Anchored Podcast

Andy Weiner is a passionate fly angler and the author of Down By the River⁠, an award-winning children’s book that celebrates the joys of fly fishing and family. In this episode of Anchored, we dive into his story—the one beyond the pages.
Jeff Forsee epitomizes a good guide: professional, likeable, clever and fishy, but what’s really interesting about Jeff is that he’s living what many people would call “the dream.”
April discusses fly rods and reels with her husband, Charles. They spend the hour breaking down what someone just getting into the sport should know about making their first purchase.
Guido Rahr is the president and CEO of the Wild Salmon Centre, an organisation focused on the health of salmonid populations of Canada, Russia, Mongolia and the USA.
Rodney Fox was born in 1940 in South Australia. Growing up near water, he quickly developed a passion for swimming, spearfishing and the ocean—and he went on to become the South Australian Spear Fishing Champion at age 22.
Jack Kos is a New Zealand angler who studied law at the University of Canterbury. Since Jack’s teens, he has been fixated on the allure of brown trout in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bob Wyatt is an artist, author and long-time angler based out of New Zealand. Born in Canada, he has been fly fishing since the late ’50s. In this episode, April meets with Bob in New Zealand to discuss his “prey image” theory, trout fishing and the early days of steelhead fly fishing.
Martin Taylor is the CEO of Fish & Game New Zealand, a non-profit organization focused on managing, maintaining and enhancing sportfish, game birds and their habitats.
Spencer Greening (La’goot) is an indigenous scholar from the Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Jonathan Jones, also known as Red Beard, has been known to stir the pot. As a relative newcomer to the fishing industry, Jonathan has no problem admitting that he’s here to bring the entertainment.
Whitney Gould is a Spey casting instructor and a six-time Spey-O-Rama casting champion. She is a full-time fishing guide who started guiding in Alaska before adding Oregon, California and Montana to her resume.
Brett Seng is one talented outdoor photographer! Over the years, Brett has been a fishing guide, a consultant to hunting companies and created the ShuttleSnap app.
Tom Bie founded The Drake Magazine in 1998 and he has grown it to be one of the most respected magazines in the industry. With some of the finest fishing writers, it’s not hard to see why.