Season 2 of the “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” TV show is well underway, and the second is all about catching striped bass. Tom Rosenbauer has long been a striper fanatic, and he walks through everyhting you need to know to catch these powerful . . .
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Podcast: Fishing for Stripers off Long Island, with Sam Sifton
This week, I interview Sam Sifton, Assistant Managing Editor of the New York Times and an avid fly-rod striped bass angler. (You may know Sam from his former role as the Times‘s Cooking Editor.) It’s quite a rambling discussion, from striper fishing on . . .
Read MoreAction Alert: Striped Bass Need Our Help, Part 1
A jumping tarpon is the iconic image of saltwater fly fishing. However, striped bass is the species that put saltwater fly fishing on the map. Stripers are the everyman’s fish. You don’t need to invest $100,000 in a boat and gear to catch them. They can be . . .
Read MoreVideo: Hunting Fish on the Cape Cod Salt Flats
This is one of the best videos we’ve seen about wading the flats for striped bass. Angler Tom Richardson wades his way onto the flats in Brewster, Massachusetts, turning this amazing . . .
Read MoreSpring Bonanza on Lake Powell
Nestled between the Arizona and Utah boaders, Lake Powell is the country’s second-largest man-made reservoir, behind Lake Mead. It was created by the Glen Canyon Dam–yes, the same dam responsible for such famous trout spots as Horseshoe Bend . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Out of Office”
Back in June, a group of nineteen Orvis Associates took part in the 27th annual Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun Club Fly Rod Striped Bass Catch & Release Tournament. The group ranged from . . .
Read MoreVideo—SIFF18: Four Years For Life Teaser and Full Film
Written by: Peter Laurelli
Over four years ago, I wrapped up SIFF13: Islands, and started a new season filming for what I thought would be the next annual project. Four years later, it’s finished. Within those four years, . . .
Read MoreDiscover the Newest Orvis-Endorsed Outfitter: Breuckelen Fly-Fishing Adventures!
Breuckelen Fly-Fishing Adventures provides an amazing angling experience where you wouldn’t expect one.
All photos by Joel Ruby
For more than thirty years, Orvis has been putting its imprimatur on the best fly-fishing operations in the country and around the world, through its Endorsed Lodges, Guides, and Outfitters program. But the newest member of this elite club may be the most unique one yet. Located in the hippest part . . .
Read MorePodcast: Tips for Finding Stripers, with Capt. Aron Cascone
This big striper exploded on a baitfish fly just a few feet off Capt. Aron Cascone’s rod tip.
All photos by Sandy Hays
This week, I interview Capt. Aron Cascone of Westerly, Rhode Island, for his tips to help anglers on foot find striped bass along the New England Coast. He then discusses choosing the right fly, the . . .
Read MoreDiscovering the Magic of Striped Bass on the Fly
A big striper on the fly will make you forget about trout streams for a while.
Photo by Sandy Hays
The small New Hampshire town where I grew up is within an hour’s drive of some of northeastern New England’s best striper fishing. Yet, instead of exploring the waters of Plum Island, Cape . . .
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