The Gunpowder river comes alive during spring, as warming daytime temperatures boost insect activity, motivating wild browns to stir from their winter slumber and begin packing on the pounds. By the time the frogs are. . .
Read MoreA Good Checklist is a Key to a Great Hunting Trip
If you’re anything like me, you hate being on a hunting trip and discovering that you have forgotten to pack some necessary item. At best, you may have to spend money to buy a duplicate of something you already own, while at worst, the absence of that . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Deal with Sun and Shade
We sometimes don’t pay enough attention to sunlight and shade when fly fishing for trout. But as Dave Jensen shows–using an example of a large cutthroat trout rising in a mountain river–your approach must take these conditions into account. This . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 03.24.23
Welcome to the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available, and curate them for you. This week, we’ve got a baker’s dozen videos, but in terms of sheer minutes of video to watch, I think . . .
Read MorePodcast: All About the Mono Rig, with Dom Swentosky
This week, my guest is Dom Swentosky of the Troutbitten blog, podcast, and guide service. If you have not seen his stuff, it’s definitely one of the most informative and thoughtful fly-fishing blogs out there. Dom devotes a lot of his blog to the mono . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: How to Catch Springtime Smallmouths
When April begins, I start thinking about smallmouth bass. They will soon start making migratory spawning runs out of lakes, and some huge fish will be caught. It can be some of the most. . .
Read MoreThis Year’s Western Snowpack Bodes Well for the Coming Season
As an angler living in Colorado, I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to winter snowpack levels. They’re one of the best forecasting tools for river and reservoir conditions in the year to come, as higher snowpack levels result in. . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 03.22.23
Although red tide is naturally occurring and has bloomed frequently in the past, this year’s massive blooms seem to be partially a result of nutrient-rich water flowing from the land into the estuaries along the coast. This story and more in our weekly roundup of important conservation news. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: The Basics of Mending to Achieve a Drag-Free Drift
In this helpful how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, he talks about something that many novice anglers–and even some more experienced fly fishers–struggle with: mending. He does a good job of explaining . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Catskill-style Red Quill
The proper way to tie a Catskill-style dry fly has been the subject of many debates and even the cause of a few feuds over the years. You’d be amazed by how passionate a grown man can . . .
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