The third video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about knots. There are really only two knots you need: the clinch knot will allow you to tie on a fly to the end of your tippet, and the double surgeon’s knot is used to add more tippet to your leader. … Continue reading “Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 3: Two knots are all you need to get started!”
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Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 2: Master the fly cast
The first video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about casting. You may have heard that fly-casting is “difficult” or “an art form,” but it’s really much simpler than you think. The key is to understand that the fly rod casts the line, not the fly. Follow these instructions, and … Continue reading “Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 2: Master the fly cast”
Read MoreGetting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 1: How to rig your fly rod
The first video in our series on getting started in fly fishing focuses on how to rig your fly rod. This includes assembling the rod itself, attaching the fly reel, stringing the rod, and adding a leader to your line. Once you’ve completed these steps, all you need to do is add a fly, and … Continue reading “Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 1: How to rig your fly rod”
Read MoreOrvis Summer Kids’ Camp: Fish Facts!
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) The most widely cultivated trout species in the world, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are bred for sport and food, and they inhabit lakes and streams on every continent except Antarctica. For many anglers, their first trout caught on a worm, lure, or fly was a hatchery-bred rainbow stocked by the state … Continue reading “Orvis Summer Kids’ Camp: Fish Facts!”
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Read MoreA Glossary of Fly-Fishing Terms
When you’re learning to fly-fish, you need to learn a few new terms that describe the equipment you use and the parts of the fly cast. Here’s a short list, adapted from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center: Backcast: that portion of any fly cast that extends behind the caster (as in false casting). Backing: … Continue reading “A Glossary of Fly-Fishing Terms”
Read More2020 Dog Bed Giveaway Terms & Conditions
How to Enter: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on 5/21/20 and ends at 11:59:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) 5/28/20 (“Promotion Period”). To enter, during the Promotional Period, you must (i) have a registered account for the Facebook application (“Facebook”) or the Instagram application (“Instagram”); and (ii) like one of … Continue reading “2020 Dog Bed Giveaway Terms & Conditions”
Read More#OrvisFlyTyingContest Instagram Contest Rules
(ENTER THE CONTEST HERE) CONTEST RULES: How to Enter: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“ET”) on 1/19/16 and ends at 11:59:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“ET”) 2/8/16 (“Promotion Period”). To enter, during the Promotional Period, you must (i) have a\ registered account for the Instagram application (“Instagram”); and (ii) upload/post/tag at … Continue reading “#OrvisFlyTyingContest Instagram Contest Rules”
Read MoreWestern Environmental Law Center: Protecting Wild Fish
A Beautiful School of Chinook Salmon
Photo by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Orvis Guest Blog
By Pete Frost, Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center
Protecting Wild Fish in Partnership with Orvis
“Salmon ran in runs so thick you couldn’t see the bottoms of rivers, so thick people were afraid to put their boats in for fear they would capsize, so thick they would keep people awake at night with the slapping of their tails against the water, so thick you could hear the runs for miles before you could see them.”—Derrick Jensen
This scene —a West Coast stream teeming with wild salmon—was once commonplace.
But now, everything has changed….
Read MoreVideo: Denver Animal Control Officers Save Injured Dog Found In Bitter Cold
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Photo via denver.cbslocal.com
Here’s a great story about some dedicated animal-control officers doing incredible work to save dogs during the recent cold snap in Denver, Colorado. One dog in particular surely would have perished had not someone called in the. . .
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