Welcome to a classic 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 serve up a ten films with a . . .
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Podcast: Euro-Nymphing Lines, with George Daniel
This week I interview the great George Daniel (interview starts at 48:40), whom you will soon see in the new installments of the Orvis TV show. The show I did with him, on Euro-nymphing basics, should . . .
Read MoreClassic Video: Joe Humphreys on Nymphing Techniques
Humphreys’s split-shot techniques may surprise you.
Our Canadian friends at The New Fly Fisher television show have released a fantastic 22-minute episode on Youtube this week. Featuring one of the sport’s true masters, Joe. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Steve Huff “Double Figure 8” Knot
You ever wonder what knot big-tarpon hunters use? Here’s a cool tutorial on how to tie the “Double Figure 8” knot, popularized by legendary Florida guide Steve Huff. I put “Double Figure 8” in quotes because this knot bears no relation to the figure-8 knot . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Pick Up a Long Line Off the Water
Here’s a great video trip from Capt. Bruce Chard of Gink & Gasoline, who demonstrates a simple method for picking up a long line to recast. The two problems that a caster has to deal with are . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tip: How to Mend Your Line For a Better Drift
Tom explains why a fly-line belly on the water is bad.
Photo via the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center
In today’s video tip from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, Tom and guide Molly Semenik discuss basic mending. As Tom notes, many anglers seem confused by mending because. . .
Read MoreVideo: Top 5 Flies for March 2020
In the latest “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver, Ivan Orsic and guide Matt McCannel are fishing the Uncompahgre River at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk, where the trout are finicky and lazy. Matt’s guiding method may rub some the wrong way, but it . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: How to Make a Single-Handed Spey Cast
Here’s a cool video in which Scottish Spey-casting instructor Andrew Toft explains how to make a Spey cast with a single-handed rod. Those of you who haven’t watched a lot of Monty. . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: Two Days of Trout in Utah
February in Park City, Utah, is well known for fantastic skiing, snowboarding, and all things winter. But for me, the best part is that none of those people are on the blue-ribbon trout waters nearby. It also helps to have awesome friends send you . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Surf Candy
New Jersey saltwater legend Bob Popovics revolutionized saltwater fly tying with his Surf Candy, originally introduced to the wider world in 1988. For a great history of the pattern, read Tom Rosenbauer’s article about the pattern on . . .
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