Captain Ryan Nitz: How to Catch Giant Snook in Jupiter, Florida
Captain Ryan Nitz is a Jupiter, Florida guide known for catching giant snook up to 48 inches. In this how-to episode he breaks down snook fishing from A to Z: where to find small snook around docks, the lures and live baits that work, the leader and circle-hook setup for big fish, why moving water and dead low tide matter, and how to revive a snook properly so it survives the release.
Mike Kimmel, the Python Cowboy: Hunting Invasive Species in the Everglades
Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy, is a state-contracted python hunter in the Everglades who also removes iguanas, Nile monitors, Egyptian geese, and other invasive species across South Florida. In this episode he explains why invasive species are such a threat, the damage pythons and iguanas do to native wildlife and infrastructure, and what it takes to manage the problem before it gets even worse.
George Poveromo: 20 Years of TV, National Seminars, and the Swordfish That Pulled Him Overboard
George Poveromo is a saltwater fishing television legend, host of George Poveromo's World of Saltwater Fishing, which has aired on ESPN, NBC Sports, and the Discovery Channel for 20 years, and founder of the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series. In this episode he shares how his TV career and seminars came together, his deep ties to Salt Water Sportsman magazine, and the wild story of a swordfish that nearly pulled him out of the boat.
Three Generations of Rowlands: Family, Fishing, and Wisdom in Montana
On a three-generation trip to Montana, I sat down with my father, Tom Rowland Sr., and my two sons, Turner and Hayden, for one of the most personal episodes of the Tom Rowland Podcast. We fished together, visited as a family, and recorded a wide-ranging conversation about fatherhood, fishing, hard-won wisdom, parenting across generations, and the funny stories that only come out when three generations of the same family are in one room. It is a rare look at where the values behind everything I do actually came from.
Ryan Nitz: How to Start Public Land Hunting in Florida
Ryan Nitz is an experienced Florida public land hunter who breaks down how to get started hunting public land in the state from A to Z. In this episode he covers the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rules, the state's four hunting zones, wildlife management areas, quota hunts, the no-baiting rule, and the realities of hunting public ground so new hunters know exactly where to begin.
Meko Glinton: Guiding Lefty Kreh and Surviving Hurricane Dorian
Meko Glinton is a legendary Bahamian bonefish guide from Abaco who has guided icons like Lefty Kreh, Liam Neeson, and Michael Keaton. In this episode he shares memories of his close friendship with Lefty, his deep bonefish knowledge passed down through the Glinton family, and what it was like to survive Hurricane Dorian and rebuild a guiding life through the storm and the COVID-19 shutdown.
Bob Bagby: How Sponsorships Are Changing in the Fishing Industry
Bob Bagby spent more than 30 years at Zebco managing sponsorship relationships with legends like Bill Dance, Kevin VanDam, Gerald Swindle, and Shaw Grigsby, and now runs Lone Arrow Marketing, a hunt and fish consulting business. In this episode he breaks down how sponsorships actually work, what has changed in the fishing industry, and how anglers and brands can find the right fit so nobody wastes time.
Capt. Rick Moore: Building a 130K Sailing YouTube Channel
Capt. Rick Moore is the sailor and content creator behind Sailing with Captain Rick, a YouTube channel with roughly 130,000 subscribers. In this episode he explains how he started posting videos when YouTube first launched during the recession, why he was invited into YouTube's early partner program, how he studied analytics to grow, and what it is like sustaining a life of sailing, chartering, and content creation on the water.
Ben Friedman: How He Launched Barstool Outdoors
Ben Friedman is the angler and content creator who launched Barstool Outdoors, the outdoor vertical of Barstool Sports. In this episode he explains how he pitched and built the channel, why he wanted it to show the realistic experience of fishing rather than a polished network version, how Barstool's audience and personalities accelerated its growth, and what it takes to turn a fishing passion into a real media brand.
Monte Burke: Lords of the Fly and the World-Record Tarpon Obsession
Monte Burke is the author of Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon, a Forbes staff writer, and the writer behind the New York Times bestseller Saban. In this episode he traces the golden Homosassa years when the world's best fly anglers chased the same giant tarpon, the tangled lineage connecting legends like Stu Apte, Billy Pate, Tom McGuane, and Steve Huff, and why he keeps writing about obsessed people.
Emily & Amanda Gale: D1 Pole Vaulters to Florida Keys Charter Captains
Emily and Amanda Gale, the identical twin Gale Force Twins, went from Division 1 pole vaulting at the University of Miami to running fishing charters in the Florida Keys and building a fast-growing YouTube and Facebook video following. In this episode they walk through the summer captain job that changed everything, why they chose filming over medical school, how COVID pushed them full-time into video, and what being twin female captains is really like.
Jennifer Rehage & Carissa Gervasi: FIU Fisheries, Pharmaceuticals in Fish & Biscayne Bay
Dr. Jennifer Rehage directs the Fisheries Lab at Florida International University, and Carissa Gervasi is a PhD student studying jack crevalle, bonefish, permit, tarpon, and the effects of pharmaceuticals on aquatic life. In this conversation they reveal how medications are changing fish behavior in South Florida, what acoustic telemetry shows about bonefish and tarpon, and the biggest threats to Biscayne Bay and the Everglades.
