The proper way to tie a Catskill-style dry fly has been the subject of many debates and even the cause of a few feuds over the years. You’d be amazed by how passionate a grown man can . . .
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Master Class Monday: How to Read the Water Around Bridges
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is all about how to read trout water. Here, Dave focuses on the straight stretches of river found near bridges. He shows you how to identify the best . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 03.17.23
Welcome to the St. Patrick’s Day edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available, and curate them for you. This week, we’re featuring a dozen stunning productions, kicking . . .
Read MoreVideo: A Plethora of Tips & Tricks from The New Fly Fisher
Viewers of The New Fly Fisher TV show know that each episode contains a cool destination, some great fish, and a bunch of fly-fishing tips and tricks. In this video, they’ve collected all the helpful clips from a whole season into one video. From fishing . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Calico Caddis
In the latest how-to tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler walks you through the steps to create a two-tone caddis-larva imitation that looks buggy as heck. He notes than net-spinning caddisflies (of the family Hydropsychidae) . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Surgeon’s Knot with Cold Hands
We’ve all been there: you’re out on the river on a cold day, and you need to add tippet to your leader. Problem is, your fingers simply don’t work right when they’re chilled. Here’s a neat little tip from Greenhorn Flyhorn that will help. He shows you . . .
Read MoreBeyond the River: a Slovenia Fly-Fishing Film
Here’s a quirky but affecting film about living out your fly-fishing dreams, by Nofi Genet. Starting with a dream to use his filmmaking skills as a ticket to travel the world, he eventually fixates on Slovenia, spending the next two years dealing . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish a Rock Garden
A rock garden in a river presents an angler with a target-rich environment, featuring lots of seams, runs, soft spots, and pillows. Dave and Amelia Jensen stumbled upon this set of rocks with active trout, and Amelia ran the camera as Dave prospected . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 03.10.23
Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available, and curate them for you. This week, we’re serving up eleven eclectic productions from a wide . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Fish Wet Flies & Nymphs
Winter and early-spring insect hatches are few and far between, so you’ll spend most of the time fishing below the surface. In this great how-to video from The New Fly Fisher, Tom Rosenbuaer explains the basics of choosing and fishing subsurface . . .
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