#90 - BIRCHY

#90 - BIRCHY

From The Outer Side by Tony Crooke

June 7, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 4 · Episode 90

About this episode

Sam 'Birchy' Birch shares his inspiring life story as a tour guide and fishing expert in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Sam 'Birchy' Birch is a tour guide in the East Kimberley region as the owner of Birchy's Fishing Tours, a Barra fishing expert, and one of the Traditional Owners of Balanggarra Country - covering some 2.9 Million Hectares of beautiful, remote, and rugged wilderness in the Top End of Western Australia. Birchy has a phenomenal life story - marked by tragedy, trauma, addiction and crime. Despite all this adversity, he has turned his life around and is now clean, sober, and living his best life on the traditional lands of his ancestors, living from the land and sharing his deep love for country with people on his guided tours and through his work with Men's Groups. Birchy is a truly inspirational man who should give hope to anyone who is struggling in life, proving that there is always another option, and that you can achieve anything you set your mind to. To see more of Birchy and to find more info about his Fishing Tours - IG: www.instagram.com/birchys_fishing_tours FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093158780233 Web: www.birchysfishingtours.com.au GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH - shop.theouterside.com.au Follow our Socials - IG…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Crooke

Guest: Sam 'Birchy' Birch

Topics covered

  • fishing
  • inspiration
  • personal transformation
  • wilderness
  • tourism

Keywords

  • fishing tours
  • personal story
  • addiction recovery
  • traditional land
  • Barra fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Birchy's Fishing Tours

Places: East Kimberley, Balanggarra Country, Western Australia

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