Season 7

Hogan and James sit down and talk about the state of Nor Cal water storage as well as how the current winter is setting us up for the coming season. Then they get into the state and future of our salmon fisheries. While salmon are not always high on fly angler's list of species they are important to the health of many of our more popular fisheries ie. Trout and Steelhead. As well as being the most politically powerful fish in that the economic impact and angler participation is the highest among fish of concern in our state.

Hogan welcomes Phoenix Arizona Fly Fishing Guide and Owner of Low Water Outfitters Derek Rivchin to the podcast to discuss why anyone in their right mind would want to be a fly fishing guide in Phoenix AZ... and of course what amounts to all the cool fishing in and outside of Phoenix AZ. From walking canals to polling flats and wading rivers Derek has found it in and around the Phoenix metro area. Learn More Low Water Guides Website ([https://www.lowaterguide.com/](https://www.lowaterguide.com/))

Hogan welcomes Adam Andreini of [https://www.fishadam.com](https://www.fishadam.com) to come on the show and talk about guiding and fishing for Dinosaurs aka Green and White Sturgeon. Adam spends all year as a fishing guide for Stripers, Salmon, Shad, Trout, and Sturgeon on the Lower Sacramento River as WELL as hosting Eco Tours and has been a friend of Hogans for years. While Sturgeon are not top of any fly angler's list they are one of the coolest and most interesting fish in the river that fly anglers never fish for... with fly rods that is. Learn about these fish from and how they interact and live in the Sacramento River. Learn more about adam at [https://www.fishadam.com](https://www.fishadam.com)

Capt. Ben Thompson spends more days guiding the Lower Yuba River than any other guide right now and has been on the river this entire winter and early spring so there is no better person to give an update and forecast for the coming spring and summer of one of Californias most popular, challenging, and productive tailwaters. Check Ben out at [https://www.benthompsonoutdoors.com](https://www.benthompsonoutdoors.com) or [https://www.calbassunion.com](https://www.calbassunion.com)

Hogan sits down with RJ Hosking of Rare Waters. Rare Waters is a new online booking company similar to Air BnB working to connect anglers with private landowners on private waters throughout the West. While "private water" holds a very different connotation in California than other places in the West, what Rare Waters is doing by providing cheap ($125-175 a day) access to world-class fisheries throughout the West for the average angler is an interesting idea. Learn more about what Rare Waters offers and the larger Private vs. Public land debate taking place in many other western states, that fortunately, most of us in California don't have to worry about. Learn More at [https://www.rarewaters.com](https://www.rarewaters.com)

Hogan sits down with Tema Roby and Julia Mitchell near their one-year anniversary of starting their non-profit Rising to the Fly which works to break down barriers to make fly fishing accessible and inclusive to all women. Enjoy their story and learn more here [https://risingtothefly.com](https://risingtothefly.com) ([https://risingtothefly.com/](https://risingtothefly.com/))