The brown trout (Salmo trutta) has earned a reputation as the wariest and wiliest opponent a river angler can face. Whereas a brookie or a cutthroat will often attack flies with gullible abandon, browns are usually more discriminating. The larger specimens, especially, are often. . .
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Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 2: Master the fly cast
The second video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about casting. You may have heard that fly-casting is “difficult” or “an art form,” but it’s really much simpler than you think. The key is to understand that the fly rod casts the line, not the . . .
Read MorePodcast: Stock Finishing, with Del Whitman
In another installment with Del Whitman of DC Whitman Custom Gunsmithing, Reid and Del explore the nuances of a best-quality oil stock finish. Though the two explore other finishing processes in brief, del primarily explains the fastidious process . . .
Read MoreGetting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 1: How to rig your fly rod
The first video in our series on getting started in fly fishing focuses on how to rig your fly rod. This includes assembling the rod itself, attaching the fly . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Trim Deer Hair
Spun deer-hair makes for a dense, buoyant fly body, whether you’re tying a large, traditional Tap’s Bug or a size 12 Goddard Caddis. Once you’ve got the hair spun on the hook shank, it’s time to trim it to shape. . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Future of Bristol Bay, with Nelli Williams
Champions of clean water and an intact ecosystem have a lot to celebrate with our recent victory in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. But this ruling only protects a relatively small part of Bristol Bay, which is a huge body of water. Nelli Williams from . . .
Read MoreOrvis Joins Conservation Partners in Washington DC to Advocate for Everglades Restoration Funding
On Tuesday, April 18, Orvis will team-up with the Everglades Foundation, Captains for Clean Water, and Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation to urge policymakers in Washington DC to fund Everglades Restoration. Laura Schaffer, Orvis . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 04.14.23
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 was a banner week, so we’re presenting 15 glorious productions that will transport you around . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: How to Use the Sink-and-Swing to Get Streamers Deep
Saturday was a glorious day here in Southwestern Vermont, as temperatures climbed into the low 60s, and we had some bright sunshine. I checked the USGS river gauge for the Battenkill and saw that flows had finally dipped below 1,000 CFS, which . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Cast in the Wind
There are lots of theories about the best way to make accurate fly casts in the wind, and there’s also a bit of old-wives’-tale balderdash you need to avoid (such as “casting under the wind”). In this video, Capt. Chris Myers makes the point that the . . .
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