Welcome to the another edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Today is a spooktastic double-whammy–it’s Friday the 13th, and we’ve got a full moon–so I get to use my favorite graphic, above. Each week, we scour the Web for the . . .
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Take a New Phil Monahan Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 09.12.19
elcome to the latest edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’ve got an all-new set of ten questions about book . . .
Read MoreVideo: Euro Nymphing vs Indicator Nymphing
Here’s the third excerpt from the new video, “Modern Nymphing” from Utah fishing guide, fly tier, and filmmaker Gilbert Rowley. Many folks may still be unclear on what separates modern . . .
Read MoreClassic Tips: How to Get the Most Out of Your Streamers
Orvis rod designer Shawn Combs is a streamer fanatic.
Photo by Jim Logan
Because I fish mostly in the Northeast—where over the course of a season nymphs and streamers surely catch more large fish than dry flies do—I am loath to fish anything but surface patterns when I’m out West. Don’t get me wrong: I’m no dry-flies-upstream-only purist. It’s just that. . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 09.11.19
he devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian–especially on the Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands–is simply mind-blowing. Aside from the sustained 185-mph winds, a 20-foot storm surge powered over the Abacos. Nearly all the residents of the region . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Into the Heart of Remote Mongolia
Last month, I hosted an expedition trip to a river in northwestern Mongolia with Fish Mongolia and four other anglers. (The outfitter does not want to name the river to protect it from overfishing.) This was an experienced group: everyone had . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Woolly Worm
Most folks consider the Woolly Worm to be derived from the English Palmer Fly, which was popular with anglers as early as the Eighteenth Century. This American version may have originated in Arkansas as a bass fly, and in the 1950s, a friend from . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Find Hackle Fibers for Tails
Here’s the latest video in our series called “One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Techniques,” from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions. Each video teaches a single tying skill, from the most basic to the advanced. Ultimately, the series will serve as . . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Using a Sweep Set for Better Hook-Ups
When you’re fishing downstream, the sweep set will result in many more hook-ups.
Photo via the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center
When you’re either fishing downstream or have a lot of slack on the water—for instance when you’re making slack-line casts, such as a pile cast or a curve cast—setting the hook can be difficult. Because there’s a lot of slack on the water, if you simply raise your rod tip, all you’re doing is picking up the slack. Depending on how. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Shoot Line During a Cast
One problem that many fly casters struggle with is knowing when to release more line. If you release too soon, the line moving up through the guides “unloads” the rod, causing your . . .
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