998 | Trey Combs and Mark Combs on Steelhead History, Classic Flies and Grease Line Fishing
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#998 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/998
Presented by: Outpost on the Nush, TroutRoutes, On DeMark Lodge, Redd’s Flies
Trey Combs has spent decades documenting the people, rivers, flies, and techniques that shaped steelhead fly fishing. In this episode, Trey and his son, Mark Combs, take a close look at steelhead history, from classic fly patterns and early Spey fishing to grease line techniques and the stories behind some of the sport's most important books and photographs. The conversation blends firsthand experience with preservation. Trey shares stories from his years on steelhead rivers, while Mark explains how he is building an online archive that makes steelhead history accessible through books, photographs, fly plates, essays, and fly-pattern research.
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