Dean Finnerty's guest appearances

Dean Finnerty

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

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James Johnson

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Henry Winkler

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Danny DeVito

Jeff Morgan

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Babe Ruth

Pat Dorsey

Rick Takahashi

Pete McBride

Jeff Currier

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In this episode John has Dean Finnerty on the podcast for a wide-ranging conservation about Dean's background growing up as an angler in the Pacific Northwest and his eventual profession as a conservationist with Trout Unlimited. Dean's first career was as a police officer, which eventually led him to become an undercover detective during the heat of the drug wars in the 1980's and 1990's. Imagine balancing your passion to fish for steelhead while also being an undercover operative in a biker gang? And then retire and transition to being a fishing guide and conservationist.   Tune in this week to hear about Dean's journey, and how he found his love for steelhead, what he has learned during his 20 years of protecting salmon habitat, and why he thinks anglers need to be involved in conservation and ultimately, listen to him and John discuss what they think the future of steelheading looks like in the PNW.   Support the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode John has Dean Finnerty on the podcast for a wide-ranging conservation about Dean's background growing up as an angler in the Pacific Northwest and his eventual profession as a conservationist with Trout Unlimited. Dean's first career was as a police officer, which eventually led him to become an undercover detective during the heat of the drug wars in the 1980's and 1990's. Imagine balancing your passion to fish for steelhead while also being an undercover operative in a biker gang? And then retire and transition to being a fishing guide and conservationist.   Tune in this week to hear about Dean's journey, and how he found his love for steelhead, what he has learned during his 20 years of protecting salmon habitat, and why he thinks anglers need to be involved in conservation and ultimately, listen to him and John discuss what they think the future of steelheading looks like in the PNW.   <a href="https://linktr.ee/barblessco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

From Narcos to Conservation: Dean Finnerty's Steelhead Story

Show Notes:  http://wetflyswing.com/19 There is no question that this will go down as one of the best podcasts on tactics for catching steelhead on the fly.  Dean Finnerty breaks down how to fish the North Umpqua in detail. The North Umpqua, aka - Graduate school of steelhead fly fishing, is one of the most historied steelhead river in the world.  We cover skating dries in the summer to getting down in the winter.  Dean brings it all to the table so enjoy!   Click below to listen to the Dean Finnerty Podcast: Find the show:  itunes | stitcher | overcast Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe via RSS   Show Notes with Dean Finnerty 04:30 - Mark Bachman, from Fly Fish USA was one of Dean's first mentors.  Mark was working for Larry's Sporting Goods when Dean first met him 08:30 - Frank Moore was one of Dean's mentors and a legend on the North Umpqua.  Here's a short clip from OPB on Frank Moore 08:45 - The TU Sportsman Conservation Project  14:50 - The North Umpqua Trail allows access to the other side of the river 26:50 - Simon Gawesworth was interviewed in this podcast 28:10 - The skagit switch line from Air Flo is Dean's goto on the North 32:15 - Scott McGarva talks about the Dean River in this podcast episode 34:45 - Peter Charles shows us how to keep your tube floating upright with this Egg shaped tube fly video 35:55 - Rainy's flies intruder patterns - Finnerty Intruder 47:40 - Delta spey line from Air Flo 1:12:00 - Science Friday with John from WildSteelheaders.org   You can connect with Dean Finnerty by going to deanfinnerty.com.        Conclusion with Dean Finnerty I wanted to give a big thank you to Dean for coming on the show today.  He provided some amazing tips on finding and catching steelhead on the North Umpqua. If you found a tip or link helpful from this episode please share it with one person who is into steelhead fishing. If you want to grab the Steelhead Tips PDF Quick Guide that includes a summary of all of the best tips from my guests, click on the link below:  http://wetflyswing.com/free

Show Notes:  <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wetflyswing.com/19</a> There is no question that this will go down as one of the best podcasts on tactics for catching steelhead on the fly.  Dean Finnerty breaks down how to fish the North Umpqua in detail. The North Umpqua, aka - Graduate school of steelhead fly fishing, is one of the most historied steelhead river in the world.  We cover skating dries in the summer to getting down in the winter.  Dean brings it all to the table so enjoy!   Click below to listen to the Dean Finnerty Podcast: Find the show:  <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast/id1330833158" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">itunes</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-show" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">stitcher</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1330833158/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">overcast</a> <a href="http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/wetflyswing.com/feed/podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Android</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast/id1330833158?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/feed/podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe via RSS</a>   Show Notes with Dean Finnerty 04:30 - Mark Bachman, from <a href="http://flyfishusa.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fly Fish USA</a> was one of Dean's first mentors.  Mark was working for Larry's Sporting Goods when Dean first met him 08:30 - Frank Moore was one of Dean's mentors and a legend on the North Umpqua.  <a href="https://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/segment/frank-moore/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Here's a short clip from OPB on Frank Moore</a> 08:45 - <a href="https://www.tu.org/tu-programs/sportsmens-conservation-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TU Sportsman Conservation Project </a> 14:50 - The <a href="https://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/umpquatrails/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">North Umpqua Trail</a> allows access to the other side of the river 26:50 - <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/simon-gawesworth-wfs-009/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Simon Gawesworth was interviewed in this podcast</a> 28:10 - The <a href="https://www.airflofishing.com/airflo-fly-lines-spey-switch-skagit-switch.cfm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">skagit switch line from Air Flo</a> is Dean's goto on the North 32:15 - <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/dean-river-scott-mcgarva-wfs-017/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Scott McGarva talks about the Dean River</a> in this podcast episode 34:45 - Peter Charles shows us how to keep your tube floating upright with this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRUbDwgPSBU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Egg shaped tube fly video</a> 35:55 - Rainy's flies intruder patterns - <a href="http://www.rainysflies.com/salmon-steelhead-spey/finnertys-steelhead-intruder-black-blue-a" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Finnerty Intruder</a> 47:40 - <a href="https://www.airflofishing.com/airflo-fly-lines-spey-spey-delta-spey.cfm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Delta spey line from Air Flo</a> 1:12:00 - Science Friday with John from <a href="http://www.wildsteelheaders.org/science-friday-are-some-fish-caught-more-than-others-and-if-so-why/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WildSteelheaders.org</a> You can connect with Dean Finnerty by going to <a href="http://deanfinnerty.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deanfinnerty.com.  </a>   Conclusion with Dean Finnerty I wanted to give a big thank you to Dean for coming on the show today.  He provided some amazing tips on finding and catching steelhead on the North Umpqua. If you found a tip or link helpful from this episode please share it with one person who is into steelhead fishing. If you want to grab the Steelhead Tips PDF Quick Guide that includes a summary of all of the best tips from my guests, click on the link below:  <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/free" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://wetflyswing.com/free</a>

WFS 019 - North Umpqua Interview with Dean Finnerty - Steelhead Fly Fishing and Tips