“For many anglers,” a fellow guide once argued, “mending is a simple concept poorly understood.” Most fly-fishing professionals will agree that even some of those clients who know how to mend don’t necessarily understand why it’s such an important part of. . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 01.11.21
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, . . .
Read MoreClassic Tip: How to Manage the “Winter Blues”
Written by: Justin Collman
Perhaps taking up fly-fishing artwork is a good way to beat the winter blues.
Photo by Illustration by Catherine Griffin
Last month, I found myself sitting cross-legged on a boulder in the middle of my home stream looking through the clear water at the rocks on the bottom. I had given up fishing about an . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Margaree Bug
The Margaree River, on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, holds a special place in Tim Flagler’s heart, as his family visited the region regularly during his childhood. He also makes an annual fall pilgrimage to the . . .
Read MorePodcast: Save the Fine Guns
In this installment of the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast, Reid spans two continents to talk guns with Tobi Nisse of Germany and Dr. George Inge of Mobile, Alabama. Tobi and George are the principals . . .
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 Make Snap-T and Double Spey Casts
Here’s another great video from the redesigned Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center. Casting instructor Pete Kutzer teaches you two inportant casts you can make with a two-handed or single-handed fly rod. In fact, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use Mylar Tubing, Part 2 — Making a Head
Last week, in Part 1, Tim discussed the various colors, styles, and shapes of Mylar tubing. In this video, Tim shows you how to make a cool fly head by doubling the tubing over on itself a couple times. The result is . . .
Read MoreVideo: Which Hand Should You Reel With?
In today’s Huge Fly Fisherman video we talk about which hand you should reel with. It might seem simple, and it is, but there are different opinions on the matter. . . .
Read MorePodcast: Round Three with Hunt Hike Hook
Reid once again sits down for a conversation with Chuck Coolidge and Michael Vargas of Hunt Hike Hook. The fellows have been getting after it: Michael has been chasing pheasants and bobwhites in his native . . .
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