For the month of May, as part of our Great Giveback Days event, Orvis customers have a unique opportunity to support conservation of vital salmonid habitat in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. The best part? When you give $10 to the . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Catch the Last of a Hatch by “Scumlining”
That black circle at the tip of the arrow is a trout feeding on cripples and spent flies.
When the hatch is over and you’re no longer seeing bugs on the water, one way to prolong dry-fly fishing is to find those places where crippled and spent insects collect. As they say, “foam is. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Parachute Hendrickson
For the past week or so, we’ve been seeing the first Hendricksons popping on the Battenkill. If spring ever really arrives–it’s currently 48 and raining–we will get the chance to throw dry flies for some of the largest browns . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Use the Bump-Twitch Streamer Retrieve
In the spring, when rivers are often flowing high and fast, I rely on a technique known as the “bump-twitch,” a hybrid of nymphing and streamer fishing that uses a floating line and often incorporates aspects of each method during . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Dub a Fly Body
The first time I taught a fly-tying course with Dave Klausmeyer, editor of Fly Tyer, he told me to watch the students carefully when it came to using dubbing. “They’ll try to put half a rabbit on . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Set Up a Fly Reel
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions is always looking for better, simpler ways to do things–whether you’re talking about tying a specific fly pattern or trying to get a new line and backing on a fly. . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 04.29.22
Welcome to a classic edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. This week, we offer a baker’s dozen, featuring some exotic destinations and . . .
Read MorePodcast: Fishing Still Waters from Shore, with Thomas Larsen
This week, my guest is Thomas Larsen from the Orvis Outfitters team. Thomas is a stillwater expert and gives us some great tips on how to find trout, as well as how to target them when you don’t have the benefit of a . . .
Read More5 Flies for the Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch
Each year at about this time, a great natural wonder occurs: huge clouds of small, dark caddisflies appear on most of Western rivers. Mother’s Day caddis (Brachycentrus americanus) emerge in huge numbers and are the first really big hatch of the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use a New Zealand Strike Indicator While Euro-Nymphing
Here’s another great fly-fishing lesson from George Daniel, in which he explains and demonstrates how to use a New Zealand Strike Indicator. He starts by showing how you rig the indicator–explaining the benefits of this system–and then he goes . . .
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