The Orvis Fly-Fishing Blog celebrates a rich angling heritage stretching beyond a century, with timely articles, tips, photos, videos, podcasts, and the latest fly-fishing news. We keep you informed about the things you want to know, from improving your casting technique to the art and science of tying flies.
The original CDC Black Caddis was tied by David Dill, a former Montana Highway Patrol captain who turned to his passions for fly fishing and fly tying upon retirement from the force. Dill’s fly. . .
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Once you’ve chosen the right prepackaged leader (click here to see a video on how to do that), then you have to get it out of the package and onto your fly line. That first step sounds deceptively . . .
Read MoreWritten by: Bob Streb
Fish put our flies in their mouths and then spit them out in around one millionth of a second–maybe faster. You have to pay attention if you want to dance with trout, and I see a lot of you . . .
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Fly rods come in a variety of “actions,” from slow to super-fast. As we have written about before, the action of a rod is determined by a variety of factors, such as materials, taper, and hardware. But . . .
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Nothing ruins the look of a good fly worse than a lumpy, overly large head. As Tim notes, one of the keys is using smaller thread, but you’ve also got to be careful how you cut the butts of your wing . . .
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New Zealand-based On the Fly Productions—husband-and-wife team Carl McNeil and Jeanie Ackley—released “Casts that Catch Fish” a few years ago, fundamentally changing the way. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
Last year, The Orvis Company launched 50/50 on the Water, an aggressive initiative to introduce more women to the sport we love and to promote those already making a mark in the fly . . .
Read MoreIn this week’s how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, he continues to establish his role as the Emily Post of the angling world. Last week, he covered on-stream etiquette, and here he tackles proper boat-ramp . . .
Read MoreIn this great episode of “Master Class Monday”–and for the next eight weeks–Dave and Amelia Jensen will walk you through every aspect of fishing a spinner fall, from gear choices to presentation to hook sets. Spinner falls . . .
Read MoreWelcome to the another edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available and then serve them up for you to enjoy. This week, we’ve got fifteen videos, featuring some exotic . . .
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