{"podcast":{"title":"Casting Across Fly Fishing","slug":"casting-across-fly-fishing-651212","podcast_index_feed_id":651212,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM2733915402","website_url":"http://castingacross.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3cfe8988-4a1b-11ec-8771-cf17dbb6e4f7/image/pc1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Matthew Lourdeau","episode_count":396,"summary":"The Casting Across Fly Fishing Podcast explores the quarry and the culture of fly fishing. Each episode, I'll discuss some aspect of fly fishing - the people, places, and things that go into the pursuit of fish.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T12:19:51.843016+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casting-across-fly-fishing-651212"},"episode":{"title":"Best in Show 2026","slug":"best-in-show-2026","published_at":"2026-04-17T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casting-across-fly-fishing-651212/best-in-show-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casting-across-fly-fishing-651212","url":"https://castingacross.com/ep-388","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM7800266206.mp3","summary":"Whether I'm in the market for new gear or not, I like to keep my finger on the pulse of what is new and noteworthy in fly fishing. For a few years The Fly Fishing Show has held the Consumers Choice Awards. While not exhaustive, it does feature that which is often new and that which is somewhat noteworthy. And that alone warrants a few minutes of my time. And I'd wager, based upon your interest in this podcast, my talking about it warrants a few minutes of your time. Today I discuss a handful of the Consumer Choice Awards selections that I think are interesting. It may or may not surprise you that the one I find most intriguing is also the least expensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Whether I'm in the market for new gear or not, I like to keep my finger on the pulse of what is new and noteworthy in fly fishing. For a few years The Fly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1411,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/casting-across-fly-fishing-651212/episodes/best-in-show-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casting-across-fly-fishing-651212/best-in-show-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}