047: Greg Madrigal- Owner and chief net maker at Sierra Nets. He makes some of the best fly fishing nets you'll find.
In this conversation Greg tells how he got into fishing woodworking and the great fishing on the LA River. Yes, you can fish for Carp and Tilapia in the LA River.
Facebook Twitter Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast Please give us a rating and review HERE Show NotesIn this conversation Greg tells how he got into fishing woodworking and the great fishing on the LA River. Yes, you can fish for Carp and Tilapia in the LA River.
First Exposure to the Outdoors
I grew up on an Apple ranch and my childhood was spent climbing trees and being in the outdoors. Video games weren't around then so we played outside, dug holes and got dirty. Then we moved from there to Idaho and I spent a lot of time fishing lakes and some streams up there with my my friends. Gosh I remember fishing for carp in the canals and trout in the mountains and fishing the Snake River. One of my favorite things to do was crawdad fish. My Mom would take me to this little canal, really a little irrigation ditch next to some railroad tracks few miles from the house. I would go with my Doberman and my Doberman would run off chasing muskrats and whatever else. I would just have a ball with of a piece bacon on the end of a string catching all the crawdad I could catch.
Things we talked about
Whitewater Rafting
Kern River
Zambezi River
Fishing the LA River
Birding
Woodworking
Other Outdoor Activities
Hiking, Birding, Rafting
Favorite Books
Fly Fishing, A Trailside Guide by John Merwin
Fishin Trails 2, by Jared Smith and Seth Blackamore
Best Gear Purchase under $100
Sierra Nets Magnetic Rod Holder
Apps, Tools, Podcasts
Merlin Bird ID
Connect with Greg
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