he dealt with a toxic storage mess under his house.

Western Fly Fishing Show Notes with David Gravette

4:22 – David shares a story about his major shoulder surgery in 2017 and his hip dislocation and how fly fishing helped him recover from that and his depression.

13:13 – I ask him about his target species.

14:52 – He mentions KC Badger, angler and BMXer, who is one of the first dudes he ever fished with.

15:10 – He talks about his first Redington setup and his first rod which was his dad’s old fly fishing rod. He gives a tip on getting a good line for your setup.

17:50 – I tell about that time in grade school when I tried skateboarding. He shares his first memories of skating and his first time in a skate park when he was just 10 years old.

20:41 – We talk about the film A River Runs Through It. We had John Dietsch who was the stuntman for Brad Pitt in the movie in episode 135. 

23:20 – He shares his perspective on skateboarding now versus that time before the internet became a huge thing which he considers the golden years of skateboarding.

25:38 – He says how fishing keeps him sane every time he recovers from an injury.

28:49 – He talks about that time when he went out to fly fish while having a pin sticking out of his foot.

33:09 – I ask him what fly fishing trips he wants to do.

35:06 – He shares his opinion about how skateboarding now became more focused on one’s ability and skills to market himself on social media.

38:00 – He talks about some skateboarding tricks.

40:07 – He mentions some fellow fly anglers whom he learned fly fishing from like KC Badger and Kayla Lockhart.

42:35 – He tells his preferred waters to fish in. We also talk about his steelhead trip in Seward, Alaska which he considers his best day of fishing.

00:50:09 – We talk about The Nine Club skateboarding podcast.

00:50:37 – I ask him if he’s going to pursue fly fishing as a career or stick with skateboarding.

00:52:45 – He talks about his childhood and his dad who is also a fly fisher and an athlete back then.

00:55:39 – He shares the story of when he was a toddler and got lost out in a forest while they were camping.

00:58:07 – I ask him about his techniques in stillwater fishing.

00:59:26 – He tells one of his least favorite things about fly fishing.

00:59:58 – We share our encounters with rude fly fishers.

01:10:17 – He talks about scootering.

01:12:02 – He takes us to that time when he became a professional skateboarder.

01:15:00 – He talks about Creature Skateboards.

01:16:27 – He talks about the brand which kicked him off their company and the struggles and risks as he travels to skate.

01:23:39 – He talks about the dead crash. He also mentions some big names in the sport like Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek.

01:26:28 – I ask him about tropical fly fishing.

01:28:09 – I give him a tip on gloves. I recommend the Fox gloves from REI.

01:29:48 – I asked him about his plan for the next five years, and he shared this funny clip with The Illusion in Tosh.0.

01:32:35 – He tells the story of the oil spillage in their house which took four years to be fixed. It was the biggest residential contamination in Portland City history.

01:35:42 – I ask him about his skateboard tricks. He shares his trick that became his most significant mark on skateboarding.

01:38:18 – I ask about Thrasher Magazine. He tells his kayak of choice which is from Dagger.

01:39:55 – He tells his choice of weed. He gives a shout-out to his rolling paper company called Parachute Papers.

01:42:12 – He shares what he’s looking out for this year that gets him excited.

01:46:50 – We talk about his social media presence. He mentions his skateboards in Creature that feature fish graphics which include the Gravette Lures Pro Creature Skateboard Deck.

1:48:41 – I mention our episode with Kris Bare on urban carp.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/407 

WFS 407 – David Gravette on Western Fly Fishing, Professional Skateboarding and Thrasher
WFS 407 – David Gravette on Western Fly Fishing, Professional Skateboarding and Thrasher
February 2, 2023
Dave Stewart, David Gravette
WFS 406 – George Cook on Fly Fishing for King Salmon in Alaska – Kanektok River, Spey, Alaska West
January 31, 2023
Dave Stewart, George Cook
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January 26, 2023
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WFS 404 – Rod Building Supplies with Matt Draft at Proof Fly Fishing – Kits, Equipment and Tools
January 25, 2023
Dave Stewart, Matt Draft
WFS 403 – Trout Spey Fly Fishing with Kynslee Scott – Montana, OPST Groove, Steelhead
January 24, 2023
Dave Stewart, Kynslee Scott
WFS 402 – Maine Fly Fishing with Kevin McKay – Big Brook Trout, Dry Flies, On the Reel
January 19, 2023
Dave Stewart, Kevin McKay
WFS 401 – Our Alaska Fly Fishing Guide with Will Donnelly – FishHound Expeditions, Willie Nelson
January 18, 2023
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WFS 400 – The Mid Atlantic, Fly Fishing Festivals and PHWFF with Beau Beasley
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January 10, 2023
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