One problem that every angler deals with is when the fish just aren’t buying what you’re selling. Maybe you were catching fish and then everything slowed down, or perhaps you haven’t been able to tempt anything at all. Whether you’re casting dry flies, . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Late-Season Smallmouths, with Mike Schultz
Do you stop fishing for smallmouth bass when summer ends? If you do, you could be missing the best bass fishing of the year and the chance at your biggest smallmouth. Mike Schultz–of . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish Dry Flies Over Gravel Runs
Long gravel runs often look like featureless water that doesn’t offer a lot of structure to hold trout. In this week’s Master Class Monday video, Dave and Amelia Jensen explain how these stretches can actually provide great dry-fly fishing under the . . .
Read MoreClassic Friday Fly Fishing Film Festival 08.18.23
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 eleven videos that capture the wide . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Golden Woolly Bugger
There have been dozens, if not hundreds, of variations on the Woolly Bugger over the years, but every once in awhile you come across one that produces when nothing else will. The guys from The New Fly Fisher had just such an experience with this . . .
Read MorePodcast: Tips for Urban Fly Fishing, with James Spica
You may have some amazing fly fishing right in your neighborhood, even if you live in a big city. Urban fly fishing may not be pristine, but it has its own charms and moments of excitement, and you don’t need to drive for hours to get to it. James . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: Dry Your Flies with a Rubber Band
Few things are more frustrating than a dry fly that won’t float–especially when you know that it’s the right pattern that the trout will eat. Here’s a great tip from Hawkins Outfitters Head Guide Jon . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Set Up a Dropper Rig
Here’s the first in a new video series called “Advanced Fly-Fishing Tactics,” from Dave and Amelia Jensen of Jensen Fly Fishing. These new videos will focus on tips and tactics designed to take . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 08.11.23
Welcome to the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available, and curate them for you. This week, we’ve got ten videos that feature an eclectic mix of species and destinations. The . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Read Water, from a Master Angler’s Perspective
Craig Fellin established Big Hole Lodge in 1984, and he’s learned a lot about how to catch trout in rivers in the four decades since. This is the first in a seven-video series on successful fly fishing, in which he discusses reading the water. The first step, of . . .
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