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The SoCal Fishing Podcast - Barbless.co Co-host Conway Bowman

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Conway is a salt water guide in San Diego, Ca. and specializes in targeting large Mako Sharks on the fly! He co-hosts this podcast with his wife, Michelle Bowman.

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Conway Bowman's Episodes

Stalking Corbina with Al Q

4 years ago

Season 1, Episode 15

Stalking Corbina with Al Q

Michelle and Conway chat with their good friend Al Quattrocchi, a SoCal artist and expert cobina fly angler about the evolution of corbina stalking.
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Largemouth Bass – Oliver Ngy

4 years ago

Season 1, Episode 14

Largemouth Bass – Oliver Ngy

Oliver is a big bass guy! Listen in as we get the lowdown on the explosion of his movement, Big Bass Dreams and bass fishing in Southern California.
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The Manzanar Fishing Club

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 13

The Manzanar Fishing Club

Listen in to hear the amazing fishing story of incarcerated Japanese-Americans and their families during WWII as told by documentary creator Cory Shiozaki.
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Mako Sharks on the Fly

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 12

Mako Sharks on the Fly

If you've ever said to yourself, "How in the world does someone fly fish for a massive 300lb Mako shark?" Then this is the podcast for you! Conway and Michelle talk about the history of catching Mako shark on the fly and all the nitty-gritty details of how it's done.
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Downtime With the Bowmans

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 11

Downtime With the Bowmans

In this episode, Conway and Michelle discuss some great fishing resources that will keep you busy and ready to fish your brains out when the time comes.
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How to Catch Carp

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 10

How to Catch Carp

Michelle gets all the nitty-gritty details about successfully fly fishing for carp from Conway.
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Jim Brown, Putting Recreational Fishing On the Map in San Diego

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 9

Jim Brown, Putting Recreational Fishing On the Map in San Diego

Retired San Diego City Lake Program Manager, Jim Brown, put his recreational fishing program on the map in Southern California.
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Bringing Back SoCal Steelhead

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 7

Bringing Back SoCal Steelhead

We spoke with the Director of CalTrout's South Coast Region, Sandi Jacobson about the restoration of essential habitat for the recovery of the southern California steelhead and some of the challenges steelhead have while trying to return to their spawning grounds.
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Morgan Promnitz, Hobie’s Next Generation of Kayak Angler

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 6

Morgan Promnitz, Hobie’s Next Generation of Kayak Angler

Morgan Promnitz, Director of Fishing Business Development for Hobie, began fishing with his father and grandfather when he was 5 in South Africa where he was born. Since then he's been obsessed with all aspects of fishing and has made it his profession with the Hobie Cat company here in Southern California.
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Springtime Fishing Options in Southern California

5 years ago

Season 1, Episode 5

Springtime Fishing Options in Southern California

In this episode, we discuss the different fish to target in the Springtime transition period around southern California.
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Recent Guests

Lesley Smith

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Lesley Smith is a Southern California native, who is an accomplished backpacker and hunter since she was young. Now she is proud to add fly angler....

Kesley Gallagher

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Kesley Gallagher has 12 fly fishing IGFA records, teaches fly fishing for women and presents at clubs on flats fishing for redfish, bonefish, tarpon, and permit....

Al Q.

Angler

Al Q. is a fly angler based out of Los Angeles, Ca. he is a guest on The SoCal Fishing Podcast hosted by Conway and Michelle Bowman....

Conway Bowman

Guide

Conway is a salt water guide in San Diego, Ca. and specializes in targeting large Mako Sharks on the fly! He co-hosts this podcast with his wife, Michelle Bowman....

Michelle Bowman

Biologist

Michelle Bowman is a Marine Biologist, an accomplished surfer and a Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) angler. She co-hosts this podcast with husband Conway Bowman....
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