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Photos and Story: Redfish at the Other End of the Mississippi

January 18, 2018

Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips

Truman Vieth poses with his very first redfish, as Capt. Lucas Bissett smiles proudly.
Photos courtesy Kip Vieth

One of the things that I love most in my life is the Mississippi River. I live on the banks of the Mississippi in Minnesota, not all that far from its source, Lake Itasca. The river is where I call . . .

The Keys to Winter Redfishing in North Carolina

January 04, 2018

Written by: Gordon Churchill

Emerson proudly shows off a winter redfish landed by his dad, Chris.
Photos by Gordon Churchill

My iPhone weather app said it was 30 degrees when I left the house. I was meeting Chris Ellis and his seven-year-old son, Emerson, in an out-of-the-way North Carolina town near an out-of-the . . .

Photos: Matthew and “El Rojo Toro”

December 13, 2017

Written by: Toby Swank, Fins & Feathers Fly Shop

Young Matthew put in the time, under tough conditions, and saw his effort pay off in a big way.
Photos by Toby Swank

It’s day three, and the wind is blowing 20 out of the north–down from 30 to 40 the last two days. The water is dirty, stirred-up by the steady gale deviating from the prevailing norm. The sun is to my . . .

Photos: A Free Pass for Redfish on the Louisiana Marsh

November 14, 2017

Written by: Drew Ross, Looknfishy

Nothing beats a great sight-fishing day on the marsh south of New Orleans.
Photos by Scott Myers

My wife and her best friend took the kids on a weekend trip, leaving me free to get on the water. So I called a buddy in New Orleans, and we made a tentative plan to hit the marsh over the . . .

Photos: False Albacore and More Off North Carolina

October 19, 2017

Written by: Connor Tapscott

These little rockets will get you into your backing in seconds.
Photos by Connor Tapscott

I clenched the salty, cork handle of my rod anxiously as we sped off toward the sight of splashing on the horizon. The water bubbled with small fish being pushed toward the ocean’s surface and . . .

Videos: Fly-Fishing the Total Solar Eclipse

August 30, 2017

It seems that Tom and I weren’t the only ones fishing beneath the eclipse. Meng Syn is a dentist from San Jose who is an avid angler/photographer/videographer. He spends most of his time chasing . . .

Podcast: Accuracy in Fishing for Redfish and Other Flats Species, with Lucas Bissett

June 09, 2017

I don’t know why redfish have a reputation for being easy to catch. Every one I have ever cast to was spooky and suspicious. I’ve also found that when casting to redfish, especially in the . . .

Photo of the Day: A Bull Red for the Chairman

March 22, 2017

Leigh Perkins shows off a fat Florida spottail caught this morning off the Florida Panhandle.
Photo by Capt. David Mangum, Shallow Water Expeditions

Orvis Chairman Leigh Perkins–father of our current CEO, Perk, and Vice Chairman, Dave–is fishing today off the Florida Panhandle today with Capt. David Mangum of Shallow Water . . .

Photos: Game time in Grand Isle

February 07, 2017

Written by: Drew Ross, Looknfishy

Drew traveled to the marshes of Souther Louisiana for a big redfish, and he found it.
Photos by Drew Ross

Our friend and frequent contributor Drew Ross recently made a trip to Grand Isle, Louisiana for the chance to sight-fish for big redfish. Although the weather conditions weren’t ideal, Drew . . .

Video: “Seeing Red” on Texas’s Laguna Madre

January 30, 2017

This is one of the more beautiful videos we’ve ever seen about saltwater fly fishing in the Lone Star State. It’s the first film we’ve seen from Feed ‘Em Flies, and we hope that there are more to . . .