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 . . .
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Friday 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 . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Parachute Peccary Isonychia
Fly tiers are always looking for new materials that offer something special to make patterns look or fish better. Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions shows you how peccary hair (sometimes called peccary quills) can help create a cool, mottled . . .
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