Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast · Dave Stewart

Swinging for Alaska Chinook and Great Lakes Browns with Bailey Adamavich

·57 min·5 clips
Bailey Adamovich reveals how Alaska's Togiak River overwhelmed him after fishing tiny Midwest waters.
Dave interviews guide Bailey Adamovich about his experiences swinging for Chinook salmon on Alaska's Togiak River and brown trout in Wisconsin's Great Lakes tributaries. Bailey discusses the challenges of adapting to massive Alaskan waters, shares fishing techniques, and recounts memorable moments, including an encounter with legendary angler Ed Ward.

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A guide's move from Great Lakes precision to Alaska scale, with practical river talk throughout.

This one stays grounded in the work of moving from the Great Lakes to Alaska, and Bailey Adamovich gives it a clear path. The Sheboygan roots, the 40-foot casts, the blown-out rivers, and the day-to-day steadiness of guiding all fit together without feeling forced.

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Hear how a Great Lakes guide adapts to Alaska's Togiak River and bigger water.

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