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 then serve them up for you to enjoy. This week, we’re featuring 14 wonderful productions, . . .
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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.
Video Pro Tips: How to Master the Reach Cast
In this great video from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center chapter on Finding Trout, casting instructor Pete Kutzer explains why the reach cast is so useful–because it incorporates a mend into the cast. This helps the . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 09.04.24
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MoreStaying Connected at Wyoming’s Brush Creek Ranch
There were only a couple of hours of daylight left on the last day of a weeklong angling trip to Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming. The nearby storm was threatening, with its darkening skies, a series of loud, thunderous bellows, and light rain. To add to . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Holy Grail Caddis Emerger
The Holy Grail pattern can be tied to imitate a host of nymphs and emergers. It’s one of those just-plain-buggy flies that works in a variety of situations, so it pays to carry the pattern in your . . .
Read MoreOne VERY Simple Tip That Will Make You Better Angler
Over my career as a guide and editor, I’ve had the chance to fish with many novice anglers, and perhaps the most useful piece of advice I am able to offer is “Keep your rod tip down.” And then I usually end up saying “tip down” about 50 more times over . . .
Read MorePodcast: What’s It Like to Run a Fishing Lodge? With Tim and Joanne Linehan
What are the pleasures and pitfalls of running a successful fishing lodge? What’s it really like behind the scenes? And how did a couple kids from New Hampshire end up running one of the most successful fishing and hunting lodges in Montana? . . .
Read MoreThe Tenth Annual “20 Days in September” Contest Starts Today!
The end of summer can be bittersweet for anglers, so to ensure that we make the most of the late season, we launched the “20 Days in September” Photo Contest back in 2015. The contest has grown every year, and participants have sent us countless . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 08.30.24
Welcome 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 fourteen videos, featuring some . . .
Read MoreVideo: Is the Hesse Knot the Answer for Those Who Hate Blood Knots?
To be honest, I love everything about the blood knot. I enjoy tying it, I dig the way everything comes together when you cinch it up, and I appreciate its elegance and slim profile. But I am aware that some folks struggle to tie the knot well consistently, or . . .
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