Kevin Feenstra's guest appearances

Kevin Feenstra

Anchored with April Vokey

Fly and Float Fishing's Podcast

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Tom Bie

Andy Mill

Tom Rowland

Frank Moore

Brian Chan

Simon Gawesworth

Mark Bachmann

Skip Morris

Gary Borger

John Shewey

Jen Ripple

Jim Teeny

Peter Morse

Marty Sheppard

Amy Hazel

OwlTail

Show Notes:  http://wetflyswing.com/13 In episode 013 of the Fly Fishing show I interviewed Kevin Feenstra, one of the first fly fisherman to start swinging flies for steelhead in the Michigan area and Great Lakes. Kevin has a guide service with a focus on the Muskegon River and covers a bunch of great topics on how he catches fish on the swing.  We get into single handed spey lines, fishing in high water and a number of other big topics.   Click below to listen to my Interview with Kevin Feenstra: Find the show:  itunes | stitcher | overcast Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe via RSS     Show Notes with Kevin Feenstra 5:50 - Jeff Hubbard focuses on the Pere Marquette and is a good guide. 06:40 - Muskegon River - How to fish it with a boat and by foot 15:30 - Why Kevin uses a short spey tip when fishing in super cold weather - Hint:  It's because the guides are freezing 18:20 - Pete Humphries fly fishing interview on Spey Casting 21:30 - Halloween Leech is one of Kevin's goto patterns. 24:30 - Some of Kevin's other fly patterns including the Aquatic nuissance and other sculpin patterns 25:20 - Rob Bryce interview on the Skeena River and tributaries 26:26 - Interview with Trey Combs on steelhead fishing and why you should know every pebble of one run 28:48 - Kevin Feenstra on Instagram - Check out the awesome photos here 38:20 - Scientific Angler has the Freight Liner Skagit line that works great for Great Lakes 38:50 - Jim Teeny was on the show in episode 005.  Check it out here 39:50 - Spey Pages is a good resource for all things spey 40:30 - Hawkins Guide Service 42:30 - The Pere Marquette is a famous Great Lakes steelhead river 46:35 - Jeff Lisky and Jerry Darkes are two great resources for the Midwest tribs. 50:50 - Spey Fest is one of the big spey claves for Kevin's area   You can connect with Kevin Here:  KevinFeenstraGuideService.com [caption id="attachment_2293" align="alignnone" width="440"] Kevin took this photo on the day of my interview with him[/caption] "Foam is Home" was one of the great quotes that Kevin provided in the interview today.   I wanted to give a big thank you to Kevin for coming on the show today and taking the time to provide the tips on Muskegon River Fly Fishing and the Great Lakes in general. I wasn't able to list it all in the show notes so let me know what your favorite part of the show was.  You can leave a comment below and connect with me directly. If you'd like to get the Steelhead Tips PDF Quick Guide which includes a pdf summary of all of the tips to date just click the link below or go to wetflyswing.com/free

Show Notes:  <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/13" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wetflyswing.com/13</a> In episode 013 of the Fly Fishing show I interviewed Kevin Feenstra, one of the first fly fisherman to start swinging flies for steelhead in the Michigan area and Great Lakes. Kevin has a guide service with a focus on the Muskegon River and covers a bunch of great topics on how he catches fish on the swing.  We get into single handed spey lines, fishing in high water and a number of other big topics.   Click below to listen to my Interview with Kevin Feenstra: Find the show:  <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast/id1330833158" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">itunes</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-show" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">stitcher</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1330833158/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">overcast</a> <a href="http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/wetflyswing.com/feed/podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Android</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wet-fly-swing-fly-fishing-podcast/id1330833158?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/feed/podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe via RSS</a>   Show Notes with Kevin Feenstra 5:50 - <a href="http://outfittersnorth.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Hubbard</a> focuses on the Pere Marquette and is a good guide. 06:40 - Muskegon River - How to fish it with a boat and by foot 15:30 - Why Kevin uses a short spey tip when fishing in super cold weather - Hint:  It's because the guides are freezing 18:20 - <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/pete-humphries-wfs-007/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pete Humphries fly fishing interview</a> on Spey Casting 21:30 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8SuTBTo5Ec" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Halloween Leech</a> is one of Kevin's goto patterns. 24:30 - Some of Kevin's other fly patterns including the Aquatic nuissance and other sculpin patterns 25:20 - <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/skeena-river-steelhead-rob-bryce/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rob Bryce interview</a> on the Skeena River and tributaries 26:26 - Interview with <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/trey-combs-wfs006/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Trey Combs</a> on steelhead fishing and why you should know every pebble of one run 28:48 - Kevin Feenstra on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kevinfeenstra/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Check out the awesome photos here</a> 38:20 - Scientific Angler has the <a href="https://www.scientificanglers.com/product/freightliner-skagit-float/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Freight Liner Skagit</a> line that works great for Great Lakes 38:50 - Jim Teeny was on the show in episode 005.  <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/jimteeny/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Check it out here</a> 39:50 - <a href="http://www.speypages.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spey Pages</a> is a good resource for all things spey 40:30 - <a href="http://hawkinsoutfitters.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hawkins Guide Service</a> 42:30 - The Pere Marquette is a famous Great Lakes steelhead river 46:35 - Jeff Lisky and Jerry Darkes are two great resources for the Midwest tribs. 50:50 - <a href="http://greatlakesspeyshop.com/Spey%20Fest%204.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spey Fest</a> is one of the big spey claves for Kevin's area You can connect with Kevin Here:  <a href="http://KevinFeenstraGuideService.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KevinFeenstraGuideService.com</a> [caption id="attachment_2293" align="alignnone" width="440"] Kevin took this photo on the day of my interview with him[/caption] "Foam is Home" was one of the great quotes that Kevin provided in the interview today. I wanted to give a big thank you to Kevin for coming on the show today and taking the time to provide the tips on Muskegon River Fly Fishing and the Great Lakes in general. I wasn't able to list it all in the show notes so let me know what your favorite part of the show was.  You can leave a comment below and connect with me directly. If you'd like to get the Steelhead Tips PDF Quick Guide which includes a pdf summary of all of the tips to date just click the link below or go to <a href="http://wetflyswing.com/free" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">wetflyswing.com/free</a>

WFS 013 - Muskegon River Steelhead Fly Fishing Interview with Kevin Feenstra

Kevin Feenstra is a long-time Muskegon river fishing guide. He was one of the first people to swing flies for steelhead in the midwest, and his adaptations of the west coast’s swinging tactics are revolutionary. In this episode of Anchored, I meet with Kevin to learn more about him and his guiding tricks. This episode is sponsored by Blue Sky Furled Leaders.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<a href="http://www.feenstraoutdoors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Feenstra</a> is a long-time Muskegon river fishing guide. He was one of the first people to swing flies for steelhead in the midwest, and his adaptations of the west coast’s swinging tactics are revolutionary. In this episode of Anchored, I meet with Kevin to learn more about him and his guiding tricks. This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://blueskyfly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Sky Furled Leaders</a>.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 36: Kevin Feenstra on Fishing the Muskegon River