Last week, Tim showed us how to use scissors to make half-hitch knots. This week, he offers a real-world tying example of why you would want to reverse your thread and how these half-hitches can help. You want elegant, . . .
Read MoreA Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days
Montana is home to thousands of miles of high-quality wild trout water, and it would take more than a lifetimes to fish it all. Most anglers have heard of the blue-ribbon rivers such as the Madison, Yellowstone, Missouri, Gallatin, . . .
Read MorePodcast: George Daniel on Winter Fly Fishing
This week, continuing our series of podcasts on winter fly fishing for trout, I interview George Daniel, author and guide. George is also an Orvis ambassador and field tester, and he teaches the legendary fly-fishing course at . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Alvin’s Simple Half and Half
Here’s another “guide-fly” lesson from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. Guide’s don’t want to use flies that are complicated or take a long time to tie because a client may lose a bunch of flies on any giver trip. The Half and . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 01.29.21
Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available and then serve them up for you to enjoy. This week, we serve up 10 great videos . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: How to Catch Tailwater Trout All Winter, with Steve Galletta
This week’s interview is with Steve Galletta of Bighorn Angler in Fort Smith, Montana. The Bighorn fishes well all winter long, and Steve shares tips on how to catch tailwater trout throughout . . . Read More
Take an All-New Phil Monahan Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 01.28.21
Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’ve got a set of all-new . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Find Trout in the Middle of a Pool
Last summer, we relaunched the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, featuring an all-new design. In this great video lesson, from the chapter on Finding Trout, Tom Rosenbauer shows you how to break down the middle of a . . .
Read MoreOrvis Joins the Outdoor Industry Association in Supporting Land and Ocean Conservation
Yesterday, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and 26 of its member companies–including Orvis–sent a letter to the White House expressing support of and commitment to the 30×30 initiative, which establishes a national goal to conserve at least 30 percent of our nation’s lands and waters by the year 2030. “For 165 years, Orvis, our customers, and our … Continue reading “Orvis Joins the Outdoor Industry Association in Supporting Land and Ocean Conservation”
Read MorePro Tips: The 7 Deadly Sins of Fly Fishing
It’s cold out, the river is mostly frozen, and my time on the water is limited. A wandering mind–unfocused by a regular dose of flinging feathers-is a dangerous thing. I recently listened to an Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast about the “7 Deadly Sins of . . .
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