This week, I talk with Scott Bosse of American Rivers on the Montana Headwaters Security Act, a 7-year program that will hopefully come to fruition in 2020. It’s draft legislation for new Wild and Scenic river designations on some of the best . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 05.24.19
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 was a banner week, and we’ve got eighteen cool . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 05.22.19
For many years, Idaho fisheries biologists have warned that non-native rainbow trout present a threat to the population of native Yellowstone . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Read Water to Find Fish
The ability to read water is among the more vital fly-fishing skills because it helps you to figure out where you should focus your attention. There’s no use casting to places where there are probably . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Moto’s Minnow
We have posted an article by Tom Rosenbauer about fishing big streamers during the high, cold water of early spring. In his discussion on choosing patterns, Tom offered his 7 favorites. One . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Proper Loop-to-Loop Connection
One of the most important modern-day connections in fly fishing, the loop-to-loop connection is used for a variety of applications. However, the most common use is the junction between the welded loop on your fly line and the loop in the . . .
Read MoreNew Water-Management Plan Ensures Great Trout Fishing on the Bighorn
We are a few weeks into the season on the Bighorn River, excited and looking forward to a fresh start. The spring fishing has been good, and the size of trout being caught is similar to the early years, when the average size was 16 to 18 inches long. The . . .
Read MoreVideo: How and Why to Rib a Fly
Adding some ribbing to a fly pattern serves several purposes: it creates segmentation that mimics natural insects; it adds flash, color, or translucence; and it adds to a fly’s durability. Here, Tim . . . Read More
Video: Over, Under, Gone: The Killer in Our Rivers
As anglers, we spend a lot of time on rivers, whether we’re wading or in some sort of watercraft. And the more we engage in these activities, the more confident we become that we know . . .
Read MorePodcast: Cooking Anything and Everything Wild, with Hank Shaw of Hunt, Gather, Cook
On this episode of the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast, Reid talks hunting, ethics, food, and connection with noted game cook and author Hank Shaw. Hank, whose Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook website is a magnificent resource for any and . . .
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