Best Bucket of Wind Podcasts (2025)

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Richard Gorodecky, Throwing Feathers in the Wind 59:33

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Throwing Feathers in the Wind is a new book out by Richard Gorodecky, a fly angler who moved full time to Ireland five years ago to be closer to the river fishing that he loves so much. Richard was a long-time visitor to these shores fishing all over the country before settling in south Munster but his obsession with fly fishing has also seen him f…

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At least Six Flags didn’t get scammed by God 3:25:33

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It’s August which usually means announcement season except this year it means lots of not so great news for Six Flags. But it could be worse, they didn’t get scammed out of millions while trying to build a theme park in the middle of no where. The post At least Six Flags didn’t get scammed by God appeared first on In the Loop.…

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Grilse run update - from the bad to the sublime 54:01

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We’re at the tail end of the grilse run now and with the summer conditions we’ve had, coming off the back of a poor spring run, we’ve been desperately looking for some good news on the salmon front. And we found it – or sort of – because this week Johnny Casey and Yamil Turcuman two passionate salmon anglers who we’ve spoken to before – join us to …

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Sprats, overfishing, heatwaves & ecosystems in danger of collapse 55:46

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You may have seen the recent campaign and news stories about the disappearance of sprat from our coastal waters and the government’s unwillingness to do enough to protect our marine habitats – but what has it got to do with you if you're an angler and only interested in freshwater? Well in the current environmental climate, pretty much everything, …

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Road Trip Recap 3:01:34

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Legend and Molly share stories from their recent 4,376 mile road trip with lots of visits to amusement parks and tourist attractions. The post Road Trip Recap appeared first on In the Loop.By In the Loop

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The Last Salmon: Rob Macfarlane & why rivers are alive and should have rights 49:15

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Is a river alive? What a question….it throws up so many if, buts, maybes, but most importantly, why not? They are our lifeblood, our circulation, our healing waters. But they also need saving now in these troubled times of extraction, industrialisation and pollution. To kick off Season 2, we’re taking the big picture view when it comes to rivers, a…

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The Last Salmon: Season 2 Launching July 25th 1:13

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Wild salmon are in a perilous state. But we can’t and won’t give up.The Last Salmon with Jim Murray is back for another season, launching July 25th, addressing the problems and hearing from all sides of the argument, to find the solutions to help save our wild salmon.It’s not too late, the salmon haven’t give up, and nor can we. The Last Salmon, pr…

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‘If the rod doesn’t talk to you, you’re not doing it right’ Packy Trotter on a lifetime of fly fishing teaching and learning 59:03

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We should never stop learning – and in fly fishing especially, we’re never done. This week we hear from Packy Trotter a life long fly angler, guide and instructor who epitomises the spirit of teaching and learning in the sport. STANIC and APGAI qualified, Packy then travelled to the Catskills where he took the FFF certified and FFF masters qualific…

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The Longest Podcast About a Trip No One Asked For 5:09:30

2M ago5:09:30

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This is the longest podcast we’ve done so we asked ChatGPT to listen and name it. It didn’t hold back and threw some shade with the title. Siren’s Curse review, 2026 weak roller coaster lineup, Dollywood prediction, why Lost Island should be like Savannah Bananas, and so much more (obliviously given the length). The post The Longest Podcast About a…

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The Bucket List: Ronan Collins on Fly Fishing in Africa 58:59

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Continuing our fly fishing in hot waters theme on the show, this week we’re joined by Ronan Collins, a well-known and well-travelled fly angler who is just back from a trip to Gabon in west Africa. Ronan tells us why fly fishing in Africa should be on everyone’s bucket list with an incredible array of species to be caught from crevalle to snappers,…

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Trout in Hot Water – Ken Whelan on fly fishing in a changing climate 56:14

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This week, with the hot temperatures we’ve been having and the noticeable lack of rainfall, we wanted to speak to renowned fisheries scientist, Ken Whelan, who gave a talk at the recent Irish Spring Angling Fair, called ‘Trout in hot water’. Ken details the impact and consequences of rising temperatures on our freshwater fish as well as their food …

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The Mid-Season Review – the highs & lows of the season so far 36:40

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This week, in honour of the midsummer solstice, we’ve recorded a midseason review to find out how the fishing has been so far, the highs and lows, and what we can expect for the second half of the season. It might be the height of summer but it won’t be long before the long days start getting shorter so make the most of your fishing while you can. …

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Just Me And The Carp 3:11:32

2M ago3:11:32

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After catching up on trips to Epic Universe, Indiana Beach, Cedar Point and more, we dig into the good and bad news of late. Is Elitch Gardens saved? What’s going on at Six Flags? What is Dollywood building? The post Just Me And The Carp appeared first on In the Loop.By In the Loop

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Paddy Gargan on his Landmark Sea Lice Study 1:08:29

3M ago1:08:29

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This season we’ve heard about the disastrous spring salmon run and there hasn’t been much to report yet for the grilse run – all in all, our worst fears about salmon numbers seem to be coming true – and not just in Ireland. One of the worst culprits of course is aquaculture and the effects that sea lice from salmon farms has on migrating salmon, wh…

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Ireland at the World Fly Fishing Championships 1:09:04

3M ago1:09:04

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This time last week the Ireland fly fishing team was in the Czech Republic getting ready for their shot at the World Fly Fishing Championships and with a very respectable sixth place last year in France, hopes were high for the team that they might even medal – something that has never been done before by an Irish team in the World Championships. T…

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The 2025 Mayfly Review 41:15

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We’re nearly into June and the mayfly is finally petering out. It’s hard to believe that it began at Easter time on Corrib, whilst recently, Sheelin has been described as being ‘polluted with fly’ where fly anglers have been left with pretty much only suntans this year. So this week, to find out more, joining us for our annual mayfly season review …

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Ballisodare Fishery and why its future remains bright 1:09:30

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Ballisodare Fishery is a name that’s probably familiar to you from the salmon fish kill last summer that hit the headlines but after the deaths of one thousand plus salmon, why did it happen and how can we ensure it doesn’t happen again? Despite the events of last year, the fishery is determined to showcase what it does have – namely great fly fish…

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Conor Arnold on the Blackwater’s May run and where have all the springers gone? 37:01

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With the salmon run beginning in earnest this month, the Blackwater’s Conor Arnold joins us this week to tell us about the unique May salmon that arrives in the river, and whether the spring run’s decline could actually herald an increase in the back-end? Plus, Tom has a mayfly update from Corrib, and we'll be bringing you more mayfly updates from …

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Six Flags America… Gets Big Upgrades 3:21:20

4M ago3:21:20

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Big theme park news lately and we cover it all… such as Six Flags America getting upgrades, and the new bars at Cedar Point. Also trip reports from our Northern California and Japan theme park trips. And that big Disney story that Hyde proclaimed wasn’t going to happen. The post Six Flags America… Gets Big Upgrades appeared first on In the Loop.…

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Stan Headley on a life fly fishing Scottish Lochs & Irish Loughs 1:01:01

4M ago1:01:01

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Stan Headley is a fly angler and fly tyer who would be known to so many people in Ireland and the UK. A regular contributor to Trout & Salmon magazine down through the years, the Orkney angler also penned three books - The Loch Fishers Bible, Trout & Salmon Flies of Scotland and Reflections on the Loch which became the go to source for Scottish loc…

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We Went To Epic Universe 1:51:54

4M ago1:51:54

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It is an all Epic Universe show. Talking about the rides, food and drinks, themed lands and answering any questions that came in about the all new theme park. The post We Went To Epic Universe appeared first on In the Loop.By In the Loop

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Spring Salmon Fishing on the Slaney 40:10

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This week we’re delighted to bring you our first episode from the river bank. Only a few days ago Daire was lucky enough to fish the Slaney River for the first time on the Ballycarney Fishery beats in the company of the fishery manager, Peter Wadding. Spring salmon fishing on the Slaney has been on our bucket list for a while now and although Daire…

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Patsy Peril – a Limerick netsman’s fight to save the salmon 1:08:07

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This week it’s a book club episode with Patsy Peril, who co-wrote (with Deirdre Nuttall) ‘Swimming Upstream: one man’s fight to save the Atlantic salmon’. It’s a fascinating memoir about the life of a netsman on the River Shannon. Patsy talks to us about the importance of the salmon to the communities and villages along the Shannon and how the buil…

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The mystique of Donegal’s hill loughs with Ronan McWilliams 56:59

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He’s The Scientific Angler on YouTube whose videos of Corrib, Arrow and Sheelin show brown trout fishing in Ireland at its best, but what’s also great about Ronan McWilliams’ fly fishing videos is his honesty. He’s not afraid to say when he’s blanked and when he’s found it tough – authenticity as he says is what it’s all about. Ronan also tells us …

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Empowering communities to be custodians of their local rivers 56:27

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Education about and local engagement with rivers and water catchments are vital for empowering communities, kids and parents to be custodians of their local environments and one group that has been doing fantastic work in this area since the 1990s has been Streamscapes. It came about after Paul Kearney and Mark Boyden set up the Coomhola Salmon Tru…

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Bonus Ep: Saol ar an tSiúr (Life on the Suir) 41:19

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George McGrath is well known to listeners of the Ireland on the Fly podcast, a friend of the show he has joined us on numerous occasions. If you have listened to him before you will no doubt be aware that he and Tom Doc will at times, break out into speaking Irish. George has a great love for the Irish language and is a fluent speaker and Tom, hail…

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Thousand Dollar Popcorn Bucket 3:23:05

5M ago3:23:05

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Hershend buys Palace, we ride the closure train, what might Six Flags unload and lots more. The post Thousand Dollar Popcorn Bucket appeared first on In the Loop.By In the Loop

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Evo Smyth’s fly fishing & fly tying journey from Latvia to Ireland 1:06:53

5M ago1:06:53

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This week we’re joined by Evo Smyth, originally from Latvia, but living and fly fishing in the Irish midlands for the last twenty years. Although only taking up fly tying ten years ago, Evo quickly made a name for himself as a fly tyer of some skill and his flies have been in demand around the country. Evo tell us about his fly fishing and fly tyin…

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Salmon Watch Ireland & the plans against salmon farming in Ireland in 2025 53:35

6M ago53:35

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Spring is in the air and it feels like the season is finally starting to click into gear and for many salmon anglers you’ll be thinking of trips to book and plans to make. But one of the big issues affecting wild salmon and sea trout numbers is the presence of salmon farms in some of the most pristine locations around our Atlantic coast. The issue …

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Kilbride Anglers – a fascinating history of growth & overcoming obstacles since the 1940s 42:27

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This week we’re finding out about a fly fishing club that bucks the trend and continues to grow its membership in the face of declining interest in the sport. Kilbride Anglers Club has long been an innovative and forward thinking club since it was first founded in 1940 and its chairman Martin Kearney joins us on this week’s episode to tell us how t…

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Mastering fly tying techniques with Barry Ord Clarke 58:45

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This week it’s a fly tying book club special with Barry Ord Clarke aka The Feather Bender. Barry’s new book, Advanced Fly Tying Techniques has just been released and is a must-read for anyone looking to develop their fly tying skills further. We spoke to Barry about his incredible fly tying career, his hugely successful YouTube channel and his unus…

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Willie Holmes' journey from Moorbrook trout to Vancouver steelhead 1:16:40

7M ago1:16:40

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It’s a first for us I believe on this week’s episode as we speak to Ulster man Willie Holmes from the fishing shop he manages by the Ch’illiwack river outside Vancouver in British Columbia in Canada. Willie was originally a building contractor who then set up and ran the well known Moorbrook trout fishery in Coleraine before making the leap and mov…

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Chasing Wind and Checking The App 2:54:25

7M ago2:54:25

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Hyde goes to Norway, Legend embarks on Virgin Voyages, lots of news and some good listener questions. The post Chasing Wind and Checking The App appeared first on In the Loop.By In the Loop

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‘If you can tie flies you can build your own fly rod’ Brian Martin’s tips for your first rod build 58:59

7M ago58:59

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While we’re into February and slowly the season is beginning to come to life, you may not have much of a chance to wet a line in the coming weeks so have you thought about building your own fly rod? Brian Martin is a Fermanagh angler based in Galway who last year set himself the goal of doing just that and as he explains on this week’s Ireland on t…

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