I’m writing this from Kobarid, Slovenia, where my buddy Sandy Hays and I arrived today to fish with Matt Calderaro of Worldflyangler. Matt is an old friend who used to be a rod-and-reel product. . .
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For more than twenty years, the Orvis Company has been recognizing excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides Program. Each year representatives from each of these categories are nominated and ultimately one is chosen for the best of the year. These awards are based on. . .
Read MoreFor more than twenty years, the Orvis Company has been recognizing excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides (ELOG) program. The winners of this year’s awards will be. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Chris Hunt
[Editor’s Note: My friend Chris Hunt, National Communications Director at Trout Unlimited, has just published a book called Fly Fishing Idaho’s Secret Waters, so I asked him if we could post an excerpt. We’ll start with a bit from Chapter 2 that explains what. . .
Read MoreIf you’re having trouble coming up with a dream trip as your entry in our Where Would You Go? Contest, perhaps you should consider. . .
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The launch of the digital edition of the new Orvis Adventures catalog has generated a lot of buzz around our offices. So when General Manager of Orvis Travel Jason Elkins suggested that we celebrate with a. . .
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If you’re not one of the lucky ones who receives the annual Orvis Adventures catalog in your mailbox, you’re in luck: there’s now a digital edition available to everyone. This year’s edition is a. . .
Read MoreFor years, I’ve been trying to tell people that one of the great undiscovered fly-fishing destinations is the Spanish Pyrenees, but few have listened. I traveled there with my friend and photographer Sandy Hays in 2010 and was blown away by the experience. As editor of American Angler, I was lucky enough to. . .
Read MoreBlog reader Bob Reece pointed us to this killer video of his trip to the meadow streams and Platte River in the valley of North Park, Colorado. Lots of great underwater shots here of beautiful trout.
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Booking a trip to a place you’ve never been is a leap of faith—especially when there is a lot of money involved—but there are ways that you can protect yourself from making a bad decision. When I was a guide, I was constantly amazed by how few people had bothered to research their destination before getting on the plane. At one Alaskan fly-fishing-only lodge, . . .
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