Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast-John and Jen Pelicano

Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast

This week Aaron Reed talks with fly fishing newbies, John and Jen Pelicano about their journey into the sport. 00:00: Intro 00:10: Introducing John and Jen Pelicano 01:19: Shout out to sponsors: , , and The Local Angler Series 02:57: It’s National Beer Day! 04:00: How Jen and John got into fly fishing during the pandemic year. 05:00: John takes one for the team, goes shopping. 06:25: Jen’s father sets them up for success. 07:11: Is it appropriate to put a vintage Ross San Miguel reel on an Eagle Claw rod? 08:25: Living Waters Fly Fishing to the rescue. 10:45: Jen hopes she doesn’t catch a fish. 12:20: How fishing guide Griff England gets great fish photos for the ‘gram. 14:12: Beyond the 5-weight. 15:15: Jen says “the Llano,” but she means “the Lampasas.” 17:35: Shout out to Shane Gray of Graywolf Rods. 19:00: Aaron flubs “Livingston Rod Company,” even though he knows Dusty Smith and thinks he’s one of the coolest cats in the industry. 21:30: The Poage Lake incident. 23:50: Everything about fly fishing is beautiful. 26:15: John takes a potshot at Aaron’s musical taste. 26:55: Jen mentions the learning curve when it comes to fish handling. 28:00: Well-met at Mesquite Creek Outfitters on Georgetown’s historic town square. 29:55: Was John a Jesuit, or just slow? 30:27: John brings Aaron to tears. 33:45: Jen attempts to put a damper on John’s fanboy enthusiasm. 36:27: John offers to give Aaron some fly fishing pointers. 37:52: “If you’re not building, healing, teaching or growing, don’t get too worked up about your job. It’s not that important.” 42:00: A brief, uninformed aside about John Shewey’s book: “Classic Steelhead Flies” 45:20: Aaron’s sausage fingers. 45:30: Is Aaron writing a memoir?! (and would anyone care?) 49:00: In praise of Wes Ferguson’s “The Blanco River,” and Rob McConnell’s “Fly Fishing the Sam.” 50:10: The upside of social media and isn’t the fly fishing community great? 53:50: Outro Episode Links: