We are so excited about the upcoming fishing season—Come on spring!—that we’re gonna try to kick-start the warming trend by giving away a Helios 2 fly rod. We are calling this the “Where Would You Go? Contest” to give you, and ourselves, a chance to. . .
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Announcing the Winner of Our Helios 2 Switch Rod Sweepstakes
Janell with a fine Deschutes trout.
Photo courtesy Janell Chandler
A couple weeks ago, we launched a sweepstakes to celebrate the arrival of the new two-handed Helios 2 switch rod models. Well, after more than 3,600 entries, we have a randomly selected winner: . . .
Read MoreGear Review: The New Orvis Helios 2 Switch Rod
Written by: Reid Baker, Freestone Outfitters
The Helios 2 Switch Rod in action, swinging for summer-run steelhead.
All photos by Reid Baker
[Editor’s note: Don’t forget to enter our Helios 2 Switch Rod giveaway, which has just three days left.]
Having spent the last several years being enamored with two-handed fly rods—and in particular using them for chasing anadromous fish in the Pacific Northwest—I have cast a wide variety of rods in a variety of sizes and settings. I was drawn to. . .
Read MoreNew Superfine Glass Rods and Women’s Silver Sonic Waders Win Fly Fisherman‘s 2014 Gear Guide Awards
Fly Fisherman magazine has just released its 2014 Gear Guide Awards, and two new Orvis products are on the list. Writing about the new Superfine Glass rods, which. . .
Read MoreEnter to Win a New Helios 2 Switch Rod!
The new Helios 2 Switch Rods will handle everything from steelhead and musky to striped bass and king salmon.
In the year since its unveiling, the Helios 2 fly rod has made a pretty big splash in fly fishing, garnering rave reviews from around the world. For those fly fishers who chase big game, we’ve made five new. . .
Read More“Angling Trade: The Product Issue” Now Online
The September issue of Angling Trade is billed as “The Product Issue,” and it’s chock-full of good stuff—especially if you’re a bit of a gear-head. The big feature is the “Hot List,” which focuses on the hottest new gear for 2014, including award winners from. . .
Read MoreVideo: Conway Bowman Talks About His Mirage Reel
Capt. Conway Bowman of Bowman Bluewater Guides & Outfitters, is pretty hard on his tackle. In this video, he talks to Hutch Hutchinson, Orvis Southwestern Regional Business manager, about the punishment he has inflicted on his Mirage fly reel since he first received the prototype back in 2007. After landing more than. . .
Read MoreOrvis Lightweight Floating Fly Boxes: “What others say about its toughness is true”
Written by: Gabriel Bizeau-Regis
Let’s talk about this fly box that I got this summer. I purchased the smallest of the three different sizes because it fit pretty well in my sling pack. One side has a rippled foam shape to easily pin dry flies, and the other side is. . .
Read MoreAnnouncing the Winner of the Silver Sonic Waders Giveaway!
Our winner with a fine Colorado rainbow. He’s not even wearing waders!
Photo courtesy David Linde
Thanks to everyone who left comments on the blog during our Silver Sonic Waders giveaway. Our winner, chosen at random from all the comments, was David Linde of Bettendorf, Iowa. When I told him he’d won, he wrote back, . . .
Read MoreThe Orvis Reel Swap: Donate Your Old One and Save $50 on a New Hydros Reel
Hydros Large Arbor Fly Reels offer a lot of performance for the price. . .which you can make a lot lower.
Photo via orvis.com
Last month, we told you about our June promotion: a reel swap to benefit the Trout Unlimited Headwaters Youth Education Initiative, and here are the details. If you’ve got an old reel that still works well enough for a kid to use, simply. . .
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