Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast Episode 4-April Vokey

Remote. No Pressure. Fly Fishing Podcast

This week Aaron Reed interviews April Vokey for his Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast 00:00 Welcome and Aaron introduces April Vokey 00:50 Check-out our awesome sponsor Duck Camp (duckcamp.com) 1:19 Thanks to Real Ale and Real Spirits for their support (realale.com) 2:22 Thanks to Imbrifex Books and The Local Angler series at thelocalangler.com 03:05 Oops! Technical difficulties … we lose video. 03:09 April introduces herself to our listeners 04:12 The future of flygal.ca 04:45 We note that April is talking to us from the future. 06:00 We talk about the pandemic. 09:26 If you have to be stuck somewhere, Australia and New Zealand aren’t the worst. 10:00 Whatever happened to that steelhead book? 10:18 Shoutout to our friend John Shewey and his book Classic Steelhead Flies. 11:45 April’s humility 12:57 April’s burgeoning media empire 14:18 Stories vs. Technique 15:00 How foraging and tanning and hunting and outdoor life intersects with fly fishing 16:35 Aaron and April talk about the anchoredoutdoors.com learning platform 16:57 The industry article about influencers. Check it out at: https://www.anglingtrade.com/2021/04/06/an-influencer-rows-through-it/ 18:42 Social distancing and fly fishing. 19:56 Why April doesn’t post so many grip-and-grin photos of big fish anymore. 21:13 Let’s make the outdoors experience about more than fishing. 21:41 Fossicking 22:30 The Darcizzle episode 23:42 Some people are really, really mad at April about that interview. 24:27 “Darcy is great!” Check out Anchored with April Vokey episodes 145 and 131 to learn more. 26:00 We dig a little deeper into social media and fly fishing. 28:49 Is April the worst mom in the whole world? 29:30 Hear April’s impression of a rutting fallow deer. 31:15 Steve Harvey is “sassy.” See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GyBaKfpxcw 32:35 We talk about April’s other podcast: “Into the Backing.” 34:10 Influencers vs. Ambassadors. 39:57 Is this about paying dues? 42:00 Paying homage to the generation that came before us 43:20 Why we *really* aren’t sharing video for this interview. (April looked great, as always, btw.) 45:25 Who are the fly fishing influencers, anyway? 46:15 Is authenticity the issue? 46:40 A bonus shout-out to Duck Camp! 50:18 April puts a stake in the ground: fly fishing isn’t supposed to be competitive in any way, shape, or form. 53:00 Unsung heroes? 55:40 Know a fly fishing influencer who would be willing to sit down and talk with April about social media? Drop her an email! 56:45 Shout-out to our buddy Kirk Deeter. 57:43 How to get in touch with April, and what’s available on AnchoredOutdoors.com 58:10 Talking about what’s available on Anchored Outdoors … y’all go sign up, it’s kind of incredible. 1:00:35 Get individualized coaching and feedback from April and other instructors on the platform! 1:01:32 Shout-out to Edgar Diaz and Sightline Provisions. 1:02:50 Seriously, go sign-up for a membership at AnchoredOutdoors.com 1:03:44 Outro Episode Links: https://www.anchoredoutdoors.com/ https://www.realalebrewing.com/ https://www.duckcamp.com/ https://www.thelocalangler.com/