Rich Strolis's guest appearances

Rich Strolis

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Fly Fishing Journeys

The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast

Jen Ripple

John Shewey

Peter Stitcher

Linda Leary

Tim Flagler

Joe Brooks

Devin Olsen

Joe Humphreys

Joel Doub

Pat Dorsey

Tom Morgan

Tim Cammisa

Phil Rowley

Tom Rosenbauer

Jason Randall

OwlTail

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Rich Strolis from Simsbury Connecticut.  Rich always had a love of fishing, but became a more devoted fly angler shortly after starting his career as a state trooper.  He started fly fishing after working the night shift to help him decompress, and eventually was getting over a hundred days a year on the Farmington River.  Rich began guiding and tying flies as a second career, until deciding he needed more time with family.  Now that he has retired from his job as a trooper, Rich is selling flies and fishing more for himself.  We discuss techniques for tying more durable flies, the Housatonic River, and streamer tactics centered around patterns for reading and fishing different waters.You can find out more about Rich, pick up some flies for your next fly fishing adventure, or purchase his book "Catching Shadows" at his website:Catching Shadows.comIf you want more information on some of the topics we discussed try reading these articles published at WadeOutThere.comDon't Buy a Fly Tying Kit! A Beginner's Guide on How to Start and Keep Tying Your Own FliesTen Fly Tying Techniques I Learned the Hard WayFor more fly fishing stories, lessons learned, and artwork check out my blog and online gallery at WadeOutThere.com

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Rich Strolis from Simsbury Connecticut.  Rich always had a love of fishing, but became a more devoted fly angler shortly after starting his career as a state trooper.  He started fly fishing after working the night shift to help him decompress, and eventually was getting over a hundred days a year on the Farmington River.  Rich began guiding and tying flies as a second career, until deciding he needed more time with family.  Now that he has retired from his job as a trooper, Rich is selling flies and fishing more for himself.  We discuss techniques for tying more durable flies, the Housatonic River, and streamer tactics centered around patterns for reading and fishing different waters. You can find out more about Rich, pick up some flies for your next fly fishing adventure, or purchase his book "Catching Shadows" at his website: <a href="https://www.catchingshadows.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catching Shadows.com </a> If you want more information on some of the topics we discussed try reading these articles published at <a href="https://wadeoutthere.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WadeOutThere.com</a> <a href="https://wadeoutthere.com/dont-buy-a-fly-tying-kit-a-beginners-guide-on-how-to-start-and-keep-tying-your-own-flies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don't Buy a Fly Tying Kit! A Beginner's Guide on How to Start and Keep Tying Your Own Flies</a> <a href="https://wadeoutthere.com/ten-fly-tying-techniques-i-learned-the-hard-way/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ten Fly Tying Techniques I Learned the Hard Way </a> For more fly fishing stories, lessons learned, and artwork check out my blog and online gallery at <a href="https://wadeoutthere.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WadeOutThere.com</a>

WOT 136: Tying Durable Flies and Streamer Tactics with Rich Strolis

Kelly Galloup

Farmington River

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/138 Rich Strolis shares his story and how he has become known as one of the big streamer guys.  Rich breaks down how he designs flies and what he thinks about when coming up with new patterns. We hear which hooks Rich loves, how to determine what color to use for your patterns and why he gets fired up about the dumbing down of fly fishing.  Show Notes with Rich Strolis 04:50 - Farmington River Anglers Association 06:00 - Thomas Aimes Hatch Guide to New England Streams. 10:20 - Mike Schmidt is a friend and mentor of Rich. 11:40 - Charlie Craven was on the podcast in episode 125 here. 12:38 - Montana Fly Company is associated with Rich's brand and the fly fishing books he's written. 14:30 - Dean Finnerty was on the podcast in episode 19 and was another police officer that I had on the show. 23:18 - Catching Shadows is one of Rich's big books on his fly patterns. 26:40 - The HeadBanger Sculpin is one of the goto flies as well as the shucked up emerger is a good dry fly for Rich. 27:30 - The DDT Nymph was another fly noted here. 42:00 - Roman Moser came up with the present day beads. 45:00 - Rich notes how amazing the Ahrex hooks are and what they have going right now. 47:00 - Kelly Galloup was on the podcast in episdoe 52 and is still one of the best and longest yet. 54:30 - George Daniel were on the podcast is episode 55.  You can find Rich at CatchingShadows.com   Resources Noted in the Show Catching Shadows by Rich Strolis  Thomas Aimes Hatch Guide to New England Streams.  Videos Noted in the Show HeadBanger Sculpin  Conclusion with Rich Strolis Rich Strolis shares some great stuff today on fly tying and fishing with a focus on streamers.  Rich goes into a couple of solid rants as well that should get you thinking next time you are on the river. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/138

Show Notes: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/138" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/138</a> Rich Strolis shares his story and how he has become known as one of the big streamer guys.  Rich breaks down how he designs flies and what he thinks about when coming up with new patterns. We hear which hooks Rich loves, how to determine what color to use for your patterns and why he gets fired up about the dumbing down of fly fishing. Show Notes with Rich Strolis 04:50 - Farmington River Anglers Association 06:00 - Thomas Aimes Hatch Guide to New England Streams. 10:20 - Mike Schmidt is a friend and mentor of Rich. 11:40 - Charlie Craven was on the podcast in episode 125 here. 12:38 - Montana Fly Company is associated with Rich's brand and the fly fishing books he's written. 14:30 - Dean Finnerty was on the podcast in episode 19 and was another police officer that I had on the show. 23:18 - Catching Shadows is one of Rich's big books on his fly patterns. 26:40 - The HeadBanger Sculpin is one of the goto flies as well as the shucked up emerger is a good dry fly for Rich. 27:30 - The DDT Nymph was another fly noted here. 42:00 - Roman Moser came up with the present day beads. 45:00 - Rich notes how amazing the Ahrex hooks are and what they have going right now. 47:00 - Kelly Galloup was on the podcast in episdoe 52 and is still one of the best and longest yet. 54:30 - George Daniel were on the podcast is episode 55. You can find Rich at <a href="http://CatchingShadows.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CatchingShadows.com</a> Resources Noted in the Show Catching Shadows by Rich Strolis Thomas Aimes Hatch Guide to New England Streams. Videos Noted in the Show HeadBanger Sculpin Conclusion with Rich Strolis Rich Strolis shares some great stuff today on fly tying and fishing with a focus on streamers.  Rich goes into a couple of solid rants as well that should get you thinking next time you are on the river. Show Notes: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/138" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/138</a>

WFS 138 - Fly Fishing and Tying with Rich Strolis - Streamers, Farmington River, Catching Shadows, Kelly Galloup

Catching Shadows: A Conversation with Master Fly Designer Rich Strolis