It always amazes me that trout have been introduced in so many places across the globe. When I was in Tasmania a few years ago, I visited Salmon Ponds, built in 1861 and the oldest trout-rearing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. There’s a little museum there that explains how the. . .
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Photos of the Day: Winter on the South Holston
Guide Matt Miles with a sweet South Holston brown.
All photos by Pat Dorsey
It was a cold wintery day, one that would make three fellas question their sanity. It was 10 degrees and snowing hard on the South Holston last week. I guess it boiled down to us all being serious anglers because none of us wanted to. . .
Read MoreVideo: Going Toe-to-Toe with an “Impossible” Brown Trout
Simon Perkins’s killer “Damsels in Distress” video from New Zealand reminded me of one of my favorites from a couple years ago. Here’s an angler faced with a dilemma we’ve all experienced: He has spotted a beautiful trout but. . .
Read MoreVideo: Before the Ice—Late Fall in Utah
Mike Mazzoni—who started as a summer intern at Falcon’s Ledge but has risen to Guest Relations/Facilities Manager—sent us this killer video, featuring. . .
Read MoreOrvis Trout Bum of the Week XX: Maggie Mae Stone
Maggie Mae Kuhlman landed this 27-inch beast on the Madison River inside Yellowstone National Park.
All photos courtesy Maggie Mae Stone
A couple years ago, we ran a series called “Trout Bum of the Week,” in which we highlighted some of the guys living the good life. . .of a sort. (See the bottom of this post for a link to the previous installments.) This is our second round of. . .
Read MoreVideo: “Damsels in Distress” on a New Zealand Stream
Our colleague Simon Perkins recently honeymooned in New Zealand with his wife, Els, and he captures this amazing footage. Here’s how he explains it: . . .
Read MoreTrout Bum of the Week XIX: Brown Hobson
Brown Hobson has worked professionally in the Rockies and the Southeast.
Photo courtesy Brown Hobson
A couple years ago, we ran a series called “Trout Bum of the Week,” in which we highlighted some of the guys living the good life. . .of a sort. (See the bottom of this post for a link to the previous installments.) This is our second round of profiles. Most of the subjects are guides who have turned. . .
Read MorePhotos and a Story: Winter Wonderland in Colorado
Written by: Will Long
Will Long ended his angling year with a 22-inch Colorado brown trout.
All photos courtesy Will Long
[Editor’s Note: Blog reader Will Long sent in this story and accompanying photos about how he ended his angling year in southwestern Colorado.]
So living in South Texas, I don’t often get to experience true winter fishing. We occasionally have some cold days down on my home river, the Guadalupe, but nothing like what the states north of. . .
Read MoreVideo: The Obsession with Big Brown Trout
Here’s a great trailer for an upcoming video from Mountain Made Media, featuring anglers who chase big brown trout in Oregon. Aside from the gorgeous fish, there are some very compelling shots of. . .
Read MoreTop Posts of 2013, #3: Photos of the Day—Beware the Cannibal Browns!
Written by: Doc Thompson, High Country Angler
Hey look: A nice trout right against the bank!
All photos by Doc Thompson
During this first full week of 2014, we’re counting down the Top 10 Posts of 2013. (Although, since the Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival is almost always the most-read post of each week, we’ll disqualify the F5 from this contest.) We’ll repost two of the Top 10 per day, leading up to our announcement of the most-read post, on Friday afternoon. So stay tuned all week to see what resonated most with Orvis Fly Fishing readers last year. Here’s #3, which focuses on. . .
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