Mike Counihan: Surf Fishing, Killer Whales & NYPD
Mike Counihan brings a rare mix of surf fishing expertise, firsthand killer whale encounters, and NYPD experience to this conversation. He breaks down reading coastal water, what he witnessed about orca hunting behavior, and how law-enforcement discipline transfers to the water.
Bouncer Smith: A Legendary Miami Charter Captain on Bottom Fishing Tactics
Bouncer Smith is a legendary Miami charter captain with decades on the water. He breaks down bottom fishing tactics for snapper and grouper, his approach to bait and rigging, reading depth and current, and the lessons a long charter career taught him.
Jason Grubbs: 265 Pounds to CrossFit Games Champion
Jason Grubbs is a CrossFit Games champion who went from 265 pounds and a sedentary lifestyle to one of the fittest athletes in the world. He shares the catalyst, the brutal first 90 days, competition psychology, and the nutrition and recovery work behind the transformation.
Paul Bourcq: Drift Media, Black Rifle Coffee, and Building Outdoor Media
Paul Bourcq returns to the Tom Rowland Podcast to continue his story about building a career in outdoor media, from his early days in the fishing industry to his journey with Black Rifle Coffee Company and Drift Media. He shares lessons on building media companies in the outdoor space, taking calculated career risks, and what makes outdoor content succeed.
Paul Bourcq: From North Carolina Guide to Costa Rica Opportunity
Paul Bourcq started his fly fishing journey on the New River in North Carolina, developing as a fly fisherman while worrying he would end up a fly-fishing beach bum. He joins Tom Rowland to talk about building a guiding business on the New River, the question that changed everything, and how a childhood passion became a professional pursuit that led to Costa Rica.
Kevin Koester: A 3x CrossFit Champion on Mindset and Consistency
Kevin Koester is a three-time CrossFit champion who built his success on mindset, consistency, and an unwavering commitment to the work. He joins Tom Rowland to break down the mental game that separates champions, the consistency problem most athletes never solve, what training at the highest level actually looks like, and how to perform when the pressure is on.
Eric Regnart: The Alaska King Salmon Crisis and Pollock Bycatch
Eric Regnart is the executive director of the board at Golden Alaska, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring wild king salmon populations in Alaska. He joins Tom Rowland to explain the scope of the king salmon crisis, the pollock fishery's role in bycatch, why a bycatch cap is so controversial, and what anglers can do to help.
Andy Stockett: Managing Money as a Fishing Guide
Andy Stockett is a fishing guide with roughly 15 years of guiding experience who grew up in an outdoor family. He joins Tom Rowland to talk about the financial side of guiding most people never address: tracking income and expenses, setting up bank accounts so taxes are painless, pricing trips correctly, and building a business that survives slow months.
Capt. Sergio Atanes: Fishing in Espanol
Captain Sergio Atanes joins the Tom Rowland Podcast for an episode conducted entirely in Spanish, breaking new ground for the show's reach into the Spanish-speaking fishing community. Sergio and Tom talk fishing in Spanish, opening the conversation to an underserved audience and pointing toward the future of fishing media.
Tom Rowland: Regenerative Farming and Grass-Finished Beef at Ramstead Ranch
In this solo episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast, Tom Rowland explores regenerative agriculture, grass-fed versus grass-finished beef, and sustainable farming after a visit to Ramstead Ranch. He explains the critical distinction most consumers miss, what regenerative farming actually means, and the nutritional case for grass-finished beef.
Dr. Mike Larkin: What to Do After Buying a Used Boat
Dr. Mike Larkin joins Tom Rowland to share hard-won lessons on what to do after buying a used boat. After his diesel engine shut down 150 miles offshore, he breaks down how boat cooling systems work, why a stuck seacock can cause a thermal event, the monthly maintenance most owners overlook, and the safety equipment that can save your life.
Angelo Poli: Aaron Rodgers and the 3 Pillars of Elite Nutrition
Angelo Poli is a nutrition and fitness expert who has worked with elite athletes including Aaron Rodgers. He joins Tom Rowland to break down the three pillars of elite nutrition: good carbohydrates, high-quality protein, and healthy fats. He explains why you can't out-exercise a bad diet and what the first practical step toward eating better really is.
