Dec Hogan

In the very spey-cial episode of the show, we sit down with #spey legend Dec Hogan who was recently in Chico teaching a #speycasting clinic for Fish First fly shop in Chico, Ca. Dec has been there since the very beginning of fishing two-handed rods - well before purpose-built gear was a thing. He tells us about the early days of the sport - how he and his friends hacked together their own lines and rods and what he learned along the way. Dec is also into #birding - he shares some insights into fishing through the trained eyes of a bird watcher (hint: they are related!). Dec’s first book “A Passion for Steelhead” is one of THE books on Steelhead fishing history and techniques. Co-host Nick Hanna owns a copy of the book and has a very, very special connection to it due to his long hours spent with it as a teen where he practiced both two and one-handed casting methods over and over and over. Dec also discusses his new book - Steelhead Fly Tying Art & Design - a meticulously crafted book filled with step-by-step #flytying photos and instruction that he and Marty Howard (@martyohoward) recently published. If you are into spey or thinking about getting into spey, this is the episode you should swing on by and check out.