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, we’re featuring ten great productions that will take you on adventures in all kinds of . . .
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Classic Podcast: Fishing the Everglades with Capt. Jason Sullivan
This week I interview Capt. Jason Sullivan, of Rising Tide Charters, who fishes out of Flamingo in South Florida and covers both the southern Everglades and Florida Bay. We talk a lot about. . .
Read MoreVideo: Stillwater Rainbow Buffet
In the sixth installment of the “Buffet Series” from Gilbert Rowley and Phil Tuttle, they fish a gorgeous lake in southern Utah for spectacular rainbow trout. Some underwater inspection shows that leeches and cranefly larvae are on the menu, and . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 5 Ways to Improve Your Winter Fishing Experience
Winter fishing often presents the most difficult and uncomfortable conditions of the year, leading many anglers to put away their tackle until next spring. Others just can’t wait that long in between fishing trips, however, so they have. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Untangle Your Leader
In this informative Huge Fly Fisherman video we tackle (pun intended) an issue that will never go away no matter how good of an angler you think you are. We will learn how to untangle tangles, but more importantly we will learn . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Dynamite Balanced Leech
In this video, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions walks you through the steps for tying a balanced-leech version of a Squirmy Wormy. (He teaches you to tie the original here.) The pattern makes use of a relatively new material that . . .
Read More5 Tips for Planning a Saltwater Destination Trip
Although there’s still plenty of great trout fishing to be had in much of the country, it’s never too early to begin planning your next saltwater destination trip. While all types of fly-fishing trips tend to reward those who plan ahead, salt water can actively . . .
Read MoreVideo: Using Large Straws to Store Materials
In this great video, Tim shares a useful tip on how you can use bubble-tea straws to conveniently store longer synthetic materials. This may seem a strange idea until you see how it works. Once you see how Tim has his unruly materials neatly arranged, . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Secrets of a Knot Junkie
It was on my first saltwater trip to the Everglades that I came to understand the importance of tying good knots. I had made the long trip from northern New York to Flamingo with one of my college professors (and fishing buddies) to chase snook, . . .
Read MoreMeet the Winners of Our 2022 “I Love My Dog Bed” Photo Contest
Our inaugural “I Love My Dog Bed” Photo Contest was a rousing success, featuring hundreds of great photos on Instagram and Facebook from dog lovers around the U.S. There were big dogs, little dogs; active dogs and sleeping dogs; outdoor dogs and . . .
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