Oct 20, 202643 min
When people see the wild location and see fly fishers wading with sharks and giant trevally in the film "The Shoals" (now available on YouTube) they invariably ask "where is that?!" and also "how did they get that shot...
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Loop to Loop
Hosted by Ross Purnell · sports · EN-US
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The official podcast of Fly Fisherman, the leading magazine of fly fishing since 1969.
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Who hosts Loop to Loop?
Loop to Loop is hosted by Ross Purnell. The show has published 41 episodes to date.
What has Loop to Loop covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Behind the Scenes in the Making of "The Shoals" with Filmmaker Ben Annibali" (20 October 2026, 43 minutes), "Anita Coulton and her journey to becoming a top guide on an old-school match-the hatch fishery" (1 October 2026, 57 minutes), and "Raking spawning beds for wild brown trout and coaching Olympic snowboarding with Neil Sunday" (17 September 2026, 63 minutes).
How often does Loop to Loop publish?
Loop to Loop publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 41 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Loop to Loop?
Booking probability for Loop to Loop is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Loop to Loop requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Loop to Loop's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Loop to Loop are Fitness, Golf & Recreation. Loop to Loop has a sports audience.
About the host
Ross Purnell hosts Loop to Loop, a sports podcast with 41 episodes published.
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Episode #40
Anita Coulton and her journey to becoming a top guide on an old-school match-the hatch fishery
Oct 1, 202657 minS1Anita Coulton found her calling to be a guide over a decade ago and hasn't looked back since. Navigating the most technical dry-fly fishery in the East, the fabled Upper Delaware river, she pursues its notoriously...
Episode #39
Raking spawning beds for wild brown trout and coaching Olympic snowboarding with Neil Sunday
Sep 17, 20261h 3mS1Neil Sunday hails from the historic Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania. He is a former Olympic snowboarding coach and a full-time guide and owner at neilsundayflyfishing.com for trout, smallmouth bass, and the...
Sep 3, 20261h 15mS1John Arway is a scientist by training. In 1984 he graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Aquatic Biology in 1984. He dedicated his entire career to carrying out the mission of the PA Fish and Boat Commission and...
Aug 20, 20261h 16mS1Mike Komara is a 2026 World Angler for Fly Fishing Team USA. He is also the owner and head guide for Innovative Angline (www.innovativeangling.com), an educator, and a team bronze medalist in the 2025 FIPS Mouche Fly...
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Episode #36
Chris Wood, TU President and CEO on Rescinding the Ruleless Rule and the Impact of Data Centers
Aug 6, 202657 minS1Perhaps no one is better qualified to talk about the Roadless Rule than Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the years the rule was developed and implemented. And now TU...
Jul 20, 202648 minS1Pat Calvert is the Virginia Director of Conservation for American Rivers. He sat down with editor Ross Purnell to discuss the rush to develop hundreds of data centers throughout northern Virginia and the Potomac...
Episode #34
Hilary Hutcheson on Pennsylvania smallmouth bass, co-directing "The Tengu Club", and crab crawling
Jul 2, 202650 minS1Hilary Hutcheson has been a whitewater fly-fishing guide on the Flathead river system in Montana for over 25 years. She is the owner of Lary's Fly & Supply in Columbia Falls, MT. She's an environmental activist...
Jun 17, 202652 minS1Andy Mill is a two-time Olympian, competed in the downhill event in four World Championships, and went on to win 12 major fly-fishing tarpon tournaments as well as a Del Brown Permit tournament title and a Fall Fly...
Jun 4, 20261h 2mS1Carter Andrews is host of the new show "Gone Fishing with Carter Andrews" that will premiere on Outdoor Channel starting July 6. He's one of the most enduring cable television personalities of this century, hosting...
May 21, 20261h 5mS1Tess Weigand is the captain of the USA Women's Fly Fishing, and individual Gold Medalist, and team Gold Medalist in the FIPS Mouches Women's World Championship. She splits her time between guiding Pennsylvania's Penns...
Episode #30
Jeff Wagner on how growing up a "fish nerd" and "casting geek" helps him guide Mayfly Outdoors today
May 7, 20261h 14mS1Ross Purnell sits down with Mayfly Outdoors CEO Jeff Wagner in the Montrose Colorado headquarters for Ross, Abel, Renzetti, Dyna-King, Airflo, and several other brands. They discuss the unsung heroes of fly fishing; the...
Episode #29
Erik Johnsen from TroutRoutes discusses species lists, access points, and navigating offline maps
Apr 23, 20261h 5mS1Born and raised in the upper Midwest, Erik Johnsen's first connection to fishing was with panfish and bass. He found his passion for fly fishing chasing wild and native trout in Wisconsin's Driftless Region. He studied...
Apr 16, 202626 minS1Tiki Furimsky is an avid fly fisher and skier from Crested Butte, Colorado. He hails from the legendary Furimsky family. His grandpa, Chuck, started The Fly Fishing Show, and his dad, Ben, is the president and CEO. Tiki...
Episode #27
Rod designer Shawn Combs on leaving a dream job at Orvis to take a dream job as VP at Scott Fly Rods
Apr 9, 202647 minS1Shawn Combs got started as fly fisher in Kentucky, got a degree in mechanical engineering, and started with Orvis in 2011. He was the designer of all of Orvis's very successful Helios rods, and was most recently...
Episode #26
Fly-fishing instructor Dusty Wissmath on Joan Wulff, the Wulff School, and the mechanics of casting
Mar 26, 20261h 33mS1Dusty Wissmath is a fly-fishing instructor, author, and travel host who lives in Pennsylvania's trout-rich Cumberland Valley. He teaches through TCO fly shops, is an Orvis instructor for Allenberry Resort in Boiling...
Episode #25
Director Joshua Caldwell on big brookies, making a Netflix hit, and his film on Cathy and Barry Beck
Mar 12, 20261h 15mS1Joshua Caldwell is the director of the Netflix hit "Mending the Line" starring big names like Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, Patricia Heaton and Wes Studi. He's also passionate fly fisher who directed the...
Episode #24
George Daniel Q&A with current Penn State students, and how to fish in extreme conditions
Feb 26, 202638 minS1George Daniel is the director of the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at Penn State University. George sits down with editor Ross Purnell to discuss fly fishing in extreme conditions, from low and clear conditions to...
Feb 12, 202654 minS1Colorado guide Landon Mayer grew up in Colorado Springs and was mentored by his local fly shop (shout out Angler's Covey) and local fly tier John Barr. He became a pro fly tier and one of the leading experts on...
Episode #22
Chuck Furimsky, how he started The Fly Fishing Show, "roasted" Lefty Kreh, and found Bob Popovics
Jan 29, 202658 minS1Chuck Furimsky graduated from Penn State and when he was there, he took fly-fishing courses from the legendary George Harvey. In the 1980s he even filmed an interview with the original Penn State instructor, which...
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