During this first full week of 2014, we’re counting down the Top 10 Posts of 2013. (Although, since the Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival is almost always the most-read post of each week, we’ll disqualify the F5 from this contest.) We’ll repost two of the Top 10 per day, leading up to our announcement of the most-read post, on Friday afternoon. So stay tuned all week to see what resonated most with Orvis Fly Fishing readers last year. Here’s #1, the single most-viewed post of 2013, and it proves what a. . .
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Top Posts of 2013, #4: How to Tie the Davy Knot
Editor’s Note: During this first full week of 2014, we’re counting down the Top 10 Posts of 2013. (Although, since the Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival is almost always the most-read post of each week, we’ll disqualify the F5 from this contest.) We’ll repost two of the Top 10 per day, leading up to our announcement of the most-read post, on Friday afternoon. So stay tuned all week to see what resonated most with Orvis Fly Fishing readers last year. Here’s #4, which offers a. . .
Read MoreTop Posts of 2013, #6: Tuesday Tip: How to Correct 5 Common Casting Mistakes
[Editor’s Note: During this first full week of 2014, we’re counting down the Top 10 Posts of 2013. (Although, since the Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival is almost always the most-read post of each week, we’ll disqualify the F5 from this contest.) We’ll repost two of the Top 10 per day, leading up to our announcement of the most-read post, on Friday afternoon. So stay tuned all week to see what resonated most with Orvis Fly Fishing readers last year. Here’s #6, which offers some tips from Pete Kutzer that might just have your casting jump immediately to the next level]
Read MoreTop Posts of 2013, #9: 6 Things Guides Do That You Shouldn’t
Written by: Bryan Eldredge
As a guide, Bryan Eldredge can get away with things that you can’t on the river.
Photo courtesy Bryan Eldredge
[Editor’s Note: During this first full week of 2014, we’re counting down the Top 10 Posts of 2013. (Although, since the Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival is almost always the most-read post of each week, we’ll disqualify the F5 from this contest.) We’ll repost two of the Top 10 per day, leading up to our announcement of the most-read post, on Friday afternoon. So stay tuned all week to see what resonated most with Orvis Fly Fishing readers last year. Here’s #9, in which a guide explains why you should. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: The Right Gear for Great Lakes Steelhead
Written by: Jim Lampros, Fishing Manager of Orvis Cleveland
The author shows off a big Great Lakes steelhead, as his fishing buddy looks on.
Photo courtesy Jim Lampros
The rise in popularity of the Lake Erie steelhead fishery over the last decade has been well deserved. Erie and her tributaries unequivocally offer the best chance, be it East or West, for an angler to get his or her steelhead fix. The availability of public access, the proximity of. . .
Read MorePro Tips: Essential Items for Any Saltwater Fly-Fishing Trip
Years of experience have taught Conway Bowman which items are absolutely essential on a saltwater trip.
Photo by Conway Bowman
Anyone heading out in the salt, in the tropics or anywhere else, should follow this advice. Our friend Conway Bowman‘s book, The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing, is full of great information, tips, and. . .
Read MoreShort Casts for 12.11.13
Worries that big floods may have adversely affected fish populations in the Big Thompson seem unfounded.
Photo by Ben Swingle via coloradoan.com
Editor’s Note: “Short Casts” is a regular feature that highlights great fly-fishing content from around the Web—from how-to articles, to photo essays, to interesting reads. Click “Read More” for the links!
Read MoreAnnouncing Four New Specialty Fly-Fishing Schools
Orvis specialty schools offer on-the-water instruction and practice on actual fish.
Photo courtesy Madison Valley Ranch
In addition to our roster of two- and three-day fly-fishing schools—as well Fly Fishing 101 and 102 classes—every year, Orvis hosts Specialty Schools dedicated to a specific species or fishery. Here’s the. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Getting Ready for Pacific Northwest Steelhead
Written by: Leland Miyawaki, former Fishing Manager at Orvis Bellevue (WA)
The author with a beautiful, bright Pacific Northwest steelhead.
Photo courtesy Leland Miyawaki
Skagit, Hoh, Sol Duc, Grande Ronde, Clearwater, Dean, Thompson, Skeena—all names that conjure up visions of big, bright, chrome steelhead. Big fish caught on the swing: Nothing comes close to releasing a fly fisher’s adrenaline as. . .
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