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Te Araroa through hike - Daniel Nogueira

I speak to Daniel Nogueira about doing the Te Araroa through hike from the top of the New Zealand North Island to the bottom of the South Island, his zero waste approach, gathering funds to plant native trees, hiking lite, dealing with post through-hike blues, his vegan diet, how Covid affected his hike and more. - - @daniel.anogueira
- fund trees at 'give a little'
 
All music by Jacques van Wyk

Japanese fly fishing with Tenkara Rod Co and Tanner Flake

I speak to Tanner Flake, a.k.a Tuna, from Tenkara Rod Co, the company that made this style of Japanese fly fishing even cooler.  Tuna tells me; how they used Kickstarter to fund their first rod production run, why he is into catch-and-release but keeps some fish to eat (now that he isn't allergic anymore), how he got the name Tuna, how to eat trout cheek meat, why Tenkara Rod Co likes to keep fishing simple, how presentation on Tenkara works, how rad Idaho is, how rad it was to fish New Zealand and Patagonia, how Drew Hollenback almost caught a monster brown on a mouse, why access is complicated in the USA, myths about throwin' that rod, and a bunch more.
 
I bemoan the fact that Tenkara is illegal in New Zealand. I talk about my drug induced plans to legalise it (post shoulder operation pain meds are scary). As always I swear up a storm but delete most of it in post production.
 
All music by Jacques van Wyk

Ivan Carter on conservation in Africa

I talk to hunter and conservationist Ivan Carter about conservation and hunting in Africa. We discuss how he became a conservationist, his days as big game hunter, his TV show 'Carter's War', how he approaches communities in Africa to begin developing conservation models and why hunting is still the most sustainable way to fund conservation in Africa. We talk about the rhino horn trade, human and animal conflict, if predator hunting should be allowed in Africa, why a hunting lodge has less of a footprint than the coffee you drink, how he remains calm when charged by an elephant and more.

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.