About this episode

Dax Messett shares his journey from Medford, Oregon to becoming a nomad angler guiding in various locations.

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Dax Messett, from Medford, Oregon. Dax moved to the Lake Tahoe area after college to pursue his love for the outdoors, and immediately found fly fishing as another way to explore. He started his fly fishing journey on the Truckee River, and later began guiding in the surrounding Northern California streams and lakes. Next, came year round guiding, winters in New Zealand, and a relationship with adventure that felt more normal with than wi...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Shemchuk

Guest: Dax Messett

Topics covered

• fly fishing
• outdoor adventure
• guiding
• travel
• exploration

Keywords

• fly fishing
• guiding
• Lake Tahoe

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Medford, Oregon, Lake Tahoe, Truckee River, Northern California, New Zealand

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