My Recipe for Adventure has all the classic elements that compose a memorable adventure: an exotic locale, mystery, and a bit of dumb luck. Have you ever been in a familiar situation, and then all the sudden see something so out of . . .
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Classic Story: “Taking Your Chances” with Brown Trout
This is the picture I should have been posting, but alas I didn’t “take my chance” when it
presented itself. So I must be content with this imaginary brown trout.
Photo-illustration by James Daley
In this country, the phrase “to take your chances” usually means to try something that may end up being a disaster—as in “You’re taking your chances driving on those bald tires.” But across. . .
Read MoreIceland, Day Two: Cold Lava
What a difference a day makes. The second morning of Orvis Week in Iceland with Fish Partner brought colder temperatures, driving rain, and howling wind. Every fly-fisher’s dream, am I right? But with the successes of the previous day still fresh in . . .
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 . . .
Read MoreOK, Be Honest: What’s Your Fly-Fishing Pet Peeve?
These are hemostats, but each one is a hemostat.
Photo via Wikipedia
Okay, let’s start right out by acknowledging the obvious: a pet peeve is, by definition, something inconsequential. It’s nothing more than a nit that you can’t help from picking. And it’s been . . .
Read More“Trickle Treat,” by William G. Tapply
Written by: William G. Tapply
A tiny stream that holds native brookies is a secret to keep.
Photo by Zach Matthews
After living most of my life within earshot of highway racket, where city lights blot the stars from the night sky, I finally did it. I bought a little farm on a dirt road in the New Hampshire hills. My new . . .
Read MoreClassic Story and Photos: How Fly Fishing Changed My Life
Written by: Josh Diller
Fly fishing has led Josh Diller far away from the self-destructive path he was on.
Photo by John Bundy
I grew up on a farm in the rolling hills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and I enjoyed fishing, hunting, and roaming the fields when I was younger. As I got older, however, I fell into the. . .
Read MoreClassic 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 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 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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