Whenever we post or host a Facebook Live about Euro-nymphing, someone invariably ask, “What about fishing a dry fly?” The long, soft rods designed for the technique mean that you have to think of both . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Mondays: How to Catch Trout in Shallow-Water Undercuts
Brown trout love to hold near undercut banks because such a lie offers them the best of all worlds: they don’t have to work against a fast current, they have a conveyor-belt of food going by, and the cover of the undercut bank means that they feel safe. . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 08.28.20
Welcome to an all-new 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’ve got an all-North America collection, ten videos . . .
Read MorePodcast: Catching Striped Bass in the Shadow of the Statue of Liberty
This week, I interview Capt. Joe Mattioli about a place I have always wanted to fish–New York Harbor. Despite having chased striped bass and bluefish with a fly rod for over 40 years, I have never had the pleasure of fishing the . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: How to Manage Your Line on a Small Stream
I’ve guided a lot of folks–including friends and family–on small streams, and many of them have difficulty keeping their line sorted as they move to a different spot. Either they allow their fly to drag and get it . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tip: How to Tie the Perfection Loop
The perfection loop is an incredibly useful knot because it allows you to quickly add a new leader to the loop at the end of a fly line. But as this great video from Tightline Productions. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: How to Fish a Summertime Riffle
In summer, trout often migrate to riffles, where they can find well-oxygenated water and plenty of food. This quick-and-dirty video from Sean Visintainer of Washington’s Silver Bow Fly. . .
Read More5 Questions with Vito Rubino of Italy on the Fly
When American anglers talk about top fly-fishing destinations, Italy doesn’t come up much. In fact, the “Old World” of mainland Europe gets very little representation in fly-fishing media in general. Perhaps it’s because we’re all . . .
Read MoreTom Rosenbauer’s 11 Tips for Hot Feeder-Stream Fishing
Don’t ignore the small feeder streams that empty into better-known waters.
Photo by Buzz Cox
A few summers ago, I spent two days at Orvis-endorsed Madison Valley Ranch in Ennis, Montana. Manager Chris Eaton took me on a great short float through the Channels section of the lower Madison and showed me just how much I have to learn about fly fishing this river, even after fishing it for 25 years. I think I caught one fish for every ten he. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Travis Para Ant
Tom Travis is a legendary guide and fly tier from Livingston, Montana, where he specializes in fishing the spring creeks of Paradise Valley and the rivers of Yellowstone National Park. As a guide, you want to use patterns that . . .
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