Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 04.25.14

Welcome to a new 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 another 16 videos, which run the gamut from exciting to dreamy to humorous. The New Zealanders came through in a big way, so you’ve got lots of big, wild browns and rainbows on display. Plus, Tom discusses the finer points of fishing through the ice.

For best results, watch all videos at full-screen and in high definition. Remember, we surf so you don’t have to. But if you do stumble upon something great that you think is worthy of inclusion in a future F5, please post it in the comments below, and we’ll take a look. And don’t forget to check in regularly at The Tug, the Orvis online video theater. See you next week with a fresh set of films!

Tons of great trout and scenery in this video shot in the hills just north of Wellington, New Zealand,

Here’s some sweet and salty action from Punta Allen, Mexico.

We love us some Luke Bannister, and here’s his latest video from a small stream in the Westcountry.

This is about as cool a self-shot video as you can make, in the shadow of the volcano.

Ever caught a “Hillbilly Coho?” Apparently, they’re all the rage in the Ozarks.

Fly-fishing guru Tom Rosenbauer loves ice fishing. Here, he explains why.

The New Zealanders came through this week! Here’s another shorty from Kiwiland featuring beautiful brown trout.

It’s great to see youngsters enjoying time on the water, and this video from North Carolina captures the experience.

Is barbel the new carp? Maybe, if you live in Spain. Looks pretty cool in this teaser.

This isn’t a fly-fishing video per se, but it’s a cool celebration of the rivers of Ogden, Utah, and it features some cool scenes of conservation work and beautiful trout.

Bask in the glory of this video from France and Spain. Get it? Get it?

Norwegian sea-trout fishing looks much more colorful and scenic in this video than in the many gray videos we’ve seen before.

Here’s a little history for you young’uns: a news report about fly fishing from the mid 1990s. “Everything’s computerized now!”

Revenge of the fly dork!

The Germans do love their pike, as evidenced in this shorty from Cologne.

Finally, here’s a longish (20-minute) video of a late-season overnight trip in New Zealand. There are a few challenges for these anglers to overcome, but the payoff is worth it.