Catching an insect hatch at its peak–when the bugs are thick and the trout are rising everywhere–is a magical experience for a fly fisher. For me, anyway, it’s also pretty rare. This great video. . .
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Classic Video: Hatch—Big Sky PMDs, by Todd Moen
Here’s an amazing video from Todd Moen, of Catch Magazine, featuring some incredible dry-fly fishing during the annual pale morning dun hatch on McCoy’s Spring Creek and other. . .
Read MoreClassic Story: “Taking Your Chances” with Brown Trout
This is the picture I should have been posting, but alas I didn’t “take my chance” when it
presented itself. So I must be content with this imaginary brown trout.
Photo-illustration by James Daley
In this country, the phrase “to take your chances” usually means to try something that may end up being a disaster—as in “You’re taking your chances driving on those bald tires.” But across. . .
Read MoreIceland, Days Four and Five: Lakes and Birds
On the morning of Day Four, we said goodbye to the Highlands Lodge and drove an hour and a half southeast to the Hotel Grimsborgir, near Selfoss. We dropped our gear and headed out to two local lakes–the massive Þingvallavatn (Thingvallavatn) . . .
Read MoreIceland, Day Three: Here Comes the Sun . . . and the Fish
As I wrote yesterday, What a difference a day makes. After an appalling day of brutal weather and difficult fishing, we were greeted this morning by bright sunshine and very little wind. I headed out with guest Paul and Clint, guided by young . . .
Read MoreIceland, Day Two: Cold Lava
What a difference a day makes. The second morning of Orvis Week in Iceland with Fish Partner brought colder temperatures, driving rain, and howling wind. Every fly-fisher’s dream, am I right? But with the successes of the previous day still fresh in . . .
Read MoreIceland, Day One: Volcanic Char
This week, I am lucky enough to serve as host for Orvis Week in Iceland with Fish Partner, and our first day was spent casting for arctic char and brown trout on some of the glorious river of the Central Highlands: the Tungnaá, the Kaldakvísl, and the . . .
Read MoreVideo: The Rise, Heads and Tails
Few things can get a fly fisher’s blood pumping like seeing a large trout come to the surface. Check out this cool, mesmerizing video from Norway featuring big browns eating bugs on top. That trout. . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Use the Bump-Twitch Streamer Retrieve
In the spring, when rivers are often flowing high and fast, I rely on a technique known as the “bump-twitch,” a hybrid of nymphing and streamer fishing that uses a floating line and often incorporates aspects of each method during . . .
Read MoreVideo: A Brown Trout Adventure on Crystal Clear Rivers, by Todd Moen
In his latest video, Todd Moen of CATCH Magazine heads back to New Zealand’s South Island in search of big brown trout. In this fly fishing adventure, shot on the west coast rivers of the South Island, the film takes us over . . .
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