This week my guest is Sascha Clark Danylchuk, executive director of Keepfishwet.org and a fish biologist who has intensively studied the science of releasing fish in a responsible manner. We’ve talked a lot about trout lately in the podcast, so this one . . .
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How to “Hump Mend” with a Streamer on a Floating Line
When you’re fishing unfamiliar watcher–switching up tactics to find out what works–you probably don’t want to keep switching lines. So you end up just sticking with the floater. This means that . . .
Read MoreDon’t Miss These Fall Fly-Fishing Facebook Live Events!
October is our annual Fall Orvis Days celebration, and each Thursday evening of the month, there will be a Facebook Live event featuring a different host and guest discussing time-tested fall techniques that will help you catch more trout. You can find . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How Close Should You Get to a Rising Trout?
Okay, so you’ve spotted a rising fish. You should probably start casting to it immediately, before it stops rising, right? No. First, you should think about how you should position yourself to get the best presentation. One thing that . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Fish a Short Run with a Long Rod
Do you like to “huck mega” as soon as you get out on the water with your two-hander? Then you may be missing your best chance at a fish according to guide Stuart Warren of Ashland Fly Shop. In this great video, he explains the value of starting short . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Ultimate Wet-Fly Podcast, with Davy Wotton
This week, my guest is Davy Wotton, who is originally from Wales but now lives and guides on the White River in Arkansas. I get frequent questions about swinging soft hackles and wet flies, a technique that I am not the best at, so I brought in the . . .
Read MoreTom Rosenbauer on Where to Find Trout in a River
Here is a stretch of fast water, and the places you might expect to find trout during a hatch. Trout 1 and 5 have moved into slower, shallower water and will probably rest and hide in deeper water when not actively feeding. Trout 2 and 4 are in small, bowl-like depressions of slightly slower water. Trout 3 is in a cushion in front of the large rock, and trout 6 is in a cushion between two submerged rocks.
Photos by Tom Rosenbauer
I would predict that less than half of any river holds trout that are more than six inches long. Water in which trout will respond to insect hatches comprises perhaps a quarter of all fish-holding water . . .
Read MoreTuesday Tips: Top 4 Dry Flies for Fall
Fall dry-fly fishing can be very productive.
Photo by Dave Jensen
The shorter days and crisper nights of fall turn the thoughts of many fly fishers to hunting trophy trout with streamers, but that doesn’t mean you should put away the 4-weight rod, floating. . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Joe Humphreys and the Fountain of Youth
This week, I interview one of my fly-fishing heroes, Joe Humphreys. He’s been an innovative angler all his life (he was “Euro-nymphing” before the Europeans), but even more impressive is his love of life and fly fishing, and his energy on the river . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Swing Wet Flies and Nymphs
Here’s a killer how-to video from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, in which Tom Rosenbauer introduces you to a style of fishing that’s not as popular as it once was, yet it’s no less . . .
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