Welcome to the St. Patrick’s Day edition of 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 featuring a dozen stunning productions, kicking . . .
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Podcast: All About Inflatable Watercraft, with Mike Dolmage from NRS
This week, we delve into the confusing world of inflatable watercraft. There are so many styles to choose from, including SUPs, kayaks, and rafts. Which are best for fly fishing? What are some tips on how to fish from one? How do you handle anchoring . . .
Read MoreVideo: A Plethora of Tips & Tricks from The New Fly Fisher
Viewers of The New Fly Fisher TV show know that each episode contains a cool destination, some great fish, and a bunch of fly-fishing tips and tricks. In this video, they’ve collected all the helpful clips from a whole season into one video. From fishing . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Calico Caddis
In the latest how-to tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler walks you through the steps to create a two-tone caddis-larva imitation that looks buggy as heck. He notes than net-spinning caddisflies (of the family Hydropsychidae) . . .
Read MoreVideo: One Tip to Improve Your Double-Haul Cast
Once an angler has learned the basic cast and how to shoot line, the next step is mastering the double haul, which helps to generate more line speed and allows for longer casts. Most casters have no problem with . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Surgeon’s Knot with Cold Hands
We’ve all been there: you’re out on the river on a cold day, and you need to add tippet to your leader. Problem is, your fingers simply don’t work right when they’re chilled. Here’s a neat little tip from Greenhorn Flyhorn that will help. He shows you . . .
Read MoreVideo: How and Why to Use Maximum Thread Tension
In this great video, Tim explains why he believes that thread tension is the key to improving the quality, look, and durability of your flies, and then he sets about showing how to achieve this level of tension. From adjusting your bobbin to bracing the . . .
Read MoreBeyond the River: a Slovenia Fly-Fishing Film
Here’s a quirky but affecting film about living out your fly-fishing dreams, by Nofi Genet. Starting with a dream to use his filmmaking skills as a ticket to travel the world, he eventually fixates on Slovenia, spending the next two years dealing . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish a Rock Garden
A rock garden in a river presents an angler with a target-rich environment, featuring lots of seams, runs, soft spots, and pillows. Dave and Amelia Jensen stumbled upon this set of rocks with active trout, and Amelia ran the camera as Dave prospected . . .
Read MorePodcast: Fly Fishing from Canoes and Kayaks, with Ryan Lilly of Old Town Canoe
In this week’s interview, you’ll learn how to decide between a canoe and a kayak, what kind to get, and how to maneuver and cast using these hard-sided watercraft. (Next week, I’ll be doing a podcast on inflatables.) Ryan Lilly is a fly fisher and Old Town’s . . .
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