John McMillan is the Science Director for Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative. He’s been (literally) diving in head-first and swimming with many of the different anadromous fish that we see in our western waters. We sit down to pick his brain and learn a new trick or two along the way.
John McMillan is the Science Director for Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative. He’s been (literally) diving in head-first and swimming with many of the different anadromous fish that we see in our western waters. We sit down to pick his brain and learn a new trick or two along the way.
Science Director @ Trout Unlimited
John is the Science Director for Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative. He is also a fish biologist with a passion for fly fishing and chasing the Olympic Peninsula's world famous steelhead.
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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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