Every spring, the guides at Falcon’s Ledge get ready for the upcoming season by spending as much time on the water as possible. It also means that the annual Orvis Guide Rendezvous is fast approaching. This year, the guide rendezvous was held in. . .
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Photos of the Day: Chrissy Is Crushing the Hendrickson Hatch
That is a whole lot of wild brown trout to take on a dry fly.
photo by photo by Jeremy Kehrein
photo by photo by Jeremy Kehrein
As demonstrated by Sam Brown’s beautiful trout we featured last week, the Hendricksons are happening on the Battenkill here in southwestern Vermont. Christine Penn—Merchandise Coordinator and Analyst for Orvis Rod and Tackle—has been putting in her time on the water, and here are the spoils of her efforts. She took the fish below. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: The Nunya River Rendezvous 2003
The annual March rendezvous on the Nunya River in Idaho, circa 2003.
photo by Earl Harper
photo by Earl Harper
Many of us have been meeting to fish together for over 30 years. We’ve rendezvoused on the Green, San Juan, and Crowsnest rivers, to the Blackfoot and Crowley Lakes, and now we meet yearly on the Nunya* River in Idaho. Dick Dahlgren, on the far right, built the cabin from three turn-of-the-century abandoned cowboy cabins that he found, photographed, numbered, tore down, and re-assembled as one. He has since. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Brown’s Battenkill Brown
The Hendricksons are hatching on the Battenkill, bringing big trout to the surface.
photo by Shawn Combs
photo by Shawn Combs
A finance analyst, Sam Brown isn’t in the Rod & Tackle department here at Orvis, but he obviously knows how to wield a fly rod (aside from being the current office 40-yard dash champion). He took this fine brown trout last night on the Battenkill, while floating a New York stretch with rod designer Shawn Combs and casting instructor Pete Kutzer. Here’s his story: . . .
Read MoreFly-Fishing Picture of the Day: El Capitan de Brook Trout
Written by: Greg Hocevar
It’s no monster, but this Yosemite brook trout displays amazing colors.
Photo by photo courtesy Greg Hocevar
People generally don’t think of Yosemite National Park as a fly-fishing destination. They think of its sheer granite cliffs—Half Dome and El Capitan—the waterfalls, Yosemite Valley, and the High Sierra. At some point during my time fly fishing, my thinking and perspective has gone from catching as many fish as I can, to catching the biggest fish I can, to catching fish in the most. . .
Read MorePicture of the Day: Sweet Fly-Fishing Ink
Body art is everywhere these days, but much of it is garish and over-the-top. I
appreciated the classic, understated look of this tattoo, which I noticed on the
leg of an attendee at the Sandy River Spey Clave in Gresham, Oregon.
Photo by Phil Monahan