Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/114 I sat down with Rainy Riding, the founder of Rainy's Flies, to hear the story of how she created one of the largest fly distribution centers in the country.  We go in deep to the history of how she created the company given plenty of setbacks along the way. Show Sponsor: Summer Steelhead on the Deschutes with Swing the Fly:   Show Notes Fly Fishing the West was the first magazine that Rainy placed an ad in for Rainys Flies. The Snakehead is one species Rainy notes for SE Asia.  Here's a interesting video on snakehead. Here is the Joan Wulff interview.  Rainy notes the impact from Joan to woman in fly fishing. The Grand hopper is one of Rainy's favorite patterns. Big Y Fly Shop and the Grand Hopper.  Rainy notes that she doesn't agree with them selling this fly under a different name. The Letort Hopper vs the Grand Hopper fly pattern.  We talk about innovation and how Rainy tries very hard to do a lot of fact checking before selling a new fly. Montana Flies and Umpqua