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 MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fly-Cast in Heavy Brush
The best trout are often in places where other anglers don’t even attempt to make a cast. In this video, Dave Jensen shows you how to cast in heavy brush, using the steeple cast and also a . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Low-Water Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
Summer is fast approaching, which typically means low, clear water in the rivers. This is one of our favorite times to fish for smallmouth bass, because you can actually sight-fish for them. Our go-to flies for these conditions are. . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Quickly Measure a Fish
During my time as a guide, I learned quickly that most anglers have no idea how to gauge the size of a fish by sight. Two-thirds of my clients would look at a 12-incher and say, “Man, that’s gotta . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tips on Fishing Streamers from the Bank During Runoff
Runoff has begun in earnest throught the West, and it will only get worse where the snowpack has been highest. Here’s a helpful video in which Fred Telleen offers a few tips to help you hook and land more fish on streamers when you’re casting from the . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 06.02.23
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’re serving a trout-centric baker’s dozen videos that will take you to some destinations . . .
Read MorePodcast: How to Practice Your Fly Casting, with Pete Kutzer
The better your casting, the more and fun you’ll have and the more relaxed you’ll be on the water. Pete Kutzer is one of the finest casting instructors in the world, and he’s one of the finest anglers you’ll meet. This means that he teaches casting as a way to . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Flies for Beach Snook this Summer
Summer is the prime season for walking Florida’s beaches in pursuit of snook. Last week, I covered 5 Tactics for catching these cunning and hearty fish, so now I’d like to discuss fly selection. Generally speaking, snook flies. . .
Read MoreVideo: 2 Fly-Casting Tips to Up Your Game
Here’s another good video in the ongoing series on fly casting from Brain Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio. Here, he offer two foundational tips: 1. always start and end the cast with your rod tip low; and 2. the timing of the cast is a . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: How to Stay Safe in Bear Country
This time of year, many anglers and wilderness lovers are making trips into the backcountry, oftentimes in places where there are wild bears. In the vast majority of situations, humans . . .
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