The shorter days and crisper nights of fall turn the thoughts of many fly fishers to hunting trophy trout with streamers, but that doesn’t mean you should put away the 4-weight rod, floating. . .
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Classic Pro Tips: How to Stay Safe in Bear Country
This time of year, many anglers and wilderness lovers are making trips into the backcountry, oftentimes in places where there are wild bears. In the vast majority of situations, humans . . .
Read MoreVideo Tuesday Tip: How to Wade Safely
In today’s video Tuesday Tip from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, we discuss safe wading practices. With many people fishing in very cold water over the winter, and with the. . .
Read MorePro Tips: Four Hot Tips on Tippets
One of the easiest ways to improve your presentation in your trout fishing is to pay more attention to your tippet. It’s as important as the fly pattern you choose, and the size and length and. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Break Down and Put Away Your Fly Rod
This is the time of year when many folks are finally trying out the fly rods they got for Christmas. Yesterday, Pete Kutzer showed you how to set up your fly rod. Here, he demonstrates the process for putting it away at the end of a casting or fishing session . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Tim’s Top 3 Streamers for Winter in Montana
Winter fishing can be very rewarding. Here are some tips on winter streamer fishing, including my three favorite Montana winter streamers. During the winter, a trout’s metabolism slows down considerably, . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: The “Ready Position” and Fishing from a Boat
Trout fishers who find themselves on the bow of a flats boat are in an unfamiliar position. Oftentimes, they keys to catching fish in the tropics are 1.) being able to deliver a fly quickly and 2.) avoiding . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: Fly-Line Tricks to Give Your Flies More Action
“For many anglers,” a fellow guide once argued, “mending is a simple concept poorly understood.” Most fly-fishing professionals will agree that even some of those clients who know how to mend don’t necessarily understand why it’s such an important . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Make a Double Spey Cast with a Single- or Two-Handed Rod
Here’s a quick-and-dirty fly-casting video featuring Pete Kutzer of the Orvis Fly Fishing Schools. Previously, Pete demonstrated the Circle Spey cast, which is useful when the current is going from right to left (for a right-handed caster), so your rod is . . .
Read MorePro Tips: There is NO “Correct” Casting Style, So Find Your Own
The idea that there is a single, “correct” casting motion is one of the great fallacies in fly fishing. Spend enough time at the casting pool at a consumer show, and you’ll see several big-name instructors make the case that their method is better than the . . .
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