Andy remembers realizing the value of this cerebral exercise at a young age. Indeed, every fish has a story, and internalizing what motivates their behavior is perhaps the surest way to catch more fish. “Nicky may disagree with this, but I remember very clearly when he was trying to sell it to me,” Andy recounts:
With the help of his son, Nicky, Andy launched the Mill House Podcast in February of 2020 to showcase stories from the angling community - and is helping set the record straight on the value of fishermen and their “tall tales.”Īndy credits Nicky with the conception of Mill House. With a lifetime of impressive angling accolades under his belt, Andy now spends much of his time at his house in South Florida where he has easy access to some of the best flats fishing in the U.S. One such person who has been crucial in rewriting the narrative on angling and storytelling is Olympic-ski-racer turned tarpon-whisperer Andy Mill. In recreational fishing, some folks have similarly worked hard to rekindle an appreciation of angler insights. He used these insights to pioneer a nuanced understanding of fish populations that is crucial to modern fisheries science - an undertaking that even earned him a coveted MacArthur Genius Grant to continue his research.
However, he was consistently criticized for not being a “scientists.” Motivated by declining fish stocks, Ted started interviewing his fellow fishermen. Notably, Ted Ames - a commercial fisherman from coastal Maine - knew his fleet had invaluable information to improve local fisheries management. Over the years, certain folks have championed the fight against the societal depreciation of angler wisdom, and for good reason. While these portrayals are often somewhat comedic and mostly harmless, they certainly haven’t done any favors to the credibility and value of stories from the water.
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