Our Canadian friends at The New Fly Fisher television show have released a fantastic 22-minute episode on Youtube this week. Featuring one of the sport’s true masters, Joe. . .
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Video Pro Tips: The “Ready Position” and Fishing from a Boat
Trout fishers who find themselves on the bow of a flats boat are in an unfamiliar position. Oftentimes, they keys to catching fish in the tropics are 1.) being able to deliver a fly quickly and 2.) avoiding . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Don’t Swing that Wet Fly
Wet flies, such as this Sparkle Soft Hackle, are more versatile than you may think.
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These days, classic wet flies are probably the most underused patterns in the average American fly fisher’s box. Trailing far behind nymphs, dry flies, and streamers in popularity, wet flies have the reputation of being for older guys or. . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 08.28.15
Welcome to our latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, featuring the best videos from around the world. This week, you’ve got a crop of 15 cool productions to choose. . .
Read MoreAmazing Archival Footage of Early-1900s Steelheading
Here is some very cool footage from the 1920s(?) of anglers steelheading on Canada’s Vancouver Island. Brigadier General Noel Money fishes the Stamp River with traditional Spey gear, and it. . .
Read MoreVideo: Ted Williams and the Atlantic Salmon
Here’s a very cool piece of fly-fishing history found on Youtube: a 1960s production of “Ted Williams and Salmo Salar.” In this half-hour production distributed by Sears Roebuck & Co. . . .
Read MoreVideo: What Would Hank Do? Episode IV, Pebble Mine Edition
Warning: Some folks may find this video offensive.
America’s most beloved fly-fishing guide has some rather strong and. . .um. . .unique opinions about the proposed Pebble Mine. As you might expect, he’s not shy about sharing them. Whether you agree with his. . .
Read MoreAnglers of the AuSable Call for Help to Help Stop Oil and Gas Leases Near the “Holy Waters”
In late October, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources auctioned nearly 2,800 acres in and near the Au Sable Holy Waters corridor (between the Whirlpool and Thendara) for potential oil and gas development. Most if not all of these leases were purchased by Encana, the Canadian company which is using. . .
Read MoreVideo: “Clearly BC, Part One: Fall Bullies” by Todd Moen
Todd Moen, of Catch Magazine fame, emailed me yesterday to tell me that he will be releasing part 2 of his “Clearly B.C.” series, about catching cutthroats in the backcountry. We will feature it in this week’s. . .
Read MoreVideo: An Epic Swing and Miss on a Two-Foot brown Trout
The moment of truth.
Video Capture by Dave Jensen
Dave Jensen of Fly Fish Alberta just posted this very cool and heart-wrenching video on his Facebook page. (And this is the first time I’ve tried Facebook’s embedding feature.)
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