WFS 287 - The Destination Angler Podcast with Steve Haigh

Published: Feb. 7, 2022, 10 a.m.

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Steve Haigh, host of the Destination Angler Podcast is here to share the why behind his fly fishing podcast. He shares his most downloaded episodes on the destination topics and the podcasts that he listens to. Find out how Steve got into podcasting and what he enjoys most about it.

We also talk about a couple of his past guests he\'s had, his bucket-list guests (one of them will be on his show very soon), and what we can expect from the Destination Angler Podcast this year. Plus, Steve has an epic Yellowstone story to tell and it\'s pretty funny and scary! You got to hear this one.


The Destination Angler Show Notes with Steve Haigh

03:09 - The Destination Angler Podcast is now on show 55

05:12 - Evan Dowdy was the first guest at The Destination Angler podcast - listen to that episode here

10:08 - Indiana\'s got some smallmouth bass (35 mins from where Steve lives) - Steve interviewed Chad Miller, a guide in Sugar Creek, Indiana

11:14 - Steve fishes for smallmouth on Sugar Creek during the summer

11:54 - Tim Landwehr was on Steve\'s podcast - Tim was also on the podcast at WFS 273

12:15 - "The best smallmouth river you\'ve never heard of" - The Menominee River

12:37 - Tim Landwehr used to fish with Dave Whitlock all the time - here\'s that picture of Tim and Dave

13:18 - Dave Whitlock was on the podcast at WFS 160

13:39 - Joe Humphreys was also on the podcast at WFS 073

14:31 - Joe Humphreys was also on the Destination Angler podcast (two parts) - part 1 and part 2

16:38 - The 3 guests that Steve would want to have on his show before his podcast ends (if ever):

Dave Whitlock
Tom Rosenbauer
Someone who doesn\'t need to be famous - someone who lives, breaths, and eats fly fishing for a living

21:45 - Steve plans to fish the Henry\'s Fork

21:56 - Brett High is the region 6 biologist for the state of Idaho - he was on Steve\'s show last summer

22:45 - Steve did a show about Cache la Poudre River in Colorado with Joe McHugh

25:44 - Steve\'s most popular show is when he talked about the Slough Creek with Max Yzaguirre

27:16 - Steve tells the story of when he organized a trip to Penn\'s Creek and how difficult it was to fish that water - he had Jonas Price on the show, a funny guy who owns a fly shop there

28:24 - The Pere Marquette River with Chris Raines podcast - Steve went steelhead fishing with Chris

28:56 - The Rio Grande is a really great fishery

29:49 - Steve started out fishing for Carp in Toledo Ohio

31:12 - There\'s a fly shop in Indianapolis called Fly Masters

37:10 - That episode about Penn\'s Creek was picked up by Domenick Swentosky from Trout Bitten - Domenick was also on the podcast at WFS 140

38:41 - Steve listens to a lot of podcasts - see below for a list of his favorites

40:41 - Steve tells the story of his epic Yellowstone experience

48:40 - They go to the Driftless Area in Wisconsin for annual trout fishing

49:39 - Nelson Spring Creek coming up for Steve and the crew

50:39 - Steve gives an overview of what we can expect from the Destination Angler crew this year

51:56 - Jeff Perin was on Steve\'s podcast where they talked about the lakes of Central Oregon - Jeff was also on the podcast at WFS 103

53:02 - Steve did a show about the Nipigon River in Canada


The Destination Angler Conclusion with Steve Haigh

Steve Haigh, host of the Destination Angler Podcast, shared the why behind his fly fishing podcast. He shared his most downloaded episodes on the destination topics and the podcasts that he listens to. We found out how Steve got into podcasting and what he enjoys most about it.

We also talked about a couple of his past guests he\'s had, his bucket-list guests, and what we can expect from the Destination Angler Podcast this year.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/287

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