Jen Pelicano's guest appearances

Jen Pelicano

Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast

Henry Winkler

Bob Lazar

Chris Johnson

Michael Emerson

Steve Guttenberg

Eduardo Garcia

Oliver White

Jako Lucas

Bob White

Aaron Reed

Rick Barry

Sam Henderson

Jeff Pierce

Michael Williams

Katie Burgert

OwlTail

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:

Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast-John and Jen Pelicano