Did You Know About Shoal Bass? With Quint Rogers

This week I interview Quint Rogers [31:43], a fly fishing guide specializing in shoal bass fishing in Georgia. We discuss the unique characteristics of shoal bass, their habitat, life cycle, and the best fishing techniques to catch this rare freshwater bass, perfectly suited to the fly rod. Quint shares insights on seasonal patterns, fishing gear, and the river environments where shoal bass thrive. In the Fly Box this week we have these questions from listeners: How can I figure out which way to orient slotted beads on nymphs? Are six-piece travel rods any good? For small stream fishing, does it matter if I use a double taper or weight forward line? Is there any evidence to suggest which is the best way to attach droppers? Why does my leader always break at the tippet ring? Are there any alternatives to stripping baskets for beach fishing? How do you know when to replace a floating line? Can you do a podcast on how to train a dog to be a fishing companion? Why don't more saltwater guides use nets? What kind of games do I play when fly fishing? Where would you work if you didn't work for Orvis?

You can listen to Did You Know About Shoal Bass? With Quint Rogers online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Did You Know About Shoal Bass? With Quint Rogers is an episode from The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast by James Hathaway.

This episode is 01:12:31 long.

This episode was published on Feb 23, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.