A tributary of the Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska begins in a glorious lake surrounded by mountains. All five species of Pacific salmon spawn here, continuing the spectacular circle of life that feeds the entire ecosystem. Spread the Chill Know someone who could use a Moment of Chill?
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 04.03.20
Welcome to an all-new edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. This week, we present fourteen glorious production, featuring a diverse array of locations and . . .
Read MoreTying with Tom Fly-Pattern Schedule!
By now, you’re surely aware that Tom Rosenbauer is hosting fly-tying sessions on Facebook Live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m. In the interest of giving you enough time to gather all the materials and prepare to tie along as Tom . . .
Read MoreThe “Down the Hatch” Film Festival Premiers Saturday Night on Youtube!
The 2020 Orvis Down the Hatch Film Festival, which had been scheduled to premier during the Orvis Guide Rendezvous, will instead premier tomorrow night at 8 p.m. (EST) on the Orvis Youtube channel. It’s an hour of killer filmmaking. It will only . . .
Read MorePodcast: A Career in Wingshooting Television, with Scott Linden of Wingshooting USA
While relegated to his home office, Reid touches base with celebrity bird hunter, author, and television host Scott Linden. Based in Bend, Oregon, Linden is known to many for his long run on Wingshooting USA. He is also the personality behind Scott . . .
Read MorePodcast: Behind the Scenes of the “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” TV Show
This week, I interview Mark Melnyk, host and producer of The New Fly Fisher TV show and the co-producer of The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing Season 2. We tell some stories about what it’s like filming a show and share some nasty tricks we played on . . .
Read More“Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” Season Two Broadcast Schedule
The “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing,” Season Two premiered on Tuesday on the World Fishing Network (WFN). The season features 13 episodes that will air each week–a 22-minute version on WFN on Tuesdays and then a longer cut on the “Orvis Guide to Fly . . .
Read MoreNatural Reflections: Early Brown Stonefly Adults
Early Brown Stoneflies (EBS) are one of the earliest Eastern and Midwestern hatches. Beginning in early-to-mid March, after spending the past year hidden in the stream’s bottom debris, the EBS reddish-brown nymphs migrate to the shoreline, . . .
Read MoreLast Day to Enter Our “New Season” Photo Contest!
On March 20, we launched our “New Season” Photo Contest, and it ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. There’s still time for you to enter. There will be three winners, who will receive some killer prizes, including a NEW Recon Fly Rod. All you have to do is share . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tying an Elk-Hair Caddis with Tom
For the fourth installment of his Facebook Live series “Tying with Tom,” Tom focused on one of the most popular dry flies of all time: the Elk-Hair Caddis. In a 1978 article in Fly Tyer, the fly’s inventor, Al Troth, claimed that he had set out to develop a . . .
Read MoreTom’s Top 7 Early-Season Streamers
This springtime rainbow was holding in deep water below a highway bridge in western Massachusetts.
Photo by Joe Phillips
In Tuesday’s post, “How to Fish Streamers in the Early Season,” I explained that I prefer flies that have some movement of their own, like ones with marabou and rabbit fur, because they work . . .
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