The MEND Fly Fishing Podcast

Author: Joe Rotter

Hosted by Joe Rotter and we talk all things fly fishing and some hunting. Discussions include nymphing, streamer fishing, fly fishing, bad ass casting, saltwater, and too much technical crap to list here.
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Genres: Sports, Wilderness

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Episode 85 - Blue-Winged Olive Bonanza: Small-Flies, Big Fish
Episode 1
Wednesday, 5 November, 2025

Joe Rotter goes solo and covers a week of fishing highlights: a long-running blue-winged olive hatch, precise small-dry fly tactics with ultralight rods, and tips for slow hook sets. He also talks about jig streamers, a strong worm bite after rain, new Gray Watermaster Kodiaks at Red's, and the value of vintage and modern Sage rods. Listeners get practical gear notes (sink-tip and single-fly rigs, New Zealand indicators), tying tips for squirmy worms, and advice for spotting and targeting pods of feeding fish during hatches.