Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the fifth installment in an 11-part series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave explains how rocks and boulders deflect water to create trout habitat. Knowing . . .
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Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 05.06.22
Welcome to a classic 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’ve got a dozen cool productions that will transport you from . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Other Pleasures of Fly Fishing, with Dylan Tomine
I’ve been asked to touch more on the spirituality of fly fishing in my podcasts, and honestly I’m not very good at that. So I asked a thoughtful friend and author, Dylan Tomine, to touch on these aspects of the sport. I don’t think we got very spiritual, but we . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: How to Teach Yourself to Double Haul
Turning the cast on its side allows you to watch every step of the process.
Even if you understand the concept and the mechanics behind double-hauling, teaching yourself to do it can be difficult because it’s difficult to watch yourself while you cast to see what you’re . . .
Read MoreHelp Conserve Vital Salmon Habitat During Orvis Great Give Back Days
For the month of May, as part of our Great Giveback Days event, Orvis customers have a unique opportunity to support conservation of vital salmonid habitat in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. The best part? When you give $10 to the . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Catch the Last of a Hatch by “Scumlining”
That black circle at the tip of the arrow is a trout feeding on cripples and spent flies.
When the hatch is over and you’re no longer seeing bugs on the water, one way to prolong dry-fly fishing is to find those places where crippled and spent insects collect. As they say, “foam is. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Parachute Hendrickson
For the past week or so, we’ve been seeing the first Hendricksons popping on the Battenkill. If spring ever really arrives–it’s currently 48 and raining–we will get the chance to throw dry flies for some of the largest browns . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Use the Bump-Twitch Streamer Retrieve
In the spring, when rivers are often flowing high and fast, I rely on a technique known as the “bump-twitch,” a hybrid of nymphing and streamer fishing that uses a floating line and often incorporates aspects of each method during . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Dub a Fly Body
The first time I taught a fly-tying course with Dave Klausmeyer, editor of Fly Tyer, he told me to watch the students carefully when it came to using dubbing. “They’ll try to put half a rabbit on . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Set Up a Fly Reel
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions is always looking for better, simpler ways to do things–whether you’re talking about tying a specific fly pattern or trying to get a new line and backing on a fly. . .
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