Dr. Mike Larkin: Why Jacks Are the Most Underrated Gamefish
Dr. Mike Larkin is a fisheries scientist and lifelong angler who has studied jacks around the world. He joins Tom Rowland to make the case that jacks are the most underrated gamefish in tropical and subtropical waters, breaking down the power of the African pompano, the acrobatic fight of the golden trevally, and the baits, lures, and conservation that matter.
Chris Rodack: Why Strong Fathers Are Needed in Today's Society
Chris Rodack is a fatherhood advocate who joins Tom Rowland to discuss why strong, engaged fathers are critically needed in today's society. He talks about the shifting role of fathers, what children lose when a dad is absent, his own journey through fatherhood, and how men who grew up without strong fathers can still become great ones.
Nick Haddad: Descending Devices, Barotrauma, and How to Get One Free
Nick Haddad is the Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager for Return 'Em Right, a program tackling catch-and-release mortality from barotrauma in the Gulf of Mexico. He joins Tom Rowland to explain why released reef fish often die, how a simple weighted descending device reverses pressure injuries, and how anglers can get a free device.
Zeb Hogan: Chasing Giants and the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
Fish biologist and National Geographic Monster Fish host Zeb Hogan joins Tom Rowland to discuss his book Chasing Giants, the 646-pound Mekong giant catfish that started his quest, and the surprisingly complicated search for the world's largest freshwater fish.
Al Perkinson: Building Bajio Sunglasses With Purpose and American Manufacturing
Al Perkinson, founder and CEO of Bajio Sunglasses, joins Tom Rowland to talk about building a purpose-driven eyewear company in New Smyrna Beach, Florida that manufactures lenses and assembles sunglasses in the United States, and the path from a North Carolina creek to banking to the fishing industry.
John Nores: Battling Drug Cartels in America's National Forests
Retired game warden John Nores returns to the Tom Rowland Podcast to discuss his book Hidden War, the second edition, and how he went from a traditional fish-and-game warden to leading special-operations teams against drug cartel marijuana grows poisoning America's national forests.
Greg McHale: A 430-Mile Solo Race Through the Yukon at Minus 50
Greg McHale of Greg McHale's Wild Yukon joins Tom Rowland to talk about one of the hardest solo races on earth, the 430-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra at minus 50 degrees, and the journey from Ontario farm-country hockey to building a hunting TV show in one of the most challenging environments in the world.
Mike Genoun: Building Florida Sport Fishing TV From Jersey Party Boats
Captain Mike Genoun, founder of Florida Sport Fishing TV, joins Tom Rowland to trace his path from New Jersey party and charter boats to a humbling reset in South Florida, and how he built a long-running media brand around the fishing he had to learn all over again.
John Savage: Lost in the Stream and the Story of Two Fishermen Lost at Sea
Captain John Savage, author of Lost in the Stream: The Miraculous Story of Two Fishermen Lost at Sea, joins Tom Rowland to share how he went from a kid terrified by Jaws to a Virginia Beach mate, and the harrowing survival story that became a book now changing readers' lives.
Jason Coffrin: A Lifetime of Fishing Adventures and Chasing Dreams
Jason Coffrin, the angler and adventurer behind Mr. Trigger Sport Fishing, joins Tom Rowland to tell stories from a wild fishing life: world records, surviving on the water in Costa Rica and Panama, running the Moab 240, and why he has always chased the dream with a story at the end instead of the dollar.
Taylor Sharp & John Zimmerman: Casting for Hope and Fly Fishing as Healing
Taylor Sharp and John Zimmerman of Casting for Hope join Tom Rowland to share how a high school fly fishing tournament started in memory of Taylor's mother grew into a nonprofit that has raised more than a million dollars for women and families facing gynecological cancer.
Ben Jones (GT Buster): Chasing Giant Trevally in Remote Australia
Australian angler and content creator Ben Jones, known online as GT Buster, joins Tom Rowland to talk about chasing giant trevally on topwater along Cape York and the Great Barrier Reef, surviving remote crocodile camps and tropical storms, and building one of fishing's most-watched feeds.