Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/ritz We dig into fly fishing for shad, alligator hunting and the Ritz-Carlton with Mark Benson.  Mark walks us through the steps to catching shad along with some other shenanigans including the alligator hunt.  Shad fishing has a lot of similarities to steelhead fishing so let's dig into it. Show Sponsors Hosted Fly Fishing Trips with Dave: https://wetflyswing.com/destination Show Notes with Mark Benson Flip Pallot was on the podcast in episode 70 and told the story of how he lived through the hurricane in 1992. Mark is the head guide for the Ritz Carlton and for bass fishing on the Ritz' properties. We talk about the shad's life history here and what a good run and day of fishing is like. The best flies look like an anemic crazy charlie.  Here's the standard crazy charlie video. Mark notes the Delaware River and shad fishing.  There are a lot of fly fisherman using sinking lines in this area with the deep and heavy water.  Mark's central Florida fly shop that caters to sh