In this great video, guide Courtney Despos teaches you how to create a a double surgeon’s knot, which allows you to connect two pieces of monofilament or fluorocarbon of different diameters. . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 12.04.20
Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available and then serve them up for you to enjoy. This was a banner week, so we are able . . .
Read More#MomentofChill: First Snow
Today’s #MomentofChill video comes from Trey Mullen of One Reel Media House, and it features two gorgeous pups experiencing their first snow. They don’t know why, but it feels like home. . . .
Read MorePodcast: Blane Chocklett and His Incredible Baitfish Patterns
This week, my guest is the great guide and fly tier Blane Chocklett. We talk about the development of his innovative fly patterns, such as the Gummy Minnow and Game Changer, but also about his philosophy of imitating baitfish and . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Fish Wet Flies & Nymphs
Winter insect hatches are few and far between, so you’ll spend most of the time fishing below the surface. In this great how-to video from The New Fly Fisher, Tom Rosenbuaer explains the basics of choosing and fishing subsurface patterns–both . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Fight Big Fish from a Boat
Big-game fly-fishing expert and Orvis ambassador Conway Bowman shows an important tip when fighting big fish from a boat with a fly rod. It’s more about your entire body than just your arms, and he demonstrates how to keep pressure on a fish, so . . .
Read MoreTake a New Phil Monahan Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 12.03.20
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’ve got ten brand-new questions . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Why and How to Sharpen Your Hooks
Do you sharpen your hooks regularly? I’m convinced that hoo-sharpening is something that many people discuss but few anglers actually do. Here’s another great how-to video from Brian Flechsig of of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio, in which . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 12.02.20: Bristol Bay Wins!
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 Conservation Partnership, The Everglades Foundation, Captains for Clean Water, Bullsugar.org, and Conservation Hawks (among others), we’ll make sure you’ve got the information you need to understand the issues … Continue reading “Wednesday Wake-Up Call 12.02.20: Bristol Bay Wins!”
Read MoreFamily First: Cuban America
Filmmaker Dan Diez’s extended family is scattered across the Miami region, and busy lives mean that they don’t all get together as often as they would like. But each Thanksgiving, more than thirty family members gather at . . .
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