Fall Fly Fishing from kipppmartin on Vimeo.
Here’s a very cool video by young Salt Lake City photographer Kipp Martin, which he shot using a GoPro camera—offering a few new perspectives on the sport.
Read MoreImproved Treatment for Dogs with Soft Tissue Cancer
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Conventional chemotherapy drugs modestly improve cancer survival rates, but many cause notable side effects. Recently, a study founded by Morris Animal Foundation found Metronomic therapy, a new way of administering chemotherapy that involves frequent, low-level doses of chemotherapy rather than higher doses at longer intervals, may improve dogs’ treatment response and decrease side effects. Researchers studied whether metronomic dosing of the drug cyclophosphamide is safe and effective in treating dogs with soft-tissue sarcomas.
Read MoreTraining Alaska’s Next Generation of Conservationists
Last summer, nine youngsters from the Bristol Bay region of Alaska took part in the second annual Bristol Bay Fly Fishing & Guide Academy, sponsored in part by Trout Unlimited Alaska and the Nushagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchick Land Trust. The idea behind the school. . .
Read MoreIn the Loop 11.08.10
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When I returned to grad school in New Jersey after my first summer as a fishing guide in Alaska in the early 90s, I proudly sported a “Spawn Till You Die” tee shirt—a creation of cult artist Ray Troll—which caused consternation among my suburbanized peers. It was a sad day more than a decade later when I was forced to admit that the threadbare shirt had become unwearable. A collection of Troll’s cool, witty artwork has just been released by Sasquatch books. Something Fishy This Way Comes: The Artwork of Ray Troll includes more than a hundred pages. . .
Read MoreFly Tyer Digital Subscriptions
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Fly Tyer is the world’s best magazine about lashing fur and feathers to hooks, and I don’t say that just because I used to be its editorial director. My friend Dave Klausmeyer combines great how-to articles with stunning photography to create a magazine that’s not just instructive, but . . .
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Yellow Breeches Project Update
As most people know, Orvis donates 5% of pre-tax profits annually to conservation efforts around the world. The 2010 conservation efforts included a matching grant to American Rivers to help remove three dams on Pennsylvania’s Yellow Breeches, . . .
Read MoreNew Issue of “This is Fly”
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Art by AJ Fosik |
The new issue of the Web magazine This is Fly is online now, featuring a great selection of adventure articles, music, photography, and video. Check it out. Read More
Last Chance in Yellowstone
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photo by Toby Swank |
The fishing season in Yellowstone National Park is winding down and will officially close this Sunday, November 8. This date is probably more relevant now than ever, as the popularity of fishing for fall-run trout heading up to the Madison River headwaters. . . Read More
New DVD from Felt Soul Media
EASTERN RISES | TRAILER from felt soul media on Vimeo.
In the much anticipated follow-up to their acclaimed film about the Pebble Mine, “Red Gold,” filmmakers Travis Rummel and Ben Knight explore the remote, untrammeled wilderness of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The Felt Soul boys really know how to keep their audience wanting more: Although trailer for this film came online a year and a half ago, the DVD has just been released to the public.
Read MoreThe Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast – Five Tips to Avoid Embarrassment on the Flats
In this episode, Brett Ference from the Orvis Double Barrel Podcast is jealous of Tom’s download count so he drops by hoping to boost his numbers a bit.
Tom and Brett discuss pointers for bonefishing. Communicate with your guide and DON’T TROUT STRIKE are among the tips here.
Think Tom should have Brett on more often? Let us know in the comments section.
Click the play button below to listen to FIVE WAYS TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT ON THE FLATS. Go to orvis.com/podcast to subscribe to future episodes