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Meet the hosts of The Barbless Podcast - passionate Northern California anglers and water conservationists who call the region’s rivers and lakes home. From the Lower and Upper Sacramento to the McCloud, Feather, and Truckee Rivers - and from Lake Almanor to Oroville and Shasta - we’ve spent our lives fishing and learning across these waters and around the world.
We don’t buy into purist camps - fly or gear, there’s a right tool for every job. Our goal is to explore and explain them all, bringing on experts who know their stuff. Through honest conversation and curiosity, we dig into the science behind fish, bugs, and water ecology while keeping things approachable for both new and experienced anglers alike.
Know Better, Fish Better.
Current Hosts
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.”
147 episodes
Hogan Brown is a Chico, CA fly fishing guide and co-founder of the California Bass Union. He guides the Yuba, Feather, and Sacramento Rivers for trout, bass, steelhead, and carp. A fly designer and pro staff for top brands, he’s also a dad, gardener, and lifelong Giants and Notre Dame fan.
36 episodes
Paul Young, known as "Aquaman," is a professional spearfisherman and professional-level striper angler based in Redding, California. Born in Alaska, his connection to water sports began early, leading him to become a U.S. National Spearfishing Champion and a four-time Pacific Coast Spearfishing Champion. He shares his fishing and spearfishing activities on his Instagram account, @hubbcap77.
3 episodes
Past Hosts
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.
138 episodes