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Casting for Recovery: Life-Changing Moments

March 04, 2016

Connie Burke and friend grab a little gusto!
Photo by Casting for Recovery

The mission of Casting for Recovery is to enhance the quality of life for women with breast cancer through a unique program that combines breast cancer education and peer support with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing. Orvis is proud to be a founding sponsor.

No one can explain the therapeutic value of a Casting for Recovery retreat better than the women who have participated. Last summer Connie Burke was one of those participants….

Photo of the Day: Lesa’s Midwinter Monster

February 02, 2016

A brown like this is worth braving a frigid winter day in North Georgia.
Photo by Reid Ogden

Will Taylor—guide and owner of The Fly Shop Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia—sent in another great photo of client Lesa Varie (you might remember her gorgeous tiger trout) with a. . .

Photo: A Tiger in Bulldog Country

January 25, 2016

Tiger trout are not native in the southern Appalachians, but they make very cool trophies.
Photo by Reid Ogden

Will Taylor—guide and owner of The Fly Shop Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia—sent in this great photo of client Lesa Varie, who landed a gorgeous tiger trout on a 3-weight while fishing. . .

Video: Maddie Brenneman, “Angler”

January 20, 2016

I guarantee that this is the best commercial for a headlamp you’ve ever seen, but aside from that, it’s also a powerful evocation of the angling ethos. Guide Maddie Brenneman (whom you. . .

Photos: Maggie Mae’s Birthday Browns

December 15, 2015

What better way to spend a birthday than catching browns like this?
Photos courtesy Maggie Mae Brown

Maggie Mae Stone—a guide at The Tackle Shop in Ennis, Montana, as well as a former Trout Bum of the Week—spent her recent birthday (don’t ask!) on a skinny piece of water that she. . .

Photos: Fall in Yellowstone with Maggie Mae

October 28, 2015

Written by: Maggie Mae Stone, The Tackle Shop

Browns are on the prowl in fall in Yellowstone National Park.
Photos courtesy Maggie Mae Stone

Last week, I had the chance to fish in Yellowstone National Park for three full days. This is my annual trip, and the Park always produces some amazing fish this time of year. Although the. . .

Orvis Associate is Trout Unlimited’s Stream Champion

September 24, 2015

Jackie Jordan was all smiles when she hoisted her first landlocked salmon ever.
Photo by Pete Kutzer

From 9 to 5 on weekdays, Jackie Jordan is an Assistant Art Director in Orvis’s Creative Services department, where she designs catalogs and other materials for our Women’s line of gear and . . .

New Issue of Dun Online Magazine

September 23, 2015

The Fall 2105 issue of Dun, a fly-fishing magazine created by women, is online now. There are cool articles on urban fly fishing, the incredibly varied fisheries of Finland, and a backcountry. . .

Photos of the Day: Cutthroats and Dogs on the North Fork of the Blackfoot

September 21, 2015

Written by: Phoebe Bean

It was slow going at first, but the hopper action heated up in the afternoon, when Phoebe hooked this big one.
Photos by Phoebe Bean

September is my favorite month of the year. Crisp, fall air signifies the beginning of vibrant splashes of reds, oranges, and yellows amidst the once-green aspens and cottonwoods, and I. . .

Video: How to Be a Badass

September 01, 2015

Okay, folks: watch closely. This is how you do it. You gear up, you walk down to the river, you make a cast. See? Fly fishing is easy. Kara Armano fishes the Fryingpan River near Basalt, . . .