Walter Wiese has been a fly-fishing guide in the Paradise Valley region of Montana for more than two decades, so he knows a few things about fishing with hoppers, both on the Yellowstone River itself and elsewhere in Yellowstone National Park. His . . .
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Video: 4 Tips for Becoming a Better Angler
Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, has been a fly-fishing guide for more than two decades, and he’s seen a lot of newbies thrashing the water. So he knows a thing or to about what takes a beginner from struggling to actually finding . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 06.30.23
Welcome to 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 killer productions that are mostly from far-flung destinations, . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 06.29.23
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Properly Pinch the Barb on a Fly Hook
Did you ever pinch the barb on a fly, but when you catch a fish and go to remove the hook, it doesn’t slide out easily? “Gee,” you might say. “I’m sure I pinched that barb.” And it’s probably true: you did put the barb in your forceps and give it a good . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish the “Terrestrial Drop”
This is a great time of year to fine-tune your fly-fishing terrestrial game. In this week’s Master Class Monday, Dave and Amelia Jensen share some tips on making a realistic, subtle presentation . . .
Read MoreFriday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 06.23.23
Welcome to 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’ve got eleven great productions that will take you from the bottom of South America . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Choose the Right Leader
In this week’s how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, he talks about leaders–those all-important connections between fly lines and flies. He identifies the basic kinds of leaders and when you might want to use . . .
Read MorePro Tip: Use the Roll-Cast Pickup for Efficient Upstream Dry-Fly Fishing
One problem that some anglers experience while fishing upstream is that they strip in so much line that they need four or five false-casts to get their line back out every time. But there is a better way. In this video, Joe Rotter from Red’s Fly Shop . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Retrieve Streamers
Here’s a helpful clip from Season 2 of the “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” TV show in which Tom Rosenbauer describes several different ways you can present a streamer to trout, depending on factors such as . . .
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