Anchored Podcast Ep. 19: John Hazel on Guiding, Steelhead and Fly Fishing for Trout

John Hazel On Guiding, Steelhead And Fly Fishing For Trout
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John Hazel has played an important role in the development of Spey fishing in the Pacific Northwest. John began guiding thirty-seven years ago and has been a key player on the Deschutes river where he and his wife, Amy, live, guide and run a fly shop. In this episode of Anchored, April meets with John to see if he’ll publicly share some of his opinions and insight.  

This episode is sponsored by Hatch Outdoors.

Buy John’s DVD: Advanced Spey Casting with John and Amy Hazel
Length: 58:33

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