Beginning high in the Cascades, the Deschutes river winds through a varied landscape of high desert, pine forest, and basalt-lined canyons before joining the mighty Columbia more than 200 miles downstream. Its cold, rich. . .
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Photos of the Day: Chrissy Is Crushing the Hendrickson Hatch
That is a whole lot of wild brown trout to take on a dry fly.
photo by photo by Jeremy Kehrein
photo by photo by Jeremy Kehrein
As demonstrated by Sam Brown’s beautiful trout we featured last week, the Hendricksons are happening on the Battenkill here in southwestern Vermont. Christine Penn—Merchandise Coordinator and Analyst for Orvis Rod and Tackle—has been putting in her time on the water, and here are the spoils of her efforts. She took the fish below. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Brown’s Battenkill Brown
The Hendricksons are hatching on the Battenkill, bringing big trout to the surface.
photo by Shawn Combs
photo by Shawn Combs
A finance analyst, Sam Brown isn’t in the Rod & Tackle department here at Orvis, but he obviously knows how to wield a fly rod (aside from being the current office 40-yard dash champion). He took this fine brown trout last night on the Battenkill, while floating a New York stretch with rod designer Shawn Combs and casting instructor Pete Kutzer. Here’s his story: . . .
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