Jako Lucas: GTs, Jack Crevalle & World-Class Guiding
Jako Lucas is a South African fly fishing guide, filmmaker, and founder of Capt. Jack Productions who has guided 300-plus days a year across the Seychelles, Mongolia, Russia, Bolivia, Australia, and more. Now based in Austin, Texas, he guides the Texas coast for redfish and jacks. This conversation covers the Alflexo fly revolution, filming in Siberia, GTs versus jack crevalle, and conservation.
Shyanne Orvis: From Foster Homes to Fly Fishing Guide
Shyanne Orvis is a professional fly fishing guide based in Carbondale, Colorado, who grew up in foster care in North Carolina, moving through five homes from age four until she aged out at eighteen. This conversation traces her path from that instability to guiding the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan, and Colorado Rivers, including the boarding school that changed everything and the nonprofit that introduced her to fly fishing.
Capt. Brandon Simmons: Deep Drop Fishing Like a Pro
Captain Brandon Simmons runs the Into The Blue at Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys and specializes in deep drop fishing for snowy grouper, tilefish, queen snapper, and barrelfish. In this conversation he reveals the rig setup he uses for multi-species deep dropping, how to read bottom composition through your rod tip, and how scrolling back through your sounder history can unlock new spots.
Capt. Justin Napior | Back Country Culture, Guiding the 10,000 Islands
Captain Justin Napior is a fishing guide based in the Naples, Marco Island, and 10,000 Islands area of Southwest Florida, specializing in snook and tarpon on artificial lures. After moving from North Carolina's Outer Banks at 19, he spent a decade learning the backcountry under legendary guide Charlie Chestnut. This conversation covers his path to guiding, why he favors artificial lures, and how the fishery has changed.
Capt. Brandon Simmons: 76 Sailfish in One Day, Keys Record Breakdown
Captain Brandon Simmons runs the Into The Blue boat at Hawks Cay Resort and set the unofficial Florida Keys record with 76 sailfish releases in a single day during a February migration. In this conversation he breaks down the conditions, the side-angle casting approach, the simple 30-pound fluorocarbon circle-hook rig, and the belly-hook bait trick that made the difference.
Tom Anderson: Columbia River Gorge Fishing, Windsurfing & Building Burnewiin
Tom Anderson is the owner of Burnewiin, an outdoor apparel company based in the Columbia River Gorge. A lifelong outdoor enthusiast who moved to the Gorge in the mid-1990s for the windsurfing and stayed for the fishing, mountain biking, and skiing, Anderson founded Burnewiin in 2015. This conversation covers what makes the Gorge a natural wind tunnel, the year-round salmon and steelhead fishery, and how a gear problem became a brand.
Capt. Scott Brown: How to Pick the Right Guide for Kids Fishing
Captain Scott Brown is a Florida Keys fishing guide who specializes in family-friendly charters and runs Hooked on Family, a platform helping parents create fishing experiences with their kids. In this conversation he covers how to vet a guide for a kids' trip, the tackle setups that actually work for young anglers, and why a kid will go berserk over a puffer fish but ignore a bonefish.
Capt. Greg Dini: From Minor League Baseball to Full-Time Fishing Guide
Captain Greg Dini is the founder of Flywater Expeditions, a New Orleans-based guide service. A former minor league baseball player who attended the University of Miami and Tulane, Greg now guides full-time for redfish in Louisiana and tarpon in the Florida Keys and Apalachicola. This conversation covers his transition from pro sports to professional guiding and what it really takes to build a guide business.
Brian Butts: Marking Fly Lines Without Stickers
Brian Butts runs 239 Flies, a Southwest Florida fly shop that keeps multiple demo reels rigged with different lines. In this short, practical conversation he shares the permanent-marker system he uses to identify fly line weights without stickers or glue, using thick marks for five and thin marks for one to create a visual code that survives season after season.
Brady Trautman: 10 Years Sailing 83,000 Nautical Miles
Brady Trautman is the co-creator of SV Delos, one of the most popular sailing channels in the world. He and his brother Brian turned a Craigslist project boat into a decade-long, 83,000-nautical-mile journey across six continents, funded by a YouTube channel that grew past 600,000 subscribers. This conversation covers how it started, rounding Cape Horn, and how the videos became the engine that kept them sailing.
Capt. Brandon Simmons: Dolphin Fishing 101 for Beginners
Captain Brandon Simmons runs the End of the Blue charter out of Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys. In this beginner-friendly conversation he breaks dolphin fishing down to the basics: the three visual cues that lead to fish, the simple 7/0 ballyhoo setup, and the happy-fish technique that keeps a school around the boat.
Chriss Smith: Navy SEAL Mental Toughness and the Trident Mindset
Chriss Smith is a Navy SEAL who teaches mental toughness through what he calls the Trident Mindset. He joins Tom Rowland to talk about the discipline and resilience built in the SEAL teams, how to develop genuine mental toughness, and how those principles carry over into everyday life.