The Fly Culture Podcast

Philip Pinney - A Fly Fishing Life

The Fly Culture Podcast

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Send us Fan Mail Episode 305 - Philip Pinney - A Fly Fishing Life and So Much More There are times when you meet someone, hear their story and are amazed by the life they have led. Philip was born in New Zealand and had a fly rod in his hand from an early age. Fishing tiny streams with his friends he was never far from a river. On leaving school, he joined the RAF basing himself in the UK as the stillwater scene was just starting. He flew Buccaneer aircraft during the Cold War and travelled t...

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