Yesterday, someone posted this question to the Orvis Fly Fishing Facebook page: “Hey guys, do I really need 8 feet of combined leader and tippet line?” Newer anglers are often not sure how long their leader should be for a specific situation, so. . .
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And the winner of the Orvis Fly Tying Contest is. . .
We put the word out and you delivered! We admit; it took us longer than expected to choose winning entries. . .
Read MoreClassic Tuesday Tip: What You Can Learn from Watching Trout Rises
Prime dry-fly season is not too far away for many of us, and there are probably blue-winged olives hatching on a river near you already. As the video above demonstrates, you can learn a lot . . .
Read MoreTom’s Material of the Week: New Scissors
Large Loop Synthetic Scissors work great for materials that can be hard to control while cutting.
Photo via orvis.com
OK I lied—the Material of the Week this week is not a material. It’s a couple tools. But tools are the most important part of your fly-tying acquisitions, and the right scissors in particular can make. . .
Read MorePodcast: Flies and Tactics for Warmwater Species, with Dan Frasier
In this week’s podcast, I interview Dan Frasier, noted fly-rod carp angler and writer, on tying flies for warmwater species. But don’t miss it if you are not a fly tier because he also gives lots of Read More
Tom’s Fly of the Week: Bissett’s Cajun Crustacean
Capt. Lucas Bissett has thought long and hard about the way to present a crab pattern to redfish.
Photo courtesy Lucas Bissett
I periodically get to chase redfish, and although I almost always tie flies before a trip, I always make the mistake of figuring that my bigger Bahamas-type bonefish patterns will. . .
Read MoreClassic Tuesday Tip: Understanding Salmon and Steelhead Flies
Trout fishers who want to test themselves against salmon and steelhead are faced with a whole new range of flies, so what should you do? Your best bet is to do some research about the best patterns for. . .
Read MorePodcast: West Coast Saltwater Fly-Fishing Tips
Did you know that you can catch halibut on a fly rod in the Bay Area? How about striped bass, surf perch, sand sharks, tiger sharks, and jack smelt? Nathan Cooke of Orvis San Jose gives us. . . Read More
Podcast: Bristol Bay and Heavy Metal Fly Fishing
This week, we take a break from our typical how-to podcasts (don’t worry: The Fly Box is in there this week, with tips on tippet material, keeping hands warm, and a what to pay most attention to in a fly-fishing class) and look at the passions of. . . Read More
A Day of Firsts on Schoharie Creek
Men’s Journal editor Jason Fine with his first smallmouth bass.
Photo by Tom Rosenbauer
Everybody has an idea of sublime moments in fly fishing. Mine include the rattle of a hooked tarpon’s gills on its first jump, the distant glint of a tailing bonefish on the other side of a shallow flat, the first mayfly of the season tiptoeing across a. . .
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