A couple weeks ago, we asked you to post your best photos of dads outdoors on Facebook and Instagram for a chance to win one of three great fly rods: a Helios 3, a Recon, or a Clearwater model. We received many great images, . . .
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Win a Helios 3 Fly Rod in Our 2020 “Dad Outdoors” Photo Contest!
Father’s Day is fast approaching, so we’re celebrating dads in the outdoors with our annual photo contest on Instagram and Facebook. If you’ve got a great image of a dad enjoying the outdoors—fishing, hiking, hunting, . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 10 Secrets for Fishing After a Wet, Cold, Cloudy Change in Weather
Have you ever gone fly fishing immediately after a cold snap, hoping the fish would be eager to feed, only to find few trout or no action at all? Here are 10 things to help you have a more enjoyable time on the water after a sudden cold change. These . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Use Brightly Colored Nymphs in High Water
Written by: George Daniel, Livin On The Fly
George Daniel’s kids solved their strike-detection problems by switching to brightly colored flies.
Photo by George Daniel
The heavy rainfall on my home waters last summer left me two options: head north to fish the mountain streams, or deal with the high water. I’m happy to do either one. Normally, I would have been fishing for smallmouths at that time of year, but the . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Incredible Smallmouth Fishing Just Over the Border
We’d worked our way almost completely around the shoreline of the small lake, with just a couple hammer-handles to show for it, and I was starting to wonder if there were big pike beneath the dark water after all. I’d thrown all the patterns I could think . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Effectively Find and Catch Rising Trout in Tail-outs
At first glance, tailouts often look featureless, which makes it easier to ignore them in favor of other water types that produce more consistently. However, during low light and hatch events, tailouts are exciting places to catch rising trout. . . .
Read MoreCheck Out the Winners of our “New Season” Photo Contest
Three weeks ago, to celebrate impending Opening Days in many states, we launched the “New Season” Photo Contest, which required entrants to post their favorite fly-fishing photo of 2019 to the Orvis Fly fishing Facebook or Instagram page, along . . .
Read MoreLAST DAY to Vote for the Winners in Our 2019 “New Season” Contest—and Maybe Win Something for Yourself!
Back on March 20, to celebrate impending Opening Days in many states, we launched the “New Season” Photo Contest, which required entrants to post their favorite fly-fishing photo of 2019 to the Orvis Fly fishing Facebook or Instagram page, along . . .
Read MoreLast Day to Enter Our “New Season” Photo Contest!
On March 20, we launched our “New Season” Photo Contest, and it ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. There’s still time for you to enter. There will be three winners, who will receive some killer prizes, including a NEW Recon Fly Rod. All you have to do is share . . .
Read MoreClassic Story and Photos: The Meat Mongers of Spring
Written by: Drew Nisbet, Orvis Fly Fishing and Wingshooting Community Leader
This savage brown ate a streamer, even though its last meal had not yet been digested.
Photos by Drew Nisbet, Orvis Buffalo
As winter releases its icy grip on the Northeast in late March and into April, many anglers look forward to warm spring days of fishing to rising trout on their favorite tailwater or freestone . . .
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