Although meteorological summer doesn’t end for another three weeks, the kids are heading back to school, summer hours at work are nearly over, and the nights are growing increasingly crisp. It’s a time to . . .
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Classic Photo: Feathered Trout Thief

What a glorious pose. . .Hey! That’s MY fish!
Photo by Brandon Kalpin
I received this great photo and story from blog reader Brandon Kalpin of Altadena, California: . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Take Better Fish Portraits
Written by: Darcy Toner and Timbre Pringle, Faceless Fly Fishing Media

A fish portrait, rather than a grip-and-grin, is better for the fish and makes for a more interesting image..
All photos by Faceless Fly Fishing
How would your fish want its photo taken? Because a fish is an aquatic creature, one would assume that it would want to stay in the water. Many fishermen, including me, are inclined to take a quick . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Taking a Chance in the Colorado High Country
Before you embark on a backpacking trip into an area that does not have a maintained trail and goes through acres and acres of downed trees, you need to be mentally prepared for what you are asking your body to . . .
Read MoreVote In Our 2020 “Dad Outdoors” Photo Contest—and You Could Win, Too!
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, . . .
Read MoreWin 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 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 . . .
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