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Catskills Sporting Legend Nick Lyon (Podcast)

July 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastThis episode of Kaatscast features 85-year-old Nick Lyons, writer and publisher on fly fishing.

This episode was recorded at the Jerry Bartlett Angling Collection in Phoenicia, NY, as part of the “Sporting Legends of The Catskills” series.

Nick is widely known for his popular “Seasonable Angler” column in Fly Fisherman Magazine, which he wrote for decades. In articles for Fly Fisherman and other publications, and in more than a dozen books, he chronicled his fishing adventures all over the world. Meanwhile, he pursued a busy life as an English professor at Hunter College and as a book publisher.

You can listen to the podcast here.

Kaatscast is a biweekly podcast delivering interviews, arts, culture, history, and outdoor adventures, from New York’s Catskill mountains.

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