As Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions argues at the beginning of this video, “Sometimes, simpler is better.” In this great tying lesson, Tim shows you how to tie a steelhead-and-trout nymph that has been stripped down to the bare . . .
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Video: How to Use Thread Wax
Thread wax is different from dubbing wax, in that it isn’t meant to make it easier to attach dubbing to the thread. Instead, the wax helps the thread grip materials it is wrapped around. It’s a subtle difference, but Tim Flagler . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Match Your Tactics to a Specific Trout
This week’s “Master Class Monday” video from Jensen Fly Fishing is a long one, but it’s well worth your time, as it’s full of useful information. Dave and Amelia hike into the backcountry in late summer, where they discover a pool . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Blue Quill Variant
What’s better than a really effective fly pattern that’s also easy to tie? Fly-fishing guide and fly-casting instructor Phil Gay showed this great Blue Quill Variant to Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions during a trip to Pennsylvania’s . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use a Dubbing Twister
A dubbing twister, or dubbing whirl, is a weighted implement that you attach to the bottom of a dubbing loop. By spinning the dubbing twister, you cord-up the dubbing loop to create a rope or noodle, with the dubbing . . .
Read MoreVideo: How and Why to Fish Balanced Flies in Still Water
We recently relaunched the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, featuring an all-new design. For the first 13 weeks, we will be adding a new chapter to the Learning Center each week. This week, it’s all about fly-fishing for trout on . . .
Read More#MomentofChill 11.17.20: Cutthroat Rises
Today’s #momentofchill is from Todd Moen, of CATCH Magazine, featuring legendary photographer and angler Brian O’Keefe casting in Alaska as a new friend munches nearby. When most people think of fly fishing, they envision casting dry flies to trout feeding on the surface. But the truth is that trout eat below the surface 90 percent of … Continue reading “#MomentofChill 11.17.20: Cutthroat Rises”
Read MoreHonor Those Who Served with a Veterans Day 2020 Film Festival
We have posted many times about the great organizations that use fly fishing as a way to help veterans deal with or recover from challenges, both physical and mental, resulting from their service. There are many such groups, . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 10.30.20
Welcome to our Mischief Night edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, which gives us a chance to use our Halloween-themed header (which I love). Each week, we scour the Web for the best . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fish Nymphs with a Sighter
Every time we post something about using strike indicators, someone makes a snarky comment about “bobber fishing.” A lot of fly fishers prefer “naked nymphing,” in which the angler detects strikes by feel or by watching the . . .
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