Troutbitten
by Domenick Swentosky
Latest episode
Freewheelin' -- River Stories and Reflections
Freewheelin' -- River Stories and Reflections
About this podcast
Life on the water. Troutbitten is a deep dive into fly fishing for wild trout in wild places. Author and guide, Domenick Swentosky, shares stories, tips, tactics and conversations with friends about fly fishing through the woods and water. Explore more. Fish hard. And discover fly fishing at Troutbitten.com — an extensive resource with 1500+ articles about trout, friends, family and the river.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 214 episodes
- Freewheelin' -- River Stories and Reflections · 1 h 12 min · Season 21 Episode 4My friends and I have spent decades chasing trout all over the wooded valleys of our home waters and on some fun destination trips. I always say that if you spend enough time on…
- Wader Care and Wader Repair · 1 h 6 min · Season 21 Episode 3This podcast is all about about your waders — wader care and wader repair. You might think that if you take care of your waders, they’ll last forever, but that's surely not true…
- Everything About The Landing Net · 1 h 8 min · Season 21 Episode 2This one is all about fishing nets. We cover net types and sizes, handle length, bag depth and hoop width. We also discuss how each of us carries the net and how we access it…
- Doing the Opposite · 1 h 1 min · Season 21 Episode 1My friends are here with me to begin season twenty-one with a conversation about doing the opposite. Because if you’re struggling out there on the water, if the net hasn’t been…
- Fighting Big Fish #7 -- Everything All At Once · 46 min · Season 20 Episode 7For this season finale of our skills series on fighting fish we take questions and comments from the podcast audience. We cover the following: -- Fighting and landing big trout…
- Fighting Big Fish #6 - The Last Ten Feet, and In the Net · 51 min · Season 20 Episode 6This podcast is all about the the end of the fight. Everything we’ve walked through in the previous episodes gets you to the point where the fish is within range and just about…
- Fighting Big Fish #5 - Side Pressure! · 58 min · Season 20 Episode 5Side pressure puts real leverage on a fish. It's where control begins and power originates. All the other skills before this one set us up to maximize side pressure, with the…
- Fighting Big Fish #4 -- Planning, Positioning and The Fighting Stance · 39 min · Season 20 Episode 4Landing a good trout is more about planning, quick thinking and good technique than luck. And in this episode, we talk about being ready for a big fish. With a little forethought…
- Fighting Big Fish #3 -- Fighting Them Fast, The Tug-of-War and Knowing the Strength of Your Tools · 51 min · Season 20 Episode 3This third part of our Troutbitten Skills Series is all about the guiding principle of fighting fish fast. We talk about how this mindset guides our decisions and our movements…
- Fighting Big Fish #2 - Where to Fight Them · 50 min · Season 20 Episode 2Fighting trout in a river, creek or stream is all about the currents. So for this episode of our seven part skills series on fighting big fish, we talk about fighting fish…
- Fighting Big Fish #1 - The Hooks Set and What Comes First · 57 min · Season 20 Episode 1For Season 20 of the Troutbitten Podcast, we have seven episodes lined up for a Skills Series that's all about how to land the biggest fish of your life. Because, when you do…
- Freewheelin' - Out of Town Guides, Wet Flies, Stocking Over Wilds . . . and More · 1 h 14 min · Season 19 Episode 10In this Season 19 finale of the Troutbitten Podcast, we tackle a grab bag of topics. We call these episodes the Freewheelin' Troutbitten. This one was unintentional. We had plans…
- The Airing of Grievances -- Five · 1 h 11 min · Season 19 Episode 9We’re here for our fifth annual Airing of Grievances episode. We do this every June, at the end of the spring seasons of the podcast. We do it to have some fun, and we do it…
- Learning From Other Species and Other Styles · 1 h 9 min · Season 19 Episode 8Here's a good talk about other styles and other species, and how using a spinning rod or baitcaster can open up your fishing world to a more complete set of skills and a better…
- Tech Talk About Boots, Waders and More - In Deep with Kevin Sloan of Skwala · 1 h 15 min · Season 19 Episode 7Over the last few decades, fishing apparel has undergone a dramatic evolution. Today, we expect more than ever from our boots, waders, jackets, and shirts because we've grown…
- Fishing Angles - Upstream or Downstream? · 1 h 8 min · Season 19 Episode 6We’re here to talk about fishing angles. Are you wading upstream or down? And are you casting upstream or down? What’s your preference? Why do you make that decision? When, if…
- RIVERSIDE: Are Light Nymphs More Effective? Is Less Weight More Natural? · 17 minWhat’s the nymph really doing under there? How is it affected by the currents? And is the attached tippet dragging the fly unnaturally across, over, up or out of the natural…
- Season 19 Intermission - Catching Up, Leader Sales, Book, Beer, Film Fest and More · 41 min · Season 19For our Season 19 Intermission, my wife, Becky, joins me to check in on what's going on in the Troutbitten world. We talk about the upcoming leader sale in the Troutbitten Shop…
- Is There Really Anything to Figure Out? · 1 h 0 min · Season 19 Episode 5There’s something about fishing that leads us to believe that we can figure out what the fish want to eat that day — at that moment. Really, we want to believe that. And maybe…
- Taking the Next Step · 1 h 12 min · Season 19 Episode 4How do you get deeper into the game? Is it a choice or just good fortune? We live a life on the water, and a couple of episodes ago we talked about burnout — how a lot of anglers…
