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Ken Morrish is on the podcast to share the story of how he created and became one of the leading travel companies at Fly Water Travel plus we dig into some tips on dry fly tying design and the top 6 dry fly patterns Ken created.

We hear how it came to be with a meteoric start after completing an expensive private college degree but quickly moving up to Alaska to guide. We also find out how Ken has produced some of the great dry fly patterns in the game.

Fly Water Travel Show Notes with Ken Morrish

\\u2013 John Gierach was on the podcast in episode 47 and talked about a liberal arts degree and his story of becoming a leading fishing author.

\\u2013 Marc Bale is a good friend of Ken\\u2019s and a big player in the fly fishing industry. Ken says he\\u2019s the best-connected person in the world. Marc was also a big part of purchasing Fly Water Travel.

\\u2013 Struble is how Ken met George Cook for the first time. George was on the podcast in episode 131 and covered the history of NW spey.

\\u2013 Fly Water Travel started after Ken connected with Brad Jackson who was the co-founder of the Fly Shop in Redding California. Ken tells the story of how it all came to be in the travel space.

\\u2013 We talk about Yellow Dog Fly Fishing and the Fly Shop. I talked to the founder Jim Klug of Yellow Dog Fly Fishing on the podcast.

\\u2013 Far Bank purchased Fly Water Travel recently. Far Bank owns Sage, Rio and Redington. I\\u2019ve had the main man behind RIO, Simon Gawesworth on the podcast in a past episode.

\\u2013 The Morrish Mouse and the Morrish Hopper are two of Ken\\u2019s best selling dry flies.

\\u2013 We noted Chris\\u2019 pattern, the Chubby Chernobyl which maybe the best selling dry fly in the US.

\\u2013 Dave Whitlock was on the podcast and Ken notes the Aquatic Trout Foods book by Dave.

\\u2013 The May Day was another popular pattern from Ken.

You can find Ken at Fly Water Travel.

\\u201cThere\\u2019s going places\\u2026\\u2026..and there\\u2019s knowing places.\\u201d
-Ken Morris

Ken covers the top dry fly patterns of his career for steelhead and trout fishing. We get a little behind the scenes glimpse at one of the leaders in the space of fly fishing travel and fly design.

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