As outdoor activities continue to surge in popularity, a lot of new anglers have hit the water this season. But unlike in decades past, when newbies were more likely to rely on an experienced mentor to show them around. . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish Woolly Buggers in Rivers, Part 1
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the first in a three-part series about fishing Woolly Buggers. You might be thinking, “Everybody knows how to fish a Woolly Bugger!” But think again. As Dave . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: A Better Way to Swing Wet Flies and Streamers
A lot of anglers know that swinging wet flies and streamers can be a very effective way to catch trout, but in this video, Joe Rotter from Red’s Fly Shop argues that most fly fishermen are doing it wrong. Sure, covering water is important, but you also want . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 10.14.22
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’ve got ten killer videos from five of the seven continents–from New Zealand to . . .
Read MoreThe Sweater vs. the Sweatshirt: Two Fall Favorites
Crisp autumn breezes, the crunch of leaves underfoot, and the rich, oaky scent of wood smoke wafting through the air—these are telltale signs it’s time to trade those lightweight T-shirts for the embrace of warm, woolen sweaters and comfortable sweatshirts. When you’re spending your days cheering on your favorite college football team, in the orchard picking apples, chopping wood for the coming winter, or tucked inside your office, autumn summons a sense of warmth and coziness. Whether your tastes run to a thick lambswool pullover, or a soft cotton sweatshirt, each offers warmth and comfort in chilly weather; let’s take a look at these two cherished fall favorites.
Read MorePodcast: Carp and Eels Down Under, with Angus Reynolds
This week, we take a trip Down Under to talk to Australian guide Angus Reynolds. He customarily guides trout anglers, but because of the recurring drought in Australia, Angus has been pursuing alternate species, and carp are one of his major . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Catch Big, Picky Trout
Here’s a brilliant installment in the video series “The Bank” from Dave and Amelia from Jensen Fly Fishing. Here they offer a couple of important pieces of advice for fishing to picky trout, . . .
Video: Casting Mice for Giant Brook Trout, with Tom Rosenbauer
Tom Rosenbauer has been a fly-fishing icon for decades, but he’d never fished for giant brook trout before this trip to film an episode of The New Fly Fisher a few years ago. In fact, his biggest brookie prior to . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Alvin’s Little Green Redfish Fly
Here’s another “guide-fly” lesson from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. (Or, as he calls them, “super easy to tie, down and dirty, quick and easy, fish-catching guide flies.”) As Alvin says, he doesn’t want to create flies that are complicated or take a long time . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Wood Duck Heron
The Wood Duck Heron was first tied by New Hampshire angler Nick Lambrou, who intended it to be an imitation of a Hexagenia mayfly emerger. As many anglers have discovered, the pattern also works well as small baitfish pattern. As with the . . .
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