Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. He kicks things off by saying that many folks ask him why they . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Extended-Body Isonychia Parachute
In this latest how-to video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to make an elegant, extended-body version of the classic Iso Parachute. Extended bodies look difficult to make, but Tim shows you how–with a . . .
Read MoreTuesday Tips: 3 Keys to Catching Bass on Topwater Bugs
This chunky largemouth fell for a deer-hair slider, the Umpqua Swim Frog diver.
Photo by Reid Bryant
Catching largemouth bass on surface flies is a lot of fun, but it’s not as easy as you might think. Bass aren’t like northern pike, almost always willing to chase down a big meal. In fact, bass. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Add Dubbing with Finesse, Part 2
In the first video about what Tim calls “finesse dubbing,” he demonstrates how to start sparse and then go even sparser to create a thin, even noodle. Here, he shows you how to deal with a couple problems that may arise . . .
Read MoreVideo: A Master Class in Fly-Fishing for Trout in Lakes
Phil Rowley is one of the sport’s most knowledgeable anglers when it comes to chasing trout in lakes and ponds. His website, Fly Craft Angling, is chock-full of great information on stillwater angling. . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Catch Trout from Tailouts
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the seventh installment in an 11-part series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave explains how to fish tailouts–those shallow, slow stretches at the bottom of a pool or before a change in river features. Trout will risk being exposed in such shallow water if … Continue reading “Master Class Monday: How to Catch Trout from Tailouts”
Read MorePodcast: How to Become a Fly-Fishing Guide, with Joe Hebler
This week, Joe Hebler of the Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen, Colorado, answers the question “How do I become a fishing guide?” Whether you are graduating from high school or college, or in another career looking to . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 06.26.20
Welcome to an all-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 is perhaps the most international-heavy collections ever, . . .
Read More5 Fly-Fishing Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
One of the great things about fly fishing is that there’s always something new to learn; dedicated anglers will never run out of new techniques, species, waters, or fly patterns to figure out. This very blog is dedicated to helping anglers of every level, from . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: How to Tie the Deer Hair Sedge
In 2013, I became a big fan of fly-fisherman and writer Bob Wyatt. His book, What Trout Want: The Educated Trout and Other Myths first seduced me with great writing, then convinced me. . .
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