Here’s another great video tip from Dave Jensen of Jensen Fly Fishing. Sometimes, when you’re out on the water, you see a spot where the just has to be a trout. It’s too good a lie for there not to be. But you can’t see anything there. Instead of moving to . . .
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Video Pro Tips: How to Cast from a Boat
Here’s another helpful video in the ongoing series on fly casting from Brain Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio. He gets out on the water with guide Josh Trammell to discuss the different casting techniques you’ll need when you’re . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 07.26.23
From the Southwest to the Midwest to South Florida and from Europe to Asia, record high temperatures have made this the hottest summer of all time: . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Make a Skip Cast to Get Your Fly to Hard-to-Reach Fish
Fish love to hold in places where they are safe from predators or where they can hide before ambushing prey. That often means you need to drop your fly under an obstacle–a tree branch, some mangroves, a dock, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Mike’s Honey Ant
One summer afternoon, we had a reception on the back lawn here at Orvis HQ, and we were treated to a massive flying-ant hatch. Bugs were flying into people’s hair, eyes, and ears, and it was kind of frustrating to be in the middle of a conversation and have . . .
Read MoreVideo: Alvin’s Lesson on Leaders
Here’s another great how-to video from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides, who shares his knowledge pretty regularly to help fly fishers better understand the tools of the sport. In this video, he shares the basics of how a leader works, why you’d want a . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Find and Fish Small Trout Streams, with Tom Rosenbauer
There are many benefits to fishing small streams: no crowds, no boats, and fish that are often less finicky. Of course, the trade-off is usually—but not always—smaller fish. This time of year, when valley rivers are sometimes too warm to fish for trout, small . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie-In the Hair for a Comparadun
This is video number 5 in Tim’s ongoing “How to Tie a Comparadun” series. In recent weeks, Tim has discussed what kinds of hair generally works best; hair length, alignment, tips, and color banding; which hides produce the best hair for Comparadun . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Non-Slip Loop Knot
We have featured a couple videos on tying a great non-slip loop not. These were solid, helpful videos. But nobody does how-to videos like the folks at Tightline Productions. And, . . .
Read MoreAction Alert: Help Protect the Trout of the South Holston River
The South Holston River in Sullivan County, Tennessee, is considered by many to be the best tailwater fishery in the southeast. Recently, however, water releases have been at an all time minimum, and low flows have become a serious problem. The . . .
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