About this episode

Ed Emory discusses his extensive experience as a fishing guide on the South Fork of the Snake River and shares a remarkable story about a record-breaking brown trout caught by a client.

Ed Emory is a fishing guide on the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho who guides out of South Fork Lodge. He has guided for 36 seasons and logged about 67,000 guided river miles, which he points out is roughly 2.8 times the circumference of the globe with clients in his boat. He is known for targeting and landing exceptionally large brown trout and for an analytical, psychology-driven approach to guiding and fighting big fish.How big was the brown trout Ed Emory's client caught on the South Fork? The fish measured 30.5 inches, with a girth Ed describes as about as big around as his thigh and a pectoral fin large enough to cover his client's entire hand. It is the largest brown trout he has landed on the South Fork since his 31.2-inch brown in 2011, and it cleared the 30-inch mark that Idaho recognizes for a catch-and-release state record. The fish was caught, measured, photographed, and released on film. Who caught the 30.5-inch brown trout? A client named Caroline Langdale, whom Ed describes as a petite angler from Georgia, on her first-ever day fishing the South Fork. She turkey hunts and had caught saltwater fish such as tarpon and redfish before, and Ed credits that…

People in this episode

Host: Tom Rowland

Guest: Ed Emory

Topics covered

• fishing
• guiding
• brown trout
• river miles
• psychology in fishing

Keywords

• fishing guide
• brown trout
• South Fork
• Idaho
• Ed Emory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: South Fork Lodge

Places: South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho

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