Anchored Podcast

Mikey Wier is a lifelong angler, filmmaker, and conservationist based in California. Raised in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Mikey has spent decades exploring and documenting the wild waters of the American West. A passionate fly fisher and former professional snowboarder, he’s best known for his award-winning fly fishing films, including Soulfish and Fish Eye Films, which helped shape the modern fly-fishing film scene.
Gary Loomis is more than just a name on a fishing rod. Gary’s been at the core of the fishing industry for over fifty years, and he’s still going strong.
Murray cod are one of the most remarkable fish on this planet. Found only in Australia, Murray cod are a large freshwater fish that can grow over one hundred pounds.
Wil Flack is a Belizean-Canadian who splits his year between two countries. Wil is a steelhead and permit guide, a retailer
The Wooldridge family has been making boats for over 100 hundred years! In this episode of Anchored, Grant and April discuss the construction of Wooldridge boats and why they're so special.
At almost ninety years old, Joan Wulff is still instrumental in fly-casting, instruction, demonstrations, competitions and more.
Kevin Feenstra is a long-time Muskegon river fishing guide. He was one of the first people to swing flies for steelhead in the midwest, and his adaptations of the west coast’s swinging
Dean Butler's recognition extends far beyond the Southern Hemisphere. A famed off-shore captain, Dean has been at the heart of more fly-fishing world records than most.
Jim Rissling is the field program coordinator for the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society. A retired conservation officer, Jim devotes a great deal of his time training volunteers how to tag sturgeon.
You’ve likely seen Greg Senyo’s name printed on fly-tying packages hanging on fly shop walls around the world...
Rick Kustich is a fly-shop owner, guide, instructor, and the author of five fly-fishing books.
In this episode of Anchored, John and April continue their conversation about steelhead behaviour. They discuss fish memory, sensitivity to sound, and their behaviour underwater.
John McMillan has devoted his entire life to the protection of the West Coast’s wild steelhead stocks. John has lead multiple conservation projects