Tuesday Tips: How to Choose the Best Days to Fish

Written by: Bob Reece,  North Park Anglers


When your fishing days are limited, you should do whatever you can to ensure you choose good ones.
Photo by Bob Reece

Those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere are reaching the peak of our summer season for trout. Water conditions are becoming ideal, summer hatches are in full swing, and the. . .

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Photos: Ice-Off Trout in Colorado’s North Park

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


It took just the slightest twitch of a crayfish pattern to entice this bad boy to strike.
Photo by Bob Reece

The lakes in North Park, Colorado are just starting to crack. The areas of open water are slim but very much fishable. I saw this fish cruising in about 10 inches of water, so I cast my Ritts. . .

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Leather Luggage: Rugged construction to protect your belongings

Bullhide-and-Canvas Backpack
Photo via orvis.com

“My husband loves this Orvis Backpack. He has had a similar backpack for the past 30 years which has been with him constantly, to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Dubai, Ecuador, Africa,Denmark, Iceland, England, France, Greece, Spain, Italy and very where in between. He has travelled far and wide for his military career and his backpack is his constant companion!” – Flashgrrr from Newport, RI

A chance encounter with a collection of leather luggage has me seriously reconsidering my traveling style. I’ve always been a “college kid on her junior year abroad” kind of traveler. A few. . .

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Essay: Don’t Abandon Our Dogs of War


Marine Lance Corporal Nick Lacarra with his military working dog, Coot, on patrol in Afghanistan, 2012.
Photo by Corporal Reece Lodder via nationalreview.com

We try to stay away from politics here on the Dogs blog, but on the National Review website, there’s an excellent argument by Jonah Goldberg for why we should take care of retired. . .

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Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 09.27.13

Welcome to a new edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. We have a great selection this week, eighteen more videos that will take you to amazing angling destinations.

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Video: Big Browns in Colorado’s North Park

Blog reader Bob Reece pointed us to this killer video of his trip to the meadow streams and Platte River in the valley of North Park, Colorado. Lots of great underwater shots here of beautiful trout.

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