Mill House Podcast

Mill House Podcast

Author: Mill House Language: English Episodes: 162
The Mill House Podcast digs into the rich, often overlooked narratives that flow through the world of fishing and the wider outdoors. While the cast of a line provides the starting point, these conversations quickly travel into deeper waters, exploring the lives, philosophies, and pivotal moments of the people who shape these pursuits. Each episode is built on a foundation of genuine curiosity, offering long-form discussions with innovators, legends, and quiet pioneers you might not have heard of before. The result is a collection of untold stories that are as much about human character, dedication, and connection to the natural world as they are about any specific sport or technique. Listening to this podcast feels like pulling up a chair in a weathered lodge after a long day outside, where the tales exchanged are compelling, authentic, and far from finished. You’ll hear the nuances behind industry shifts, personal epiphanies born on remote rivers, and the hard-earned wisdom that comes from a life spent looking to the horizon. It’s an audio experience for anyone who finds education in leisure and sees the wilderness as a source of endless story. Mill House weaves these threads together into a consistently engaging listen that redefines what an outdoor show can be.
Episodes
Episode 82: Huey Lewis - The Heart of Rock & Roll [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:11
Huey Anthony Cregg hit it big in the early 80’s with his band named "Huey Lewis and The News." Many of their songs went large on the Billboard hits, but you can’t get any bigger than the bands #1, Grammy winning song, "T…
Episode 81: Capt. Frank Davis - Boca Grande Pass [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:15
Few have seen the evolution of tarpon fishing in the famous Boca Grande Pass as Frank Davis. In the early 1960’s, his family moved there and as far back as he can remember his Dad used to take him tarpon fishing. Pass fi…
Episode 80: Capt. Benny Blanco - Shifting Baselines [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:38
Benny Blanco is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, but under his skin, his blood runs hot. In 2015, his life pivoted becoming a devout conservationists after Florida Bay lost over fifty thousand acres of his favo…
Episode 79: George Copeland - Snook Giant [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:25
At 74 years young, George Copeland still has the fire in his belly to chase the snook tide late into the night. As a young man of 8, he found a passion that would drive him deep into the fishing abyss. On his bike, simil…
Episode 78: Ansil Saunders - Bonefish Legend [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:47
As a fifteen year old tenderfoot building boats, Ansil Saunders would’ve never believed he’d one day become a national hero. Stemmed from Scotland, his extended family of boat builders would eventually build the most sou…
Episode 77: Capt. Russell Kleppinger - The Tarponator [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:57:31
At 49 years of age, Russell Kleppinger has found himself as one of the all time greats in the tarpon fishing world. He was consistently catching around a thousand tarpon a year before he stopped counting. Last year in 20…
Episode 76: Capt. Rick Ruoff - The Nineteenth Pole [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:26
Rick Ruoff's infectious personality could calm the roar of a lion. The first time I met this gregarious man, I knew instantly he was my kind of people. I'd see him every morning at the Lorelei restaurant similar to a sea…
Episode 75: Tom McGuane - King of Words (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:25
Tom McGuane is a giant among legends across all continents and countries. His boundless heart and endless determination tackled dreams only he could’ve accomplished. Tom’s extraordinary writing is in the record books and…
Episode 74: Tom McGuane - King of Words [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:44
Tom McGuane is a giant among legends across all continents and countries. His boundless heart and endless determination tackled dreams only he could’ve accomplished. Tom’s extraordinary writing is in the record books and…
Episode 73: Ted Juracsik - "TIBOR" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:13
Ted Juracsik, the creator of Tibor Reels, has one of the most interesting and inspiring stories I know. As a young Hungarian in Budapest, he was the smartest of his friends. At age 17, he was the youngest Hungarian ever…