{"id":1629,"date":"2005-05-01T22:06:03","date_gmt":"2005-05-01T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/?page_id=1629"},"modified":"2022-11-27T18:12:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T23:12:11","slug":"feature-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/feature-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Matthews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"mailto:\"><em>ZachMatthews@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>Phone: (770) 722-9784<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Current Positions:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Editor, The Itinerant Angler<br \/>\nContributing Editor, <em>American Angler (2006-2020)<\/em><br \/>\nContributor,\u00a0<em>The Drake, Arkansas Life, Flyfish Journal\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Other Publications:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><em>Gray&#8217;s Sporting Journal,\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Sporting Classics,\u00a0<\/em><em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel, Fly Fisherman, Fly Tyer<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Kentucky Afield<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Garden &amp; Gun<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Backpacker<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Life Refined<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Midcurrent<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Trout<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Fish &amp; Fly<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Saltwater Fly Fishing\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Memberships and Certifications:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Certified Fly Casting Instructor, Federation of Fly Fishers<br \/>\nNikon Professional Services (NPS)<br \/>\nTrout Unlimited<br \/>\nNature Conservancy<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: large; text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 50px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p>Zach Matthews is the editor and owner of The Itinerant Angler, www.itinerantangler.com. He has been a regular contributor to a number of national outdoor and lifestyle magazines for nearly twenty years, including <em>American Angler<\/em>, <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Fly<\/em> <em>Fisherman<\/em>,<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>The Drake,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Arkansas Life<\/em>. As the host of The Itinerant Angler Podcast, Zach has conducted nearly two hundred interviews with\u00a0expert fly fishers, manufacturers, guides, writers and artists. He lives and practices law in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: large;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<h6 style=\"margin-left: 0px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Current Projects:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 0px;\" align=\"left\">\n<ul>\n<li>Argentinian Marsh Ducks &#8211;\u00a0<em>Gray&#8217;s Sporting Journal (delayed by COVID-19)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 0px;\" align=\"left\">\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Awaiting Publication:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Spanish Gold<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6 style=\"margin-left: 0px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Feature<sup>1<\/sup> Publications:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Sargassum Surplus&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; Fall 2022<br \/>\n&#8220;The Most Interesting Man in the South&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler &#8211; <\/em>June 2020<br \/>\n&#8220;Roadside Reds&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Gray&#8217;s Sporting Journal<\/em>, July 2019<br \/>\n&#8220;Night Stripes&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler<\/em>, May\/June 2019<br \/>\n&#8220;Rising the Gipsy&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em>, September\/October 2018<br \/>\n&#8220;Ride with Clyde&#8221; &#8211; <\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The Drake<\/em><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">, Fall 2018<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Goose Opener&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The Drake<\/em><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">, Fall 2018<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Profile &#8211; Peter McLeod&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">American Angler<\/em><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">, Fall 2018<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Overlooked and Underrated&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">American Angler<\/em><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">, Fall 2018<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Top Five Casting Errors and How to Fix Them&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Orvis News<\/em>, August 2018<br \/>\n&#8220;River of Gold&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">American Angler, <\/em>Summer<em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"> 2018<br \/>\n<\/em>&#8220;Profile &#8211; Graham Owen&#8221;<em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em><\/em>, Summer 2018<em style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/em>&#8220;The Far Side of the Moon&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Gray&#8217;s Sporting Journal<\/em>, Spring 2018<br \/>\n&#8220;Palmetto Pipeline Gets Spiked&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>, Spring 2018<br \/>\n&#8220;Oar You Could Just Try a Kayak&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, November 2017<br \/>\n&#8220;The Salmon of Wall Street&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>, Summer 2017<br \/>\n&#8220;Chalkstreams&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>, Spring 2017<br \/>\n&#8220;The One True Snowman&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Sporting Classics, January<\/em>\u00a02017<br \/>\n&#8220;Mountain Madness&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em>, November\/December 2016<br \/>\n&#8220;Have Rod, Will Travel&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, August 2016<br \/>\n&#8220;The Steelworks&#8221; &#8211; <em>The Flyfish Journal<\/em>, Spring 2016<br \/>\n&#8220;New Striper Nation&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Summer 2016<br \/>\n&#8220;Gar Water&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Spring 2016<br \/>\n&#8220;The Wizard of Blue Ridge&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; <em>The Drake<\/em>, Spring 2016<br \/>\n&#8220;Five Questions (Oliver White)&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em>, Winter 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Podcasts&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Fisherman<\/em>, October\u00a02015<br \/>\n&#8220;Five Questions (Jim Bartschi)&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em>, September\/October 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Trash Men of the Flats&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>, Summer 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Hit the Trail&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, April\u00a02015<br \/>\n&#8220;Swing Away&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, March 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Five Questions (GEOBASS)&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em>, March\/April 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;On Stage with the Howler Bros.&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Spring 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Tailwater Tactics&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Track &amp; Field&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em> &#8211; January 2015<br \/>\n&#8220;Dobsonflies&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>, Winter 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Mid-Range Saltwater Gear Guide&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em> 2014 Gear Guide issue<br \/>\n&#8220;Water Cycle&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, October 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Black Tar Permit&#8221; &#8211; <em>The Drake<\/em>, Fall 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Premium Cooler Throwdown&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em> &#8211; Spring 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Get Away: Georgia&#8217;s Golden Isles&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Arkansas Life<\/em> &#8211; June 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Get Away: The Smokies&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Arkansas Life<\/em> &#8211; June 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Get Away: Atlanta&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; June 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Little Yellow Sally&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Spring 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Ladies&#8217; Flats Fishing Gear Guide&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Gear Guide 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;Out Cold&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em> &#8211; January 2014<br \/>\n&#8220;True Fishing Stories&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Drake<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Winter 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;A Bird in the Bush&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em> &#8211; December 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Striped Bass Cryptology&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em> &#8211; November 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Bomb the Bass&#8221; &#8211; <em>The\u00a0Flyfish Journal<\/em> &#8211; Fall 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Shades of Glory&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler<\/em>, August\/September 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Summer Camping Extravaganza&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, July\/August 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Groundhog Day&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, February 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Top Ten Fly Fishing Colleges&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Angling Adventures Issue, 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Stand Up, Guys&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler<\/em>, May\/June 2013<br \/>\n&#8220;Spey Lines Demystified&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler<\/em>, November\/December 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;Brown Butter: Fall Fishing on the White River&#8221; &#8211; <em>Arkansas Life<\/em>, October 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;Pimp My Skiff&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Fall 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;The Loneliest Brook Trout in the World&#8221; &#8211; <em>The Drake<\/em>, Fall 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;Line Hacking&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Summer 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;Yellowstone Backcountry Expedition&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler<\/em>, June\/July\/August 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;DIY Adventure&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, Adventure Issue 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;Spey Fishing for Striped Bass&#8221; &#8211; <em>American Angler<\/em>, April\/May 2012<br \/>\n&#8220;Safety First&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Tyer<\/em>, Spring 2012<br \/>\n\u201cOzarks Double Play\u201d \u2013 <em>Fly Fisherman<\/em>, February\/March 2012<br \/>\n\u201cAmong the Hogs\u201d \u2013 <em>Fly Fisherman<\/em>, October\/November\/December 2011<br \/>\n&#8220;The World of Commercial Fly Tying&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, June 2011<br \/>\n&#8220;Don&#8217;t Fear the Ferrule&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, &#8220;Angling Adventures&#8221; special issue, 2011<br \/>\n\u201cFrom Scratch\u201d \u2013 <em>Fly Rod &amp; Reel<\/em>, April 2011<br \/>\n\u201cSilly Putty Spoons\u201d \u2013 <em>Fly Tyer<\/em>, Winter 2010<br \/>\n&#8220;Diff\u2019rent Strokes\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, November\/December 2010<br \/>\n\u201cBackroad Bullies\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, May\/June 2010<br \/>\n\u201cOctober Browns\u201d \u2013 <em>Kentucky Afield<\/em>, Fall 2009<br \/>\n\u201cTaper Tech\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, May\/June 2009<br \/>\n\u201cGoogling the Backcountry\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, March\/April 2009<br \/>\n\u201cGear of the Year 2009\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2009<br \/>\n\u201cCooking Up Some Lines\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, September\/October 2008<br \/>\n\u201cThe Cumberland: Big Water, Big Fish\u201d \u2013 <em>Fly Fisherman<\/em>, September 2008<br \/>\n\u201cLong Shots\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, May\/June 2008<br \/>\n\u201cBonefish 101\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>\/<em>Saltwater Fly Fishing<\/em>, January\/February 2008<br \/>\n\u201cNight Time is the Right Time\u201d \u2013 <em>Fish &amp; Fly<\/em>, Season Opener 2008<br \/>\n\u201cGear of the Year\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2008<br \/>\n\u201cReinventing the Wheel\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, November\/December 2007<br \/>\n\u201cSwitched On!\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, Fall 2007<br \/>\n\u201cBlue-Lining the Smokies\u201d \u2013 <em>Fly Fisherman<\/em>, May 2007<br \/>\n\u201cBrake Jobs\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, Spring 2007<br \/>\n\u201cThe Right Stuff\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2007<br \/>\n\u201cDown and Out on the Xingu\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2007<br \/>\n\u201cChoosing Cane\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, November\/December 2006<br \/>\n\u201cUndergunned\u201d \u2013 <em>The Drake<\/em>, 2006<br \/>\n\u201cBreathing Underwater\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, April 2006<br \/>\n\u201cWorking Classes\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, March 2006<br \/>\n\u201cThe Winter Game\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2006<br \/>\n\u201cThe Amazing Twenty-Five\u201d \u2013 <em>American Angler<\/em>, January\/February 2006<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"margin-left: 0px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Editorial:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&#8220;FYI&#8221;\/&#8221;Headwaters&#8221; 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