Lessons learned from the Friends of the Upper Delaware River with Jeff Skelding

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In the fly box this week we have questions on making your own braided leaders, boorish behavior on trout streams, the effect of melting snow on fishing, how to test a new fly, the ethics of using a guide to find a spot and then fishing it on your own (don’t do it), and a mystery caller at the end.

This week I also share an interview with Jeff Skelding, executive director of the Friends of the Upper Delaware River (FUDR). This is a very effective regional conservation organization that after years of difficult relations with local public officials, state and regional water authorities, and highway departments, has gradually formed very effective partnerships with them. We can all learn from their advice and experience when it appears that conservation and property seem to be at odds. It does not have to be a zero-sum game.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast with Tom Rosenbauer,
0:07.0	bringing you tips, tricks and techniques to help you get the most of your time on the water. Here's your host, acclaimed fly fishing
0:15.3	author and lifelong fly fishing enthusiast Tom Rosenbauer.
0:21.6	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast. This
0:27.5	podcast is being recorded on May 10th, although the interview in today's podcast was recorded in April,
0:38.3	and I apologize for not filling your earphones with podcasts recently.
0:45.8	We've had a couple of minor technical difficulties,
0:49.1	but I think we're back on track
0:51.6	and I will, I promise you I'll try to get on a more regular schedule
0:56.0	because I have lots of lots of lots of exciting interviews planned so I won't I won't tell you anymore about that that's top secret.
1:05.6	Today in the interview we're going to be talking to Jeff Skelting who is the
1:10.7	executive director of Friends of the Delaware River.
1:14.5	It's one of my, one of the conservation organizations
1:20.1	that I really admire, mainly because, well because I fish the waters that they cover a lot and also because
1:29.0	they really serve as a model for how conservation groups can work with local
1:36.3	communities and local governments and local highway
1:39.2	departments that can sometimes be an antagonistic relationship.
1:43.9	And so the reason I wanted to talk to Jeff
1:47.7	was to get an idea for how all of us can emulate their success in working with local officials on things
1:58.9	that we want to do to protect our freshwater and saltwater resources.
2:05.7	But first, let's do the flybox and talk some fishing.
2:13.0	Hey Tom, my name is Kowalamuse and I live in Mississippi.
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