Episode 202 - Tom Howe

About this episode

Tom Howe joins Chris to discuss saltwater fly fishing, fly design, and the nuances of fishing across different coasts.

Tom Howe, a West Oz Fly Angler, Cocos Island Guide and fly design professor. Look... if you want to hear some over thinking stuff about Saltwater Fly Fishing and fly design.. this show will be audio syrup for your ears. Tom and Chris dissect deep in to fly design, the difference in flats fishing from the East Coast to the West coast and ways to fast track your fishing skills. To be fair there is some talk about Bream on fly, but to balance that out we get a Cocos Island Guide to weigh in on "Do Bumpies Eat", the answer may shock you. We also talk about the IGFA record Trigger fish and Bonefish that was caught under Tom's guiding, and what its like progressing as a newbie during this modern time of social media influence. So so much, a real smorgasbord of food for thought. This is one we have been looking forward to for a long time. This show presented by - Power Pole, Beast Brushes, Kettafly, Nervous Water and Flats Craft.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Andrew Volter

Guest: Tom Howe

Topics covered

• Saltwater Fly Fishing
• fly design
• flats fishing
• fishing skills
• Bream on fly
• IGFA record fish
• social media influence

Keywords

• fly fishing
• fly design
• Bream
• Cocos Island
• IGFA record
• Trigger fish
• Bonefish
• social media

Sponsors

Power Pole, Beast Brushes, Kettafly, Nervous Water, Flats Craft

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