Here’s a full episode of “The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing,” in which Tom Rosenbauer covers the basics of using wet flies and nymphs to catch trout. From fly selection to presentation options, . . .
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, as the 2015 series of Fly Fishing 101 courses kick off this Saturday! Fly fishing is a sport the whole family can participate in, and the free Fly Fishing 101 classes held. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Will Lillard, Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions
Before I led Lillard Fly Fishing Expedition’s first teen fly fishing adventure, I sat down for a beer with TU’s Director of Youth Education, Franklin Tate. We talked about the success TU has. . .
Read MoreYesterday, someone posted this question to the Orvis Fly Fishing Facebook page: “Hey guys, do I really need 8 feet of combined leader and tippet line?” Newer anglers are often not sure how long their leader should be for a specific situation, so. . .
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If you’re a freshwater angler looking to head for the salt, you’ll probably need to up-size your gear. In this segment from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, Tom Rosenbauer gives a brief breakdown of which rods and. . .
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Here’s a great primer on “blue-lining” from self-proclaimed trout junkie, Chris Franzen. He discusses how he finds new mountain streams and, more importantly, how. . .
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Welcome to another installment of “Ask an Orvis Fly-Fishing Instructor,” with me, Peter Kutzer. In this episode, I demonstrate how to make aerial mends in your line, creating an upstream or downstream mend before your. . .
Read MoreMost of us are in prime dry-fly season now, so enjoy it while you can (or after runoff ends, depending on where you are). You can learn a lot about how to present your fly by watching rises for a few minutes before jumping right in with. . .
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Last October, we posted a video on tying the Davy Knot by my friend Zach Matthews. With all due respect to Zach, the folks at Tightline productions have got higher. . .
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Falcon’s Ledge guide Bryan Eldredge has appeared many times on this blog—as a Trout Bum of the Week, as wielder of a hot-dog fork, and as a guide extraordinaire. When he isn’t guiding, Bryan is a professor of Deaf Studies at Utah Valley University, and he’s. . .
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