During my time as a guide, I learned quickly that most anglers have no idea how to gauge the size of a fish by sight. Two-thirds of my clients would look at a 12-incher and say, “Man, that’s gotta . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tips on Fishing Streamers from the Bank During Runoff
Runoff has begun in earnest throught the West, and it will only get worse where the snowpack has been highest. Here’s a helpful video in which Fred Telleen offers a few tips to help you hook and land more fish on streamers when you’re casting from the . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 06.02.23
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’re serving a trout-centric baker’s dozen videos that will take you to some destinations . . .
Read MorePodcast: How to Practice Your Fly Casting, with Pete Kutzer
The better your casting, the more and fun you’ll have and the more relaxed you’ll be on the water. Pete Kutzer is one of the finest casting instructors in the world, and he’s one of the finest anglers you’ll meet. This means that he teaches casting as a way to . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Flies for Beach Snook this Summer
Summer is the prime season for walking Florida’s beaches in pursuit of snook. Last week, I covered 5 Tactics for catching these cunning and hearty fish, so now I’d like to discuss fly selection. Generally speaking, snook flies. . .
Read MoreVideo: 2 Fly-Casting Tips to Up Your Game
Here’s another good video in the ongoing series on fly casting from Brain Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio. Here, he offer two foundational tips: 1. always start and end the cast with your rod tip low; and 2. the timing of the cast is a . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: How to Stay Safe in Bear Country
This time of year, many anglers and wilderness lovers are making trips into the backcountry, oftentimes in places where there are wild bears. In the vast majority of situations, humans . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 05.31.23
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Set Up a Nymph Rig
The folks at Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver have launched an educational video series hosted by director of education and guide Courtney Despos–who appeared on Tom Rosenbauer’s podcast a couple years ago–who walks you through some of the basic . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Why You Should Always Carry Pheasant Tail Nymphs
Last April, I booked a day on Nelson’s Spring Creek in Montana’s Paradise Valley, hoping to enjoy a textbook blue-winged olive hatch. Upon arrival, I rigged up with a yarn indicator, a weighted scud pattern, and then 12 inches below that a Pheasant . . .
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