Photos: The End of a Long Wyoming Winter

Written by: Bob Reece, Reece’s Thin Air Angler


Ice-out means that fish become more active and start feeding in earnest after a long winter.
Photos by Bob Reece

On the wall above my son’s bed sits a torch. Battery operated, this mass-produced element of the Minecraft game glows soothing green when bedtime rolls around. This past week, the glow . . .

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Video: How to Tie a Purple Foam Parachute Adams

Fly tying can be a quite traditional pursuit, and there are plenty of tiers who love nothing more than using natural materials to create time-honored patterns, And then there’s Bob Reece. We’ve . . .

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Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 06.17.16

Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. Here’s an all-new collection of wonderful. . .

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Video Tips: How to Properly Apply Dubbing

Dubbing is a fundamental fly-tying skill. However, the variety and methods of application for this material can be overwhelming for beginning tiers. This short video is intended to provide. . .

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Photos: Nymphing on the Wind

Written by: Bob Reece


The author with a beautiful colored-up brown trout.
Photos courtesy Bob Reece

My home state of Wyoming has just a shade over five hundred thousand permanent residents. In my mind, that’s a beautiful thing. While it lacks an abundance of people, it is overflowing with. . .

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Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 11.06.15

Welcome to our latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, made up of the best videos from around the world. This week, we feature fourteen great video from. . .

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Meet the Man Who Has Rescued More Than 200 Dogs


“Takis” left his career as a dentist to focus on Greece’s stray dogs.
Photo via onegreenplanet.org

The Greek economy has been a disaster for many years, as crisis after crises has kept the nation struggling to make ends meet. As a result, the country’s stray-dog population has. . .

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