Troutbitten
Life on the water. Troutbitten is a deep dive into fly fishing for wild trout in wild places. Author and guide, Domenick Swentosky, shares stories, tips, tactics and conversations with friends about fly fishing through the woods and water. Explore more. Fish hard. And discover fly fishing at Troutbitten.com — an extensive resource with 1500+ articles about trout, friends, family and the river.
Podcasting since 2021 • 159 episodes
Troutbitten
Latest Episodes
Season Fifteen Intermission -- Catching Up With Leader Sales, Books, Beers, Videos and Plans
For our Season 15 Intermission, my wife, Becky, joins me for a lighthearted look at what's going on in the Troutbitten world. We talk about the upcoming leader sale in the Troutbitten Shop (May 23rd).We talk about the New Trail Troutbitt...
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Season 15
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36:34
Why Are Some Trout So Selective?
The trout is prized as a gamefish because it’s picky. It’s selective. Often, it requires a refined presentation to fool a wild trout. And in large part, that’s the draw toward fishing for them.In every region, in every stream, trout habi...
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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1:08:23
Riverside -- A Fisherman's Thoughts On Spot Burning
There are two ways to tell the experience of an angler: how he holds a fish and how he keeps his secrets. The latter is probably more important.A seasoned angler intuitively understands the vulnerability of a river. Spot burning is a rea...
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23:45
Fishing Big Rivers-- Thoughts, Tips and Strategies
Let’s talk about fishing big rivers. For the most part, all of us here at Troutbitten are river anglers, meaning not much stillwater. Furthermore we’re mostly wade anglers. We spend most of our time wading rather than floating, because we enjoy...
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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1:02:15
Learn to Read the River Like a Trout
We spend a lot of time thinking about tactics and working on techniques. We devote our energies toward finding fly patterns, tying up our confidence flies and testing new flies. We research new waters and explore unfinished sections in familiar...
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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1:21:34