Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/177 Roger Fletcher is here to share the history of the drift boat and how it all started back in the early 20th century with a few river guides that needed a better boat for whitewater.  We discover the connection between the Rogue, Mckenzie, Grand Canyon Dories and why the name drift boat stuck over the river dorie. Roger describes how the drift boat design came to be through a few key people over the last 100 years.  Roger is the leading authority on drift boats so is very exciting to have him on the podcast today. Drift Boat History Show Notes  - I noted Jerry Briggs and the Colorado River dories. - Milo Thomson used the old scow boat and were the first boats on the river until 1925.  Milo and the early guides on the river were there to focus on drift boat fishing and guiding their clients. - We hear the story of Keith Steele and the first boats built for the Colorado River and Martin Litton - I noted the Pete Mcbride video and Martin's boat. Drift Boat Plans - We talk