
A couple weeks ago, we asked you to post your best photos of dads outdoors on Facebook and Instagram for a chance to win one of three great fly rods: a Helios 3, a Recon, or a Clearwater model. We received hundreds of great images, and from those we’ve chosen our ten finalists. This was tougher than it sounds. After our initial survey of entries, we had 48 wonderful photos that we then had to whittle down to ten. Let’s just say that there were fights . . . .
Now you get to help pick the winner.
Take a gander at the top 10 photos in the widget below (click on each image for a larger version), and then choose your three favorites. The photographer whose image receives the most total votes will win the Helios 3, while second place gets a Recon, and third place a Clearwater.

We’ll also give a pair of Orvis Nippers to one randomly selected voter at the end of the voting. To be eligible to win the nippers, you MUST leave a comment about the photos in the comments section below. (That’s the only way we’ll know who you are, since the poll widget doesn’t collect data on voters.)
Voting is open until NOON (12:00 p.m. EDT) on Friday, June 14. We will announce the winners on Father’s Day, June 16. So choose your three favorites, and then leave a comment!
Don’t forget to leave your comment!
Click here for the full contest rules and conditions.
The sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the USA who are 18 or older. (We apologize to our readers in Canada and overseas; Click here for an explanation of why we have to do this.)
Fishing with Dad is the Best!
Happy father’s day to everyone doesn’t matter if you’re kids have two legs or four.
Have one memory of fishing with my dad, in a small row boat on a lake in up state NY, such a fun vivid memory. wish we had done it more often after seeing these photos. Thank you.
Good memories of fishing trips with dad when i was young.He always tried to make it fun
Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome dads out there!
Looks like my son with his boys when they were younger. Now they carry their own weight!
It was so good to see fathers with their families especially the small children
So sweet to see men connecting with their daughters and sons outdoors! My adventures with my father and sisters laid the foundation for my love of fly fishing, hiking, and seeking both solitude and comraderie in wild places… I’m so grateful for those early experiences!
I so agree
I agree that’s so right
All the fathers should win! These pictures are awesome!
Everyone was great. A beautifull contest. Congratulations!
Nice collection of pics.
Would like to see em in orvis catalogs !!!!!
They sure were
Great to see!
These pictures are wonderful they have kids in them and there loving every minute of being with there dad
Awesome photos!
Can’t wait for this weekend!
love all of these!
Love them all!
Thanks orvis!
Great photos!
Caring on the love of fishing through your children! Priceless!!!
All awesome pics!! Miss fishing with my kids! Happy father’s day all!
Time spent with our kids, whether fishing or anything else, is the best investment we make.
Tough decision. They were all great!
Happy Fathers Day!
Happy Fathers Day!
Wish my Dad was still here to fish with.
All were great !!
Great pics!
Great to see so many generations fishing together.
Great pictures! Happy Father’s Day!
I’m a newbie to fly fishing and finding myself in groups of men mostly. I love seeing Dads with their daughters building memories and introducing them young to the sport. The picture with the baby in a fish outfit was just too precious!
Hey Audrey, have you checked out 50/50 on the Water? https://5050onthewater.orvis.com/
Awesome shots!! Happy Dads’ day!
Loved seeing all these pictures!
So many amazing pictures.
Great pics…fishing is great for the kids!
Great photos. But my favorite is always seeing dads with there young children. Taking them fishing is precious times together.
Awesome shots!
Great pictures!
Awesome pics! Way to be Dads! Happy Father’s Day!
Great photos!
Great pics – especially the candid ones!
Great pics and contest! 🙂
Great contest! Happy Fishing Day to all the fathers.
Awesome photos.
Guess the fish burrito was not a catch & release.
nice photos
Great photos. Inspiration to take my kids fishing more.
Love all of them and especially the ones where dad’s are getting their daughters involved with fishing!
Fishing with my dad, is how I became a daddy’s girl. ❤️❤️ Best memories ever!
Great pics of some great dads. Congrats to those that made the top ten!
It’s all about teaching the kids and passing this sport to the next generation!
With today’s generation, these are the type of photos we need. They’re all beautifully taken! 🙂
I love the pictures of the dads teaching their kids how to have fun outdoors.
Wonderful pictures of having fun with there dad
Genuine happiness … good fathers!
Genuine happiness … good fathers! #akbackyard
Way to many great photos to cjose from. May the best photo win
Wonderful pictures of having fun with there dad
Great pic of the Pannes Fam!!
These photos are both heartwarming and beautiful. Happy Fathers Day to all of you fantastic Dads!
Go crazy
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Catch of the day!! Great shots hard to choose a winner
Lovely photos!
A lot of great pictures. I had trouble only choosing 3!
What a fun group of photos! Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads! 🙂
ALL GREAT PICS..HARD TO CHOOSE..
Mike and his daughter are the CUTEST. What a great catch, too! 🙂 love this pic! Happy Father’s Day!
Super pics, families fish together stay together.
Hard to pick just 3!
Great collection of photos.
Great photos!
Always love spending time with my son on the water. Building memories that we will have forever.I think it’s great that dad’s are spending time with their children. Building a bond, and showing how to enjoy and respect the outdoors.
It’s great to see the dads with the older kids…maybe it means they were able to instill the fishing passion in them. All great photos!
The smiles say it all!
Kudos to all the dads sharing the gift of the outdoors with their kids.
All such special moments captured.
Great idea! Fun pics!
All are great pictures!
Fun photos!! Go Dads!!!
Recording precious moments through photographs are not always thought of in the simple, candid moments, but they end up capturing a memory that will last forever.
I look forward to this contest every year! These photos are awesome…must have been some hard choices!
Happy pappy’s day!
Love the pictures! This Fathers Day weekend we will be making our own memories! We are taking our 8 grandkids fly fishing/fishing during our annual “family camp”!! Thanks Orvis
Love the pics of adults only!! Not all dad’s have young kids!!
Great stuff.
Wow. So many wonderful images of dads and their kids!
Getting our sons and daughters out on the water (or simply out in nature in general) is so vitally important!
Best of luck to these finalists.
What you teach your sons or daughters goes beyond just your kid(s) it permeates throughout their lives, their friends, etc. Because Anders is a friend of my son, my son and I are having a blast fly fishing in Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons this week!
Brian,
It was so neat to have Mason join Anders and me the day we fished for brookies on the Stewart River. And to know that you two are now fly fishing out west is incredibly cool!
Seeing this sport grow and provide memorable experiences to so many is deeply rewarding.
Happy you and Mason are getting out on the water together!
I don’t feel like the MacDonalds were catching many fish that day
Kingpin anglers is who I voted! AWESOMENESS
Family is the foundation for a wonderful life. These are wonderful gifts of how We remain blessed. Thank you to all the Dads who take time to teach their children and share values that get passed on generation to generation ♡
I voted for most natural macdonalds gerry dan
AWESOME pictures good luck to all!!!
Awesome pics! So hard to choose!
Happy father’s day to ask the great dads!
Love the family pictures. It’s a sport for the young and the old. Get out and have fun!!!
Love the Dad – Daughter pics because they bring back such great memories of when my daughter was my ‘little princess.’
Love the one of the dad with the baby dressed as a fish
I loved the time that my dad spent with me, teaching me to fish.
These are Awesome! Going trout fishing next week!
Can’t believe my picture made it in the top ten!
It is great to see everyone out there fishing!
Some real gems here !! Cute pics and even cuter facial expressions, ☺️ What a great contest ☺️☺️
Great group of pictures. Hard to choose. Happy Father’s Day to all.
These pictures are a small representation of the quality time and dedication it takes to be an awesome dad!
I wish I would’ve known about the photo contest so I could’ve entered. My favorite was the guy holding his child, in the fish costume, like she was a trophy fish! That’s definitely the perfect photo if you’re a fly fisherman.
Fishing with my Dad has always been the highlight of my weekend.
I loved all the photos, but especially those with young children. The future of our sport is the crop of young, new anglers.
Great pics!!
Great pictures
A classic pic. Father, son, and best friend!
Having been a fly fishing son and grandson and now a fly fishing dad, these made me tear up a little bit. Happy Father’s Day everyone.
Such a cute picture!!
Beautiful pictures…! So hard to chose, wish I had had a Dad to experience these times. ❤️
Most of my best memories of hunting & fishing were with my dad in the rivers, lakes & woods.
Happy Fathers’ Day everyone!
Some great shots, hard to make that vote, all were worthy!
Happy Father’s Day!
Corey caught keeper!
Kingpin kiss, feel the love.
Michael, daughter and fish all with their mouths open, too funny
Great Pictures! Happy Father!
A fun and heartfelt selection of photos.
Great photos and terrific contest idea!
Some of my fondest memories are when I took my three now adult children fly fishing when they were young. Happy Father’s Day.
There’s nothing sweeter than a dad spending time with their children. We didn’t get to go fishing with dad….he was always out on field maneuvers or at the motor pool. I loved spending time with dad at the motor pool on weekends. Climbing on tanks, trucks and jeeps is so much fun.
Wishing all a happy father’s day and great fishing!
Photos are great. Love when is dad’s get to take our little ones fishing!
This is a wonderful idea to honor good Dads that love the outdoors. Thanks for doing this.
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Love all the photos! Favorite is “Boys in the Snow”. They are my boys and hubby who took off Thanksgiving morning to get in some quality time together before the big feast. So happy they captured the moment with a photo. Thanks for acknowledging this special time of them together ❤️
Some pretty cool pictures!
All great photos. Happy father’s day to all