Alex Waller is trippin on trout

I talk to New Zealand based fly fishing guide Alex Waller, known for his Instagram and You Tube channels 'trippinontrout'. The podcast is divided in two halves.

The first is an interview with him in his hometown Taupo. Alex talks about growing up in the UK, his move to New Zealand, learning to fly fish in rivers, fish handling, why some people suck and others don't, the equipment he uses to make videos for his channels, how much lock down sucks for guides, why trout rock, fishing king fish on the fly.

The second half is a recording of a talk he held at an Auckland fly fishing club on how to effectively fish the Tongariro river in the North Island of New Zealand. He discusses presentation, his theory of how weight plus depth equals fish, how too little slack on the water affects presentation, why he doesn't use tapered leaders but builds his own, and more.