About this episode

In this episode, Jason Shemchuk talks with John Duncan about fly fishing tactics in small freestone streams and high country lakes in Telluride, Colorado.

In this episode we WadeOutThere with John Duncan, from Telluride, CO. John grew up learning to fly fish in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, hiking and backpacking to access fishing in small streams and remote lakes. His love for the mountains drew him to attend college in Colorado Springs, CO, where he fell in love with the weather, the skiing, and the fishing. Telluride, became the perfect place for him to grow a life around the fly fishing industry. John has been a guide, ...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Shemchuk

Guest: John Duncan

Topics covered

• fly fishing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• high country lakes
• small streams

Keywords

• fly fishing
• Telluride
• Colorado
• hiking
• backpacking
• small streams
• high country lakes

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Telluride, CO, Washington State, Olympic Peninsula, Colorado Springs, CO

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