Trout Wrangler Podcast S2 Ep90: The Story Behind Lowcountry D

In this episode of the Trout Wrangler Podcast, I sit down with Lowcountry D — better known to many as the "old dude on Instagram" — to talk about the story behind the personality and a lifetime spent around fly fishing. We dive into his background in the sport, including his time living and working at a campground in Alaska, where he spent his summers fishing as much as possible under long days of nearly endless daylight. He shares what that lifestyle looked like, the realities of being up there, and how those experiences shaped him as an angler. We also get into life after Alaska — what he's fishing these days, his current home waters in the Lowcountry, and what makes that fishery unique compared to others. Of course, we get into some stories — including close calls and sketchy moments on the water — along with some of the coolest interactions he's had through building his presence as Lowcountry D. We wrap things up with five songs for the Trout Tunes Spotify playlist, plus final thanks and plugs. If you're into fly fishing stories, unique paths into the sport, and the personalities that make it fun, this is one you won't want to miss.   <p class="e-10270-text encore-text-body-medium" data-encore-id= "text" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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