Podcast: The Life Cycle of Caddisflies, with Thomas Ames

This week, we go into great detail about the life cycle of caddisflies and the various species found in the eastern United States. Tom Ames, author of the book Caddisflies is my guest, and although we do a deep dive on the various types of caddisflies, . . .

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Pro Tips: How to Find Redfish in the Lowcountry

The South Carolina lowcountry is one of the most distinctive saltwater fisheries in the region, particularly when it comes to chasing redfish. Famous for flood tides, during which hungry fish push into the Sawgrass marshes to chase previously . . .

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Video Pro Tips: How to Properly Net a Big Fish

It’s your biggest steelhead yet on the line, and to say you’re revved-up is a serious understatement. All the things that could wrong are pouring through your head. What should you do now? Answer: Listen to the person with net. . . .

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Pro Tips: Twitching Flies in Winter

When it comes to winter fishing, most anglers focus on dead-drifting nymphs right along the bottom, often with a Euro-nymphing setup. In this short video, Joe Rotter from Red’s Fly Shop demonstrates how effect it can be to switch things up. Using a . . .

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Wednesday Wake-Up Call 2.22.23

Back in July 2016, Orvis executives were among the first to sign the “Now or Neverglades Declaration,” which among other things called for the creation of the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir (EAA) to help restore the flow of clean water southward . . .

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Pro Tips: How to Fish from a Drift Boat

Even after being a guide for 20 years, I still get a bit nervous before going on a guided float trip. I want to do everything right: catch fish, make a good impression, and most of all, not screw anything up. I’ve seen this same apprehension. . .

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Video: How to Tie the Corded Cased Caddis

In the latest great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie a cased-caddis imitation that, weirdly, has a tail. While this may offend die-hard hatch-matchers, I have a strong belief that, . . .

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Video: How to Touch-Dub for a Buggy Effect

There are many ways to use dubbing to create bodies, thoraxes, and such on a fly, and each creates a different effect. Here, Tim demonstrates a technique called “touch dubbing,” which . . .

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Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 02.17.23

Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available, and curate them for you. This week, we’ve got an even dozen productions, eight of which are from . . .

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Podcast: Traveling with Fly-Fishing Gear, with Seth Berger

This week my guest is Seth Berger, Fly Fishing Travel Specialist with Orvis Adventures. In his job, Seth visits Orvis-endorsed operations around the world and always packs his fishing gear, so he’s a great resource for advising us how to travel with . . .

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