About this episode

In this episode, Jason Shemchuk talks with Taylor Todd about fly fishing experiences and the importance of camaraderie in the sport.

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Taylor Todd, from Helena, Montana. Taylor began fly fishing almost immediately upon beginning college at Oregon State. He was a volunteer firefighter and paramedic there, and his roommates at college and Lieutenant at the firehouse left him nowhere to go where fly fishing wasn’t a source of learning, camaraderie, and fun on the river. After school he moved to Wisconsin where he continued to pursue a career as a paramedic until one summer...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Shemchuk

Guest: Taylor Todd

Topics covered

• fly fishing
• camaraderie
• learning
• outdoor activities
• paramedic career

Keywords

• fly fishing
• camaraderie
• learning
• outdoor
• paramedic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oregon State, Wisconsin

Places: Helena, Montana

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