My Kind of River

Jason Sweeney: My Fleuve de la Vie

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:57:08 GMT

Next up, it’s the brilliant artist Jason Sweeney, who works with stainless steel to create incredible fish and wildlife sculptures. He cut his teeth fishing on industry-stained canals in Lancashire four decades ago, catching pike, perch, bream and, on one occasion, a dog. He now lives in the Scottish Borders, just a few miles from the Tweed, a river he has come to know and love.

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Lana Richardson: My Abhainn Bruadar

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:07:59 GMT

This week’s guest is Lana Richardson, who has fishing on the brain 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And has done since she was a toddler, catching salmon while most of us were still learning how to crawl!

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Roger Brookes: My Somnium River

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:15:25 GMT

It’s the turn of Roger Brookes, an incredible artist who has carved more than 400 wooden fish in the past 30 years, of all shapes and sizes. Roger talks about his work and looks back over his fishing life to design his kind of river. Which includes fishing in shark-infested waters…

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Yuri Janssen: My Arcadia River

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:32:41 GMT

We’re kicking off Season One with Yuri Janssen, a former fishing guide in Russia and South Africa, a hugely gifted fly tyer, and now holder of one of the best job titles around: Head of Adventure at the world-renowned Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Trailer: My Kind of River

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:00:13 GMT

This is My Kind of River, a fly fishing podcast where we invite a guest to become an architect of sorts and design their very own river. Five beats or stretches, in pursuit of any species, reimagined into one fly fishing nirvana. We hope you enjoy listening.

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