In this episode of the Barbless.co Fly Fishing Podcast, we go to school with the Professor X of fly tying and industry legend Mike Mercer. It's not every day that you get to sit down with a guy like Mike, reach into their brain and pull out gobs of gooey fly tying info and travel tips. Mr. Mercer is an OG in the fly fishing world. No fish is safe from his flies. If you think you've created the next best stonefly, he's probably already tied it… blindfolded. Prepare to go around the world and back again with Mike Mercer on this 71st episode of the show.
In this episode of the Barbless.co Fly Fishing Podcast, we go to school with the Professor X of fly tying and industry legend Mike Mercer. It's not every day that you get to sit down with a guy like Mike, reach into their brain and pull out gobs of gooey fly tying info and travel tips. Mr. Mercer is an OG in the fly fishing world. No fish is safe from his flies. If you think you've created the next best stonefly, he's probably already tied it… blindfolded. Prepare to go around the world and back again with Mike Mercer on this 71st episode of the show.
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Mike Mercer was the first employee of The Fly Shop®. He quickly became a fly fishing and fly tying prodigy. Mike's reputation as a revered and highly skilled angler is second to none.
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Chad Alderson is the creator and producer of The Barbless Podcast, a Northern California show focused on fishing, conservation, and science. He’s chased stripers on the Sac River and Delta, trout on the McCloud and Lake Almanor, and carp through the canals of Scottsdale and most of California’s tributaries. His goal: help anglers “Know Better, Fish Better.”
Nick hosted the The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast with co-host Chad Alderson from 2016 to 2020. Considered by many to be one of Northern California’s most elite anglers, Nick is an expert fly fisherman.
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