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Video: Historic Pact Will Remove Four Salmon-Blocking Dams on the Klamath

April 08, 2016

The John C. Boyle Dam in southern Oregon is one of the dams slated for removal after 2020.
Photo by Bob J. Galindo / Wikipedia

Back in September, we posted a trailer for a video called A River Between Us, a cinematic call to action on behalf of the largest restoration project in American history: restoring the mighty. . .

Video: Trout Unlimited on the Little Truckee

March 03, 2016

Here’s a great, short video from Trout Unlimited that focuses on the work that anglers and conservationists are doing on California’s Little Truckee River. What’s great about the. . .

Get ready for Carp Throw Down 2016!

February 29, 2016

Written by: Conway Bowman

This is the prize, a wary, sometimes picky “trash fish” that’s a challenge for any angler.
Photo courtesy Conway Bowman

Hey carp fly-rod freaks! Get your hoppers and dry flies ready for 4th annual Lake Henshaw Carp Throw Down, which will be held on May 21, 2016. The CTD has evolved into the warmwater. . .

Bonus “Good Works” Mini Film Festival

October 16, 2015

As you surely know by now, we post a Friday Film Festival each week, featuring the best videos from around the world. This week, in addition to all the action-filled productions, there were. . .

Video—The Deepest Valley: California’s Owens River

March 31, 2015

Here’s a simply gorgeous film focused on the beauty of the landscape and the trout of the Owens River, which flows for more than 180 miles of eastern California, through an area threatened. . .

Video: The Future of the Sport in Carpland Trailer

January 29, 2015

Filmmaker RA Beattie has released another cool trailer for his upcoming film, Carpland, which has its debut in the 2015 Fly Fishing Film Tour, which is underway. Check out the clip above to see. . .

Photos: Grand Slam in California’s Little Lakes Valley

September 30, 2014

Written by: Brian La Rue, Orvis Reno

The browns, brookies, and goldens weren’t big, but they were eager.
All photos by Brian La Rue

Sometimes, chasing backcountry trout and a little solitude are more appealing to me than battling for a hog in an easy access, roadside pool. There is nothing wrong with a. . .

Podcast: West Coast Saltwater Fly-Fishing Tips

September 23, 2014

Did you know that you can catch halibut on a fly rod in the Bay Area? How about striped bass, surf perch, sand sharks, tiger sharks, and jack smelt? Nathan Cooke of Orvis San Jose gives us. . .

Classic Photo Essay: In Search of the World’s Rarest Trout

September 18, 2014

Written by: Frank Seifert, Orvis Roseville

This was the prize after many hours of driving and hiking. And it was worth it.
All photos courtesy Frank Seifert

Deep in the Sierra Nevada of California lives a trout so rare and unique that it has become almost mystical. The fish I am referring to is the Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris). Considering my. . .

Photos: The Varied Fly-Fishing Opportunities of the Bay Area

August 27, 2014

Written by: Nathan Cook, Fishing Manager of Orvis San Jose

The options within a two-hour drive from San Jose will surprise you.
Photo by Mark Schaller

Over the course of this spring and summer, I’ve had the great pleasure to meet hundreds of fly anglers from San Jose and the Bay Area, ranging in skills from seasoned veterans to “never picked up a fly rod in my life.” The San Francisco Bay Area is. . .