Top 3 Flies for Spring on the Green River

The Green River tailwaters are a popular destination among anglers and recreationists alike during summer, but they are less-trafficked during colder months. If you’re not the type to balk at a little snow on the banks, springtime fishing on the Green . . .

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Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 02.24.23

Welcome to the latest edition of 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 up eleven glorious productions that will take . . .

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Podcast: The Life Cycle of Caddisflies, with Thomas Ames

This week, we go into great detail about the life cycle of caddisflies and the various species found in the eastern United States. Tom Ames, author of the book Caddisflies is my guest, and although we do a deep dive on the various types of caddisflies, . . .

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Pro Tips: How to Find Redfish in the Lowcountry

The South Carolina lowcountry is one of the most distinctive saltwater fisheries in the region, particularly when it comes to chasing redfish. Famous for flood tides, during which hungry fish push into the Sawgrass marshes to chase previously . . .

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Podcast: Idaho Upland Days, with Andy Wayment

Idaho’s Andy Wayment joins Reid to discuss his new book, Idaho Upland Days. The two talk about the role hunting has played in Andy’s life, his love of the Gem State’s native grouse, great dogs, and the pleasure of recording memories of days afield. A . . .

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Video Pro Tips: How to Properly Net a Big Fish

It’s your biggest steelhead yet on the line, and to say you’re revved-up is a serious understatement. All the things that could wrong are pouring through your head. What should you do now? Answer: Listen to the person with net. . . .

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Pro Tips: Twitching Flies in Winter

When it comes to winter fishing, most anglers focus on dead-drifting nymphs right along the bottom, often with a Euro-nymphing setup. In this short video, Joe Rotter from Red’s Fly Shop demonstrates how effect it can be to switch things up. Using a . . .

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Wednesday Wake-Up Call 2.22.23

Back in July 2016, Orvis executives were among the first to sign the “Now or Neverglades Declaration,” which among other things called for the creation of the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir (EAA) to help restore the flow of clean water southward . . .

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Pro Tips: How to Fish from a Drift Boat

Even after being a guide for 20 years, I still get a bit nervous before going on a guided float trip. I want to do everything right: catch fish, make a good impression, and most of all, not screw anything up. I’ve seen this same apprehension. . .

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