My friend Harry Murray—of Murray’s Fly Shop in Edinburg, Virginia—has posted a bunch of how-to videos recently. In this one, he talks about how he cleans his fly rods at the end of. . .
Read MoreVideo Tuesday Tip: How to Clean Your Fly Rod
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Video Tuesday Tip: How to Remove a Hook from a Human, with Jazz and Fly Fishing
We have posted lots of videos that show how to deal with a hook that’s buried in skin. First there was the sartorially resplendent Steve Edge‘s demonstration, then there was an awesome. . .
Read MoreClassic Tuesday Tip: How to Double Haul
In this lesson, Peter explains why the double haul is useful for adding distance to the cast and taking pressure off your casting arm and wrist. Then he demonstrates exactly what you need to do for a successful double haul, from the. . .
Read MoreTuesday Video Tip Trifecta: Tom’s Streamer Basics
With winter fast approaching and bug activity mostly over in much of the country, there will be a lot of opportunities to fish streamers in the coming weeks. Knowing when to use these. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: How to Tie a Simple Non-Slip Loop Knot
Most fly fishers believe that a streamer has a more enticing motion in the water if it’s attached to the leader with a loop knot. In this video, Paul Bloch of Montana’s Big R Fly Shop demonstrates a simple way to make a non-slip. . .
Read MoreVideo Tuesday Tip: The Basics of Catching Carp on a Fly
These fish are hard to fool and tough to land.
Photo courtesy Tom Rosenbauer
Carp fishing, while available to nearly anyone close to home, is not easy. It’s challenging, which is why people love them so much (in addition to the fact that they fight like demons.) To help. . .
Read MoreVideo Tuesday Tip: How to Make an Aerial Mend
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 MoreTuesday Tip: Gearing Up for Big Alaskan Rainbows
A beautifully spotted rainbow from Contact Creek in Katmai National Park.
Photo by Greg Senyo
Chasing trophy rainbow trout in Alaska is one of the great experiences in fly fishing, but the process can be different from what you’re used to on your home water. If you’re heading to a. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Getting Ready for Pacific Northwest Steelhead
Written by: Leland Miyawaki, former Fishing Manager at Orvis Bellevue (WA)
The author with a beautiful, bright Pacific Northwest steelhead.
Photo courtesy Leland Miyawaki
Skagit, Hoh, Sol Duc, Grande Ronde, Clearwater, Dean, Thompson, Skeena—all names that conjure up visions of big, bright, chrome steelhead. Big fish caught on the swing: Nothing comes close to releasing a fly fisher’s adrenaline as. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Tom Rosenbauer on How to Set the Hook
Knowing how to correctly set the hook will mean more fish brought to hand.
Photo courtesy Tyler Atkins
Most fish lost in fly-fishing are lost either at the moment you strike or when you attempt to land them. Playing a fish on a fly rod is a relatively simple matter of making the fish work against the spring of the rod until the fish gets. . .
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