About this podcast
The Laguna Podcast, hosted by Andrés Spinetti, is an immersive podcast series that delves into the rich tapestry of fly fishing, conservation, and the cultural narratives surrounding the Texas Coast. Drawing from his extensive experience as a passionate angler and environmental advocate, Spinetti crafts episodes that offer both technical insights and compelling storytelling. What really makes the podcast stand out, though, is the way it celebrates the community. Andrés invites in folks from all walks of life—guides, conservationists, local legends—and lets them tell their life stories. These are the voices who have made the Texas Coast feel like home for countless people. It's the kind of show that makes you proud to be from the coast—or wish you were.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 100 episodes
- #100 Danny Payton: Shallow-Minded, Tunnel-Visionary//Payton's Bay · 2 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 100Today i sit down with the namesake behind paytons bay. a true creator, innovator, and pure bred fisherman. Danny payton sits down to talk to me about his life, the story behind…
- #99 Chuck Fultz - Airboats, TNT, Trout, & TIFT Politics · 2 h 38 min · Season 1 Episode 99Chuck Fultz joins me to talk about his life growing up in the LLM, the pursuit of what came next in skinnier water, running airboats around the bay with explosives, the politics…
- #98 Craig Woolly - LLM Early Days // Island Outfitters · 2 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 98Craig Woolly joins me to talk about his early fishing life, meeting and fishing with skipper ray, building island outfitters, big trout stories and theories, issues with the…
- #97 David Vera - El Jetty Worm//Silver Obsessions · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 49david vera joins me to talk about his story, growing up seeing the rocks and the fishery that they once provided. the pursuit of tarpon no matter what, and the problems presented…
- #96 Ryan Maza - LLM Shark Fishing · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 96Ryan Maza joins me to talk about his story, and the nuances of shark fishing in the LLM that keep him coming back every day. Enjoy.
- #95 Chuck Uzzle - Wakes & Drakes//Calcasieu Early Days · 3 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 95Chuck Uzzle joins me to talk about his life, early days in calcasieu, the obsession with fishing, giant trout, and much more. This is the first episode that is 3 hours, an…
- #94 Jake Haddock - Galveston Redfish & The Feather Foot · 1 h 35 min · Season 1 Episode 120Jake Haddock, inventor of the feather foot, joins me to talk about his life, tournament fishing, and the creation of one of my favorite additions to my skiff. Enjoy.
- #93 Rob Schumske - Redfish, Tarpon, and Hair Styling · 2 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 49Rob Schumske joins me to talk about his story, chasing redfish, & tarpon. From galveston to the keys. Enjoy.
- #92 Steve JR Ellis - Mansfield Perspectives · 1 h 46 min · Season 1 Episode 92LLM Legend Steve Ellis joins me to talk about the early days of mansfield, working for dial dunkin, fishing alongside wade, and chuck scates, aswell as some more historical…
- #91 Leo Salazar - Rocks, Scenes, & the Pursuit of Silver · 1 h 19 min · Episode 51Leo Salazar joins me to talk about fishing the rocks, traveling around the globe, and pursuing passions that are fly fishing and photography. Enjoy.
- #90 Ethan Getz - Bio-Acoustic Tagging Texas Trout · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 90Ethan Getz joins me to talk about results from a bioacoustic trout tagging program he is spearheading in Baffin Bay. Using the data to talk about trout behavior, and cyclical…
- #89 Julian Gomez - Lessons in the Laguna · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 89Julian Gomez joins me to talk about his early days fishing the Lower Laguna Madre, the difference between now and then, fishing along side bud rowland, and more. Enjoy.
- #88 Rick Guerrero - Passion 4 LLM Flounder · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 88Rick Guerrero joins me to talk about his early days, fishing with guys like wade dunkin & tom kilgore, his passion for the chess match that is flounder fishing, and more. enjoy.
- #87 Ray Box - Redfish, The Arroyo Lodge, & Sweat Equity · 1 h 43 min · Season 1 Episode 87Ray Box joins me to talk about his early LLM experiences, founding gruene outfitters, the arroyo lodge, and poling a shallow sport. Enjoy.
- #86 Jack Campbell - Texas Prestige · 2 h 53 min · Season 1 Episode 86Texas Coast Legend, Capt. Jack Campbell joins me to talk about his life and his experiences, almost three hours long, this is officially the longest episode to date. Enjoy. If…
- #85 Brett Greco - GrecosOnTheFly · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 85Brett Greco joins me to chat about his life, from montana, to the keys, to the llm. Quite a list of places to guide & fish. Enjoy.
- #84 Ali Besteiro - LLM Glory Days//Behind Bahia Lines · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 84Ali joins me to talk about the LLM in its heyday. Plus giving away some cool stories involving fishing a pretty protected area... Enjoy.
- #83 Tom Dorrell - Laguna Days · 1 h 48 min · Season 1 Episode 83Tom Dorrell joins me on the podcast to talk tarpon, trout, and his own story on the texas coast.
- #82 Tom Kilgore - LLM Pioneer Days · 1 h 28 min · Season 1 Episode 82Tom Kilgore joins me to talk about the LLM in its peak. Dodging trotlines, surrounded by redfish, crawling up to big trout on the sand. Enjoy.
- #81 Rob Phillips - Purpose Built Optics · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 81Rob Phillips joins me to talk about some of his own stories chasing marlin, and Purpose Built Optics. #FishWithPurpose
