fly-fishing for brown trout Archives

Tuesday Tips: Dead-Drifting Streamers for Big Trout

February 19, 2019

Written by: Drew Price

Drew Price shows off a 24.5-inch beast that fell for a dead-drifted streamer.
Photos by Drew Price

During runoff, trout streams tend to be a bit on the high side, and the water is cold and discolored. These can be tough conditions for fishing, but it can also be one of the best times of year to. . .

Photo of the Day: High-Water Brown

February 12, 2019

This beautiful trout fell for a Higa’s SOS Nymph.
*Photo by George Daniel*

This beautiful central-Pennsylvania brown trout was caught by Amidea Daniel, using a Higa’s SOS nymph, while fishing a soft edge in high water. The size 14 SOS, with a bright-red holographic tinsel flashback, is one of her favorite patterns, when . . .

Master Class Monday: How to Spot Trout in Dirty Water

February 04, 2019

Fly fishing can often be spectacular when the water is slightly dirty, so don’t give up just because conditions aren’t crystal clear. In this great video, Dave Jensen gives us some solid tips on how. . .

Master Class Monday: It Pays to Be Methodical

January 28, 2019

In this week’s Master Class Monday, Dave Jensen argues that fly-fishing videos often paint a rosy picture of what it takes to catch a big, wily brown trout. So he and Amelia proceed to show us . . .

Photo of the Day: Perfect Timing

January 16, 2019

Roberts says he captured this image during a brief interlude between hookups on a banner day on the Green.
Photo by Doug Roberts, Old Moe Guide Service

Utahn Doug Roberts–who runs Old Moe Guide Service, based in the town of Dutch John, sent in this killer photo of a big brown getting ready to send a blue-winged olive down the hatch. Huge . . .

Video Pro Tips: How to Catch Big, Picky Trout

December 27, 2018

Here’s a brilliant installment in the video series “The Bank” from Dave and Amelia from Jensen Fly Fishing. Here they offer a couple of important pieces of advice for fishing to picky trout, . . .

Video: Seasons in Wyoming

December 18, 2018

Here’s a killer video from Trey Mullen—a guide at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming—paying trubute to the Cowboy State’s incredible fly fishing. Somebody in the tourism. . .

Video: In Search of Ice-Age Browns in “The Hidden”

December 17, 2018

“The Hidden,” one of the big hits from last year’s International Fly Fishing Film Festival, has just been released for general viewing. It stars several “Friends of Orvis”–including Fishing . . .

Classic Photos: A New “Exotic” European Destination?

December 07, 2018

Written by: Vito Rubino, Fly Fishing Specialist at Orvis UK

The Italian Alps offer spectacular scenery, gorgeous rivers, and a variety of target species.
Photos by Vito Rubino

I like to think that, in a couple of years, Italy will be the “new Slovenia.” Here we are talking about the Alps in in the Trentino region–in the far north of the country–where you can catch marble . . .

Story and Photos: Learning to Love The Driftless Area

December 07, 2018

Written by: Len Harris, Jr.

The tiny spring creeks of the driftless hold some of the most colorful browns you could imagine.
Photos by Len Harris, Jr.

Many folks don’t know the meaning of the term driftless. It is an area in the Midwest–comprising parts of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin–that was not flattened by the last glacial period. . . .