Welcome to another edition of the OrvisNews.com Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing footage available. This week’s collection offers a bunch of different locations, covering almost all the continents. But the real story here is the rise of the short video. Oftentimes, when I’m doing my searches to choose the videos for the F5, I wonder why. . .
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A Daughter and Father Share Their Love of Fly Fishing
Time is but a Stream… from Christen Magaret on Vimeo.
In this wonderful video, fly fisher and photographer Christen Magaret shares her love of fly fishing and the outdoors, and her gratitude to her father for exposing her to both. She and her father express why fly fishing is special to them, and to so many of us who pursue it.
Read MoreA Daughter and Father Share Their Love of Fly Fishing
Time is but a Stream… from Christen Magaret on Vimeo.
In this wonderful video, fly fisher and photographer Christen Magaret shares her love of fly fishing and the outdoors, and her gratitude to her father for exposing her to both. She and her father express why fly fishing is special to them, and to so many of us who pursue it.
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Stefan’s Atlantic Salmon
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Our Scandinavian friend, Stefan, from Frontsidefly.com sent us this great picture along with a note:
Read MoreI caught and released this female salmon about 250 kilometers upstream in one of Sweden’s last remaining wild salmon rivers, the mighty Vindelälven. (Click here for a video from the river.) For all the rivers that enter the Baltic Sea, stocks have been. . .
Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 12.21.12
Welcome to another edition of the OrvisNews.com Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing footage available. This week’s collection is being posted on what was supposed to be the end of the world, according to some Mayan calendar or something. Well, we’re still here. However, massive winds at the Home Office meant that we were. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: How to Communicate with Your Guide
See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons
When you’re standing on the bow of a flats boat, things can happen pretty fast. One of the keys to success is good communication with your guide. Because he (or she) is better trained and has a higher vantage point, he’s probably going to see the fish before you, which means that he has to explain to you where to look and where to cast. By establishing good rules at the beginning of the day, you can ensure that you’re both on the same page when it’s time to leap into action.
Click here for the full “Saltwater Flats” chapter on the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center.
Read MoreBig Victory for Those Seeking to Protect the “Sacred Headwaters”
Back in September, we posted the above video and suggested that we, as a society, needed to have a larger discussion about mines and natural treasures. Today I got an email from Orvis Bellevue’s Leland Miyawaki, which linked to an exciting story in today’s Globe and Mail. It’s not often that those seeking to protect pristine wilderness get such. . .
Read MoreUltimate Upland Chaps: “Our wingshooting guides wear them in the field daily.”
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during the season, and they love the Ultimate Upland Chaps.
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Here at Highland Hills Ranch, we are constantly recommending the Orvis Ultimate Upland Chaps to our guests. Our wingshooting guides can be found wearing them in the field daily. The waterproof feature makes them great when walking through the early morning dew and prevents wet pant legs for the rest of the day. Our guides appreciate the lightweight yet durable construction that makes these chaps a “go to” item for them. Another feature that we love is they are breathable yet waterproof, unlike so many others. The wash-and-wear factor makes them easy to clean and maintain. This year, a couple of the guides finally “retired” theirs after 3 years of very heavy use! It is common for us to re-stock our pro shop several times each season with these chaps, due to their popularity.
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New Issue of “Montana Fly Fishing” Online Now
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The latest issue of the online magazine Montana Fly Fishing is now online, and there’s lots of good stuff inside. As we’ve come to expect from these online publications, there’s a little bit of everything, from photography to video to fly tying. If you love fishing Big Sky Country, or if you dream of making the trip, you’ll dig this issue.
Click here to read the magazine.
Read MoreHow to Fly Fish: The Basic Back Cast
In the last installment of “Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor,” we dealt with the “ready position” and casting from the bow of a boat. In this week’s video, we’ll deal with something much more basic: Making a good backcast. For some anglers, the backcast is somewhat of a mystery, since it happens behind the caster. You’ll often hear casters talking about how they “feel” the. . .
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