If you’ve been a Tim Flagler fan for very long, you realize that he’s a big fan of pine squirrel as a tying material. (See here.) In this great video, he shows you how to make an elegant, buggy collar using the hairs from a pine-squirrel zonker strip. You’ll need . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Stupid Things We Do for Trout, with Doug Thompson
Today’s guest might make you mad. If you’re a trout angler, he will certainly make you feel uncomfortable. Doug Thompson is the author of The Quest for the Golden Trout, and the book is not what you think it might be, . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 01.14.22
Welcome to the first, all-new edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival of 2022. Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. This week, we feature 14 killer productions that not only take . . .
Read MorePodcast: A Life Dedicated to the Uplands, with Ben O. Williams
The legendary Ben O. Williams joins Reid from his home in Livingston, Montana. Ben is an icon: a writer, photographer, naturalist, conservationist, artist, and bird dog trainer. He discusses a life in the uplands, his love for Hungarian partridge, . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Blind-Strike Your Way to More Trout
Written by: George Daniel, author of Dynamic Nymphing
Joe Humphreys demonstrates his blinsStriking technique in a high-confidence lie near his home in central Pennsylvania.
Photo by George Daniel
I enjoy participating in the consumer fly-fishing show circuit every year. Presenting information is fun and I like meeting new people, but I really love sitting in on lectures by other anglers. As I get . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: Stay Late in Winter
Winter fly fishing is almost always about good moments. It’s rare to have good fishing all day when the temperatures are low. Instead, there are usually brief windows of time when the fish decide to bite. In this video, Joe Rotter from . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Essential Flies for Smallmouth Bass
A mentor of mine once told me to always be prepared to attack the water column in three distinct areas—surface, sub-surface, and bottom—no matter how the water initially reads or presents itself. Fish are inevitably going to be feeding in one of those . . .
Read More9 Tips for Living with a Big Dog in a Small Space
Living with a big dog often requires a few adjustments.
Photo by By Calicodaisy – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dogs adapt well to unlikely situations—one reason they’ve put up with us for so long. But all dogs, big and small, can present different challenges at home. Living with a big dog in a small space, while it can be difficult, is not only possible but also potentially rewarding for a dog and his humans. With proper training and care, big dogs can make wonderful companions in small spaces like apartments. Here are nine tips to make apartment living easier for big dogs.
Read MorePodcast: Buying and Selling at Auction, with Jeremy Hatch
Reid and his old friend Jeremy Hatch go deep in exploring the mysteries of buying (and selling) guns at auction. Jeremy comes at the topic after a career in wingshooting and firearms which has culminated in his current position as firearms consultant . . .
Read MoreVideo: Bob Clouser on How to Tie the Clouser Minnow
In the decades since Pennsylvania icon Bob Clouser created his minnow pattern, countless variations have appeared (see the bottom of this post), but in this great video, the man himself shows you how he ties it. Straight from the horse’s mouth, . . .
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