This week for “Master Class Monday”—our new feature about taking your fly fishing skills to the next level—Pete Kutzer demonstrates a quick-and-dirty way to make the wraps for creating . . .
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Tom Rosenbauer
Classic Podcast: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs, with Peter Stitcher
Peter Stitcher with a gorgeous rainbow.
Photo courtesy Peter Stitcher
This week, I interview aquatic biologist and fly fisher Peter Stitcher, who not only has a great way of organizing fly boxes (a question I have always neglected to answer properly), but he also has . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Four Hot Tips on Tippets
One of the easiest ways to improve your presentation in your trout fishing is to pay more attention to your tippet. It’s as important as the fly pattern you choose, and the size and length and. . .
Read MoreTom’s Amazing Experience in Cuba: It’s Not Just About Fishing
Cuba’s bonefish habitat is vast, unspoiled, and does not see heavy fishing pressure.
Photos by Tom Rosenbauer
For the past two Decembers, I have been lucky enough to host an Orvis Adventures trip to Cuba, and for an all-around experience, the trip is so satisfying on many levels. First, I had always wanted to . . .
Read MoreClassic Tuesday Video Tips: Spey Rods, Fly Speed, and Covering Water
The transition from a single-hand rod to a Spey rod requires some adjustments to your thinking.
Photo by Sandy Hays
In today’s video Tuesday Tip from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, we offer a three-fer—three short videos that, together, offer some sound advice for those anglers who want to swing flies. . .
Read MorePodcast: Picking and Fishing, with Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters
Chris Pandolfi doing his two favorite things.
Photos via Facebook
This week we talk fly-fishing with Chris Pandolfi, vocalist and banjo player for The Infamous Stringdusters, a multiple award-winning bluegrass band (including the 2018 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Catch Big Trout in Tough Cover
Hooking a big trout in heavy cover is one thing; landing that trout on a fly rod adds another set of challenges. In our latest Master Class Monday video, there’s some amazing footage of a very large trout hooked in shallow, snag-filled water. Dave Jensen . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Know When a Trout Will Take Your Fly
You won’t find numerous trout feeding every time you fish a trout stream, but you do run into this situation, there are ways to find the one trout that is more likely to take your fly. Dave Jensen . . .
Read MorePodcast: Your FAQs Answered, with Jeremy Benn of Orvis Tech Support
This week I interview my old friend Jeremy Benn, longtime Orvis employee and head of our Outfitter Team in Roanoke , Virginia. These are the wonderful people who answer all your tackle questions via e-mail, telephone, and live chat. There are certain . . .
Read MoreClassic Video Tip: How to Make the Basic Spey Cast
Skagit lines and longer rods being the ideal setup for fall and winter steelheading, I thought this video tip from Pete Kutzer—from the “Steelhead & Salmon Fly Fishing” chapter on the. . .